Peter Cocoziello

Peter Cocoziello

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Advance Realty Investors

Bedminster, NJ 07921

Phone (908) 719-3000

Founder of Advance Realty Investors that was formed in 1979.
Property Types
Industrial, Office
Markets
Northern New Jersey
Languages
English
Bio
Peter J. Cocoziello is Founder and CEO of Advance Realty formed in 1979, specializing in real estate development, construction and property management. Peter had a mission to be the premier developer of creative real estate solutions. He started the company by purchasing a vacant lot in West Orange, NJ with the plans to develop his first property (14,000 sq. ft. office building). From there he moved onto single-family homes and townhomes and finally to build-to-suit commercial office space. Today, Advance Realty is one of the most active and respected commercial real estate development, investment and management companies in the Northeast. Since its inception in 1979, Advance has developed or acquired more than 15 million square feet of commercial, residential, mixed-use and industrial projects. Peter has held leadership roles in numerous community and professional organizations including President of the Young Presidents’ Organization, the New Jersey National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NJ NAIOP) and Chairman of New Jersey Network (NJN). Mr. Cocoziello currently serves on the Board of Trustees for New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Visitors at the Smeal College of Business, Institute for Real Estate Studies; Foundation for Morristown Medical Center and NJ TV Public Media. Additionally, he established the Advance Realty Real Estate Lecture series at Pennsylvania State University.
Education
Pennsylvania State University - Bachelor of Science Degree New York University - Senior Certificate in Mortgage Financing Harvard University President's Program
Affiliations
  • NAIOP - National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
Awards
Entrepreneur of the Year, Real Estate Division – Ernst & Young, Inc. NJ
Developer of the Year, The Forum for Commercial Real Estate – NAIOP
Outstanding Business People, Large Corporation – Somerset County Chamber of Commerce
Top 20 Companies – Centra