Al Centrella
Managing Director • United States
Albert is a Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield and has over 30 years of diverse real estate experience. In 1977, Albert joined the Lansco Corporation in New York City handling office leasing. In 1986 he joined Jones Lang Wooton as a Vice President and handled landlord and tenant representation. In 1988 he joined Spiegel Associates as Associate Director of Leasing where he was responsible for leasing over 2.5 million square feet of commercial space on Long Island and the Metropolitan area. In 1994 he started Schacker Management, which merged with Bagnato Realty in 1997. In 2000, Bagnato Realty became NAI Long Island where Albert was a Principal.
- ShopRite, Uniondale, NY - Leased 60,000 SF
- Buffalo Wild Wings, Westbury, NY - Leased 7,000 SF
- Retro Fitness, Dix Hills, NY - Leased 15,000 SF
- DSW Shoe Warehouse, Dix Hills, NY - Leased 24,000 SF
- Huntington Square Mall, East Northport, NY - Redeveloped & Leased
- Brokered the sale of automotive properties for Mitsubishi, Chrysler Financial, Ford Motors, and General Motors
- Cherrywood Shopping Center, Wantagh, NY - The center had a 20% vacancy rate and was valued at approximately $9 million when taken over by NAI. The center is now valued at $16 million
- Malvese Properties - Responsible for the sale of 10 acres of land to develop a 50,000 SF Stop & Shop store
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Queens College, NY
- New York University Real Estate Institute
- Commercial Industrial Brokers Society (CIBS)
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- NAI Global Leadership Board
- Member of the Retail Network
- Board of Directors for March of Dimes Long Island Chapter
- Member of the NAI Gold Club
- Professional Board of Directors for Hofstra University Real Estate Institute
- CoStar Retail Power Broker Professional Recognition