Deborah Stone joined RIPCO Real Estate in 2018. Here, she leverages her expertise in retail leasing, hotel development, real estate dispositions, mixed-use development, asset repositioning, market analysis, strategic planning, and marketing to grow landlord and tenant representation for the company. Prior to joining RIPCO, Deborah had a 34-year tenure with Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc., one of the largest privately held real estate owners and developers in the United States, where she served as Assistant Vice President of Leasing/Marketing. In this capacity, Deborah was responsible for the retail leasing, marketing and development of more than 2.5 million square feet of real estate, and approximately 32 million square feet of office, residential, and warehouse space. Among her notable accomplishments was the successful repositioning of the Hartz retail properties, particularly her transactions with various national retailers, including Marshalls, TX Maxx, HomeGoods, Whole Foods Market 365, LA Fitness, Michaels Craft Store, Burlington Coat, PetSmart (with a PetsHotel), Bobs Discount Furniture, Starbucks, Top Golf, iFly Indoor Skydiving, Chipotle, Burger King, Subway, Dunkin... Read More