PENNSYLVANIA COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE - Key Persons
Bob Cornell is one of the founders of Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate, Inc. and currently serves as its President. Bob's focus since he began his real estate career in 1975, has been industrial sales, leasing and consulting.
As a broker, Bob has successfully leased and sold industrial and commercial properties primarily in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio on behalf of numerous local Pittsburgh companies such as Thermal Industries, Chelsea Industries, WESCO, CCAC, in addition to national and international companies such as Alcoa, General Electric, General Motors, Continental Can, The May Department Stores Co., Hertz Corporation, and many others.
Prior to joining Pennsylvania Commercial, Bob established and was Director of the Industrial Real Estate Department of Cushman & Wakefield's Pittsburgh office.
Bob started his real estate career with Arnheim & Neely, Inc. in the Industrial Department and became Vice President in 1983.
Bob graduated from the University of Arizona in 1974 with a B.S. in Business Administration. He is a licensed real estate broker in Pennsylvania and a member of the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh and has held the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) designation since 1983. Bob has been the President of the local chapter of SIOR three times and has served on the SIOR National Board of Directors as well as the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh Board of Directors.
Job Titles:
- Sales Associate, RS350504
- Vice President of Industrial Sales for TDI Group
David DiBenedetto joined Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate in October 2020. Prior to joining Pennsylvania Commercial, David worked for a year in residential real estate sales, as well as four years as a Mortgage Loan Originator in both Pittsburgh, PA and Stuart, FL.
David is also Vice President of Industrial Sales for TDI Group, LLC, located in Blawnox, PA. He is a Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser through The Association of Machinery and Equipment Appraisers (AMEA), and an Accredited Appraiser through The Equipment Appraisers Association of North America (EAANA).
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Has Been With Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate, Inc. since 1999. Gene Has Worked F.
Job Titles:
- OFFICE MANAGER
- Sales Associate
Gina Sies, Sales Associate, joined Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate, Inc. in 2008. Gina began her career as the Ad...
Greg Black, Associate Broker of Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate has been involved in commercial real estate brokera...
Job Titles:
- Certified Public Accountant
- Controller
Jayne N. Bittner is a Certified Public Accountant with over 20 years experience in the Real Estate industry. Since 2007, Jayne handled the accounting for the organization's real estate company along with the property management company. Jayne also oversees the accounting and provides reports for other companies in which Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate has a vested interest.
Jayne entered the United States Air Force after high school graduation and was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant after four years of active duty. She attended Kent State University and Robert Morris University earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. She began her career in accounting at Mobil Chemical in Midland, Pennsylvania. She was transferred to Mobil Oil Corporation in New York City, where she was responsible for inter-company accounting between Mobil's numerous divisions. She later worked for Thomas Gaitens and Company, CPA's to fulfill her requirement to practice public accounting and was designated a CPA in 1989.
Jayne began specializing in accounting for real estate when she became the Controller for Century 21 Access Real Estate (formerly Scott Rodgers Real Estate) in 1994. She was responsible for all aspects of accounting for three real estate offices and a mortgage company. When Century 21 Access Real Estate was sold to Coldwell Banker, Jayne accepted a position with Coldwell Banker as supervisor of the Property Management Accounting Department. She re-implemented the property management software in order to provide accurate reports for managed properties. After two years in the property management department, Jayne moved to RE/MAX Select Realty in order to assume the role of Controller. At RE/MAX Select, Jayne was in charge of accounting for the company's offices, as well as the related mortgage and settlement companies.
Jayne enjoys volunteering for her church and community events.
Jayne N. Bittner is a Certified Public Accountant with over 15 years experience in the Real Estate industry. Ms. Bittne...
Jon Harrigan, Chief Executive Officer of Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate, Inc., has over 40 years of corporate and commercial real estate experience. Jon was the former Director and Branch Manager of Cushman & Wakefield's Pittsburgh Office prior to becoming one of the founders and principals of Pennsylvania Commercial in May, 1992.
Jon Harrigan, Former Chief Executive Officer of Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate, Inc., has over 40 years of corporate and commercial real estate experience. Jon was the former Director and Branch Manager of Cushman & Wakefield's Pittsburgh Office prior to becoming one of the founders and principals of Pennsylvania Commercial in May, 1992.
He began his brokerage career in 1981 and as senior broker established himself as a commercial brokerage specialist both in tenant and building representation.
In 1986, he was elected Cushman & Wakefield's Vice President and Pittsburgh Branch Manager. He was responsible for overall operations of the branch including corporate services and tenant representation, project leasing assignments, and overall performance of the Branch.
As a broker, he successfully leased office space in downtown Pittsburgh and the suburbs totaling over ten million square feet on behalf of tenants such as the Federal Home Loan Bank, Eastman Kodak Corporation, Computer Research Corporation, Cabot Oil, Buchanan Ingersoll, PC, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Armco, Inc. and Ford Motor Company. He also was lead broker for the USX Tower, Cherrington Corporate Center, and the NAVCO building lease-up and subsequent sale.
As a development consultant, Jon has completed Pennwood Commons I and II, a flex/office building complex comprising of over 100,000 square feet with Talisman Energy as the lead tenant. This building was completed in December 2009. Jon represented Union Switch & Signal in their build-to-suit technology center of 175,000 square feet, Sunoco Chemical's 80,000 square feet Polypropylene Technical Center, the Pittsburgh High Technology Council's 80,000 square feet office building and Thermo Fisher's new laboratory and office comprising 153,000 square feet. He handled development of the 37,000 square feet Immigration and Naturalization Services Building on the South Side for the GSA and the 97,000 square feet Civil & Environmental Consultant's building known as Rosslyn Commons.
As a tenant representative, he has represented WESCO, Marsh & McClennan, The Carnegie Group, SEEC, Inc., Computer Research, Coordinated Benefits, International Masters Publishing, Dean Witter Reynolds, McGraw-Hill Corporation, The New England, AIG Insurance, Wells Fargo, NOVA Chemicals Inc., Chicago Title and Strategic Energy LLC. Jon has also represented a number of law firms including, Houston Harbaugh, Grogan Graffam P.C., Babst Calland Clements and Zomnir, LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & McRae, Tucker Arensberg, Williams Coulson, Deforest Koscelnik, Wayman Irvin & McAuley, and Margolis Edelstein.
Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Jon spent seven years as the Real Estate Manager for Rockwell International Corporation. He was responsible for all corporate real estate acquisitions and dispositions, including the formation of the Corporate Real Estate Group. He also was responsible for over ten million square feet of new production facilities for Rockwell during that time. From 1969 to 1974, he handled all corporate real estate matters including leasing and dispositions for Koppers Company, Inc. as their Real Estate Representative. Jon graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1969 with a B.S. in Business Administration. He is a licensed real estate broker in Pennsylvania and is a member of the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, and holds the prestigious SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtor) designation.
Laura Lee Mongiovi, Commercial Broker, has been with Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate, Inc. since 1999. Her main focus of expertise is in Tenant Representation. Through representation, Laura Lee works with her clients to locate, negotiate and finally facilitate a corporate relocation which satisfies the total requirements of her client.
Laura Lee, along with other associates at Pennsylvania Commercial, has developed strategic alliances with public funding sources for securing financial programs such as grants, tax abatements and special loans when applicable to business.
Some of the clients Laura Lee has represented are: PNC Bank, Meineke Car Care Centers, Guttman Oil, Cellomics, SEEC, Sunoco, Fanning/Howey & Associates, Culligan, CTR Systems, Lennox International, Deasy & Whitehill, Pittsburgh Urban Christian School, Ten United, Logica, American Express, San Francisco-based Excel Translations, Le Claire Grienwahn, LLC, Portage National Bank, Tri Boro Federal Credit Union, Residential Resources, Foundation Radiology, Kennametal and Fifth Third Bank.
Laura Lee graduated with a degree from Centenary College and pursued advanced education at Penn State University. She holds a real estate license in the state of Pennsylvania.
Ned Shekels, Senior Vice President, has been with Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate, Inc. since 1994. Ned began his real estate career in 1977 with Northwood Realty where he was the Commercial Division Manager for two years. Ned then joined K. Goldsmith & Company, Inc. in 1979 and was the top producer for eight of his ten years with the company.
During his thirty years in the commercial/industrial brokerage industry, he has sold and leased over 4,000,000 square feet and handled hundreds of transactions for various property owners, developers, hospitals, banks, corporations and law firms in the tri-county areas.
Several of the more interesting projects in Ned's thirty year career was the relocation of the Western Pennsylvania Historical Society to their new 200,000 square foot Senator John Heinz History center in the Strip District handling the sale and purchase of the 96,000 square foot warehouse conversion to high end lofts in the Strip District (the first large loft conversion in the city), the leasing and development consultant for the new Wharton Plaza in the South Side, handling the sale of the 520,000 square foot Ames Distribution Center in McKeesport, PA, sale of the five acre Equitable Gas Utility Facility site located on the South Side to Mercy Hospital and the sale of a 140 unit Park Plaza apartment complex in the North Hills.
After serving for three years as a Sergeant in the Army and a tour of duty in Vietnam, Ned received his B.S. from Robert Morris College in 1975 in Business Management with a minor in Accounting.
Job Titles:
- Senior Project Manager
- Senior Project Manager - With a Reputation As One of the Finest Finish Carpenters in the Region, Pa.
Paul Jaroszynski, Senior Project Manager - With a reputation as one of the finest finish carpenters in the region, Paul's value as a project Foreman, Contractor Superintendent and Project Superintendent was realized early in his career. As a carpentry foreman, he has worked on projects including build-out work at numerous retail properties as well as at the Pittsburgh International Airport. He was the foreman for the 10-wing renovation of Montefiore Hospital.
As a Superintendent, Paul has managed projects for retail clients including Gymboree, Border's Books, The Disney Store, Carmike's Cinemas and Loew's Theatres. As a Project Superintendent, his work centered on office properties and included numerous tenant fit-out projects that in total involved over 650,000 square feet of construction. Paul has also managed the processes of demolition and abatement of commercial space plus numerous renovation projects to convert aging infrastructure to meet current building and ADA codes.
With over twenty years experience managing projects in the construction industry, Paul joined PA Commercial in 2007 to provide project management and maintenance management services. Presently working at the corporate headquarters for NOVA Chemicals Inc., Paul's broad knowledge has proven to be invaluable in the operation of the facilities and with the many on-going projects.
Paul attended Thiel college and subsequently apprenticed as a carpenter through the Carpenter's Apprenticeship of
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- President
- Vice President
- President of Pennsylvania Commercial Management Services and Director of Property Management for Penns.
Richard McClure, President of Pennsylvania Commercial Management Services and Vice President of Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate, is a veteran of over twenty five years in the property and facility management business. He joined Pennsylvania Commercial in his present position after managing properties for many major clients including the University of Pittsburgh, Aetna Life Insurance, Westinghouse Electric and Marconi Communications. Conferred the designation of Certified Property Manager (CPM®) by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), he has served as President of the local IREM Chapter, as the Vice President of Legislation and was chosen by his peers as Pittsburgh's Property Manager of the Year in 2000. Mr. McClure is a member of the Board of Directors of North Hills Community Outreach, a charitable organization that provides families in need with critical housing, transportation, food and other services.
Scott Long, Vice President, joined Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate, Inc. in 1998. He specializes in sales, leasing, site acquisition and build-to-suits of industrial buildings and land in the western Pennsylvania market. His success is primarily due to his market knowledge and experience along with the ability to work closely with his clients in establishing strategic real estate plans consistent and complimentary with their goals and objectives.
Scott has completed leases and sales of industrial and commercial properties on behalf of such local companies as Snyder of Berlin, Carter Lumber Company, LKQ Corp., Groff Tractor Equipment, MHF, Inc., Mazzella Lifting Technologies and Modern Transportation. Scott's transaction reach has extended to such national and international companies as General Electric, Sears, U.S. Government, FedEx, Siemens, Iron Mountain, National Beverage Corporation, and Mitsubishi Electric.
Prior to joining Pennsylvania Commercial, Scott was an Account Development Specialist for a local wholesale food distributor with responsibility for over 200 clients covering the entire Tri-State and western Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President - Financial Services and Director of Development
- Vice President - Financial Services and Director of Development, Joined Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estat
Steve Davis, Vice President - Financial Services and Director of Development, joined Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate, Inc. in 1997. Steve has been involved in commercial real estate since 1983. Steve has helped clients secure debt on various real estate projects, provided development consulting for institutional clients on suburban office parks and successfully negotiated and closed numerous leasing and disposition assignments.
Steve has also successfully negotiated, structured, acquired and developed investment properties for third parties as well as his and his partners' accounts.