Beckerman Adds Six New Clients to Industry-Leading Real Estate Practice

HACKENSACK, N.J., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Beckerman, one of the top 10 fastest-growing independent public relations firms in the nation, has added six new clients to its industry-leading Real Estate practice.

"As the national real estate market begins to emerge from one of the most challenging cycles in recent history, real estate owners and developers are increasingly looking to Beckerman as a strategic partner who will further their business goals," said Beckerman Chief Executive Officer Keith Zakheim.  "In the highly competitive real estate marketplace, Beckerman has the track record and expertise to help our clients navigate through a myriad of communications issues.  Whether our services are required to manage a crisis or to help a client reposition themselves in the marketplace, our team of skilled public relations professionals are considered among the most experienced in the industry."

Beckerman is among the top 10 fastest growing and top 50 largest independent PR firms in the industry, representing a distinguished roster of more than 100 clients from diverse industry sectors with clean technology, real estate, professional services and consumer products comprising its primary practice areas. Beckerman has offices in New York City; Washington, D.C.; Hackensack, N.J. and San Francisco.

"Beckerman has one of the largest real estate client bases of any public relations firm in the country," said Christa Segalini, vice president and real estate practice leader.  "We have a 20-year industry track record and our partnerships with more than 60 leading companies in the commercial, residential, retail, industrial and mixed-use sectors is testimony to our continued success."

The diverse client base of Beckerman's Real Estate practice includes brokers, developers, REITs, private equity firms and service providers.

New real estate companies that have selected Beckerman as its public relations partner include:

• ABS Partners (www.absre.com) is a New York-based real estate brokerage, management and consulting firm specializing in representing owners of real estate in the acquisition, repositioning and development of commercial and residential properties. The firm offers full brokerage and advisory services, and has a fully integrated property management division.

• Avidan Management (www.avidanmgmt.com) is a private, family owned and operated real estate company with deep roots in northern New Jersey. Avidan specializes in industrial and commercial real estate development and management, with a three million square-foot portfolio comprised of 10 facilities.

• Centaur Properties is focused on acquiring, repositioning and rebranding office, residential and retail properties. The company's newest real estate development is 305W16, a 53-unit condop located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, which recently opened for sales.

• Claremont Companies (www.claremontdevelopment.com/) is a New Jersey-based full-service development and construction company founded in 1954. The company has completed more than three million square feet of office, retail, hotel and residential projects in New Jersey, and specializes in affordable housing developments.

• First Potomac Realty Trust (www.first-potomac.com), headquartered in Bethesda, Md., is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust that focuses on owning, operating, developing and redeveloping office and industrial properties in the greater Washington, D.C. region. The Company's portfolio totals approximately 13 million square feet. The Company's largest tenant is the U.S. Government, which along with government contractors, accounts for more than 20 percent of the Company's revenue.

• Hollister Construction Services (www.hollistercs.com) is a full-service commercial real estate general contractor and construction manager with offices in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., Conshohocken, Pa., and New York City.

About Beckerman  

Founded in 1989, Beckerman ranks among the top 10 fastest-growing and top 50 largest independent public relations firms in the industry. Along with Antenna Group, Inc., the nation's largest clean technology public relations practice and a Beckerman subsidiary, the firm represents a distinguished roster of more than 100 clients from diverse industry sectors with clean technology, real estate, professional services and consumer products comprising its primary practice areas.   Beckerman has offices in New York City; Washington, D.C.; Hackensack, N.J. and San Francisco. To learn more, please call 201-465-8000, visit www.beckermanpr.com or http://facebook.com/Beckermanpr

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