Advance Realty Investors has grown rapidly ever since being launched in a small building in West Orange, NJ in 1979. Founder Peter J. Cocoziello quickly recognized that success depends on vision, creativity, adding value, and forging trusted, long-term relationships with the investment, broker, tenant, and local communities. He navigated decades of fluctuating market cycles, through which Advance grew to service larger corporations on build-to-suit developments, including Eisai, G.H. Bass, Phillips Van Heusen, Allied Beverage, Atochem NA, FedEx, Bayer, United National Bank, and Chubb. Along with this growth came the evolution of a trusted, highly competent, agile in-house team of real estate experts who have become the pillars of our company and leaders in our industry.
Today, Advance owns, manages, or has invested in a 15 million square foot portfolio of properties that is well diversified across all asset classes. We actively pursue real estate investments in commercial, residential, industrial, retail, mixed-use, and other projects that enhance value through development, repositioning, and redevelopment. Advance’s strong capital base, fully integrated platform, outstanding talent, and flexibility as a privately held organization position us for continued growth for many decades to come in the Northeast Corridor and other leading markets nationwide.