PHILADELPHIA (PRWEB) August 15, 2018
Parkway Corporation, a real estate developer, investor, and best-in-class parking operator, is pleased to announce the hiring of Brian Berson as its new Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Development. The move reflects Parkway’s ongoing commitment to remain best-in-class as the company continues to scale across the country and Canada.
“Brian’s experience will complement our existing mixed-use and parking expertise to better enable Parkway to expand,” said Robert A. Zuritsky, Parkway’s president. “His hiring will expand our ability to develop our existing inventory of properties, create new real estate joint ventures and purchase new assets.”
Parkway’s portfolio consists primarily of owned parking and mixed-use assets in central business districts across the US and Canada, including nearly 20,000 parking spaces in 75 surface and structured parking assets integrating hotels, multi-family, office, and retail. The company has been involved in 12 million square feet of real estate projects.
Brian brings to the company over 20 years of experience including institutional quality experience and skills. He has led some of the region’s most prominent master plans and office developments. Previously, Mr. Berson served as Vice President of Development in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Washington, DC markets where he had overall responsibility for leasing, development, and asset management activity for outstanding assets such as the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Mr. Berson received his Master of Architecture from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation and his Bachelor of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis School of Architecture.
Brian holds a Pennsylvania real estate license, a Pennsylvania architecture license and a National Council for Architectural Registration Board certificate. Mr. Berson sits on the Board of Trustees at Philadelphia’s Charter High School for Architecture and Design, the Board of Trustees of the Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance, and has been featured prominently as a guest lecturer, panelist, and instructor at many of the region’s premier universities and higher learning institutions. He is also a Green Advantage certified professional and currently serves on the Real Estate Development and Contractors Subcommittee of Philadelphia’s Special Commission on Regulatory Review and Reform.
Parkway’s efforts to develop new business are ongoing in existing portfolio cities and in various emerging markets across the US and Canada.
About Parkway Corporation
Parkway Corporation is a real estate developer, investor, and best-in-class parking operator with deep expertise that adds undiscovered value in paid parking. More information about the company is available at http://www.parkwaycorp.com.