-Jeff Berkowitz President and Founder:


Jeff Berkowitz is the President and Founder of Berkowitz Development Group. A former practicing attorney, he is widely recognized as one of the pre-eminent retail developers in Miami-Dade County. His expertise includes areas relating to all aspect of development, including leasing, management, construction management, customer and tenant relations, budgeting, projections and governmental relations. With his formal legal training and active experience practicing law, he also provides support in negotiation and a wealth of experience in dispute avoidance and, if necessary, resolution.



 

Prior to founding Berkowitz Development Group in 1985, Mr. Berkowitz was an active partner in the law firm of McCrary Berkowitz & Davis from 1974 and later the senior partner of Berkowitz & Diaz until he retired from the active practice of law to pursue Real Estate Development on a full-time basis in 1986. Mr. Berkowitz specialized in a real estate oriented practice.
Some of Mr. Berkowitz's activities, interests and affiliations have included:

-Founding Executive Director, Miami-Dade Independent Review Panel (County watchdog agency)
-The Florida Bar Association
-American Bar Association
-Dade County Bar Association
-American Judicature Society
-American Arbitration Association
-Founder, Children's Foundation of Greater Miami, Inc.
-Past Member, Board of Directors, Greater Miami Jewish Federation
-Past Member, Executive Committee, The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
-Past Member, NJCRAC Executive Committee
-Past Member, Board of Directors, Miami Jewish Home & Hospital for the Aged
-Past Chairman, Board of Governors, South Dade Jewish Community Center
-Trustee and Member, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
-Former Chairman, Government Affairs Committee of the Florida Associate of Jewish Federations
-Former Chairman, National Action Committee (NACPAC)
-Former Chairman, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Community Relations Committee
-Former Chairman, National Leaders Forum, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
-Former Executive Director of Metro-Dade County Independent Review Panel, from its inception in April, 1980 through December, 1983

Mr. Berkowitz holds a B.A. in Political Science from Cornell University. He is also a graduate of the University of Miami School Of Law, where he served on the Law Review and obtained a Juris Doctor degree in May, 1974. Mr. Berkowitz holds an active Real Estate Broker's License and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


-David Singer COO and CFO :

  David Singer David M. Singer is Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer of Berkowitz Development Group. He is directly responsible for all of the accounting, financial and day-to-day operations of the company. Mr. Singer joined Berkowitz Development Group in November of 1998, bringing with him over 15 years of prior Real Estate knowledge which includes property management, leasing, accounting and acquisition experience.

Mr. Singer began his real estate career with Kenneth Leventhal & Company, a public accounting firm specializing in real estate. His tenure of five years included engagement of real estate audits, the preparation of tax returns and feasibility studies. After leaving public accounting, he proceeded to work as a Controller and Chief Financial Officer for various national and local real estate developers and management companies including Lincoln Property Company, The Brandon Company and Cushman and Wakefield.
Mr. Singer holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing with a minor in Psychology, from Florida State University, and a Certificate in Accounting from the University of Miami. Mr. Singer presently holds active Certified Public Accounting License, Real Estate Sales License and Mortgage Brokerage License from the State of Florida and is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).


-Michael R. Berkowitz Vice President :

  Michael Berkowitz Michael R. Berkowitz is the Vice President of Berkowitz Development Group. He is responsible for leasing strategies, new acquisitions, marketing, feasibility analysis, and is heavily involved with the construction operations of current projects. Mr. Berkowitz is the director of sales and marketing for The Professional Arts Center at Kendall Village which is a 90,000 SF Class "A" Office Condominium in West Kendall.
  Michael began his real estate career with Berkowitz Development Group in October of 2002. Mr. Berkowitz holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance, with a minor in Real Estate, from the University of Denver. Mr. Berkowitz presently holds an active Real Estate Sales License from the State of Florida and is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

-Ann M. O'Hare Director of Construction Services :

  Ann O'Hare Ms. O'Hare shapes and tempers the construction process to defend the interests of Berkowitz Development Group (BDG) as developer in the jumble of contractors, subcontractors, utility companies, tenants, inspectors, architects, engineers, attorneys, and others who both combine and conflict in the endeavor to get a shopping center built. She allows no corner to be cut.

Ms. O'Hare is currently supervising construction of The Professional Arts Building, approximately 90,000 sq. ft., 3 story, office condominium, at the Kendall Village Center. Previously, she supervised construction of Kendall Village Center from sitework development through the vertical construction (325,000 sq. ft.). The center received the Ernst & Young Real Estate Best Mixed Use Deal of the Year in November 2001.

Prior to joining BDG, Ms. O'Hare was a Property Manager at Cushman & Wakefield of Florida, was a Property Manager at Lennar Homes Commercial Properties Division, and was a Facilities Manager for all of First Nationwide Bank's Florida facilities (36). All totaled, her years of experience in commercial real estate number 21.

Ms. O'Hare also worked at the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress, at the US House of Representatives as an assistant to the Hon. William Lehman, and she attended the University of Wisconsin, at Madison Wisconsin.


David S. Markowitz Property Manager :

 
David Markowitz
 David S. Markowitz is the Property Manager for over one million square feet of retail space in the Berkowitz Development Group portfolio. He is responsible for day to day operations of the shopping centers, which range from maintaining and controlling operating costs for the shopping centers, landscaping, security, janitorial, maintenance, and tenant relations.

Prior to joining Berkowitz Development Group as the Property Manager in September 2006, David was a Security Director with IPC International since 1993.

David presently manages several shopping centers located in Aventura, South Miami, and Kendall area with a portfolio consisting of the following:

Dadeland Station, Miami, Florida, with the responsibility of 315,298 square feet
Aventura Commons, Aventura, Florida, with 256,781 square feet
Kendallgate Shopping Center, Miami Lakes, Florida, with 194,624 square feet
Kendall Village West, Miami, Florida, with 55,000 square feet
Bank of America Square, Miami, Florida, with 31,111 square feet

David is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). He has a Security Managers License (MB), and Security Officers D-License.