James DePetris
CEO and Broker of Record, Legend Properties, Inc.
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Chief Executive Officer and Broker of Record of Legend Properties, Inc
Phone (610) 941-4034 x108
Chief Executive Officer and Broker of Record of Legend Properties, Inc
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Tenant Rep
Property Types
Land, Office, Retail
Markets
Northern New Jersey, Philadelphia
Bio
James DePetris brings over 31 years' experience in retail leasing and development to his leadership of the company.
He began his own brokerage company, DePetris Realty Group, Inc in 1980, leasing for major Landlords in eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey,
New England and Florida, and doing site development work for expanding national chains. As a general partner in KoDe Development, he began developing shopping centers in 1985, completing 16 projects totaling over 1.5 million square feet of retail space.
In 1995 Jim DePetris became Chief Executive Officer of Legend Properties, Inc. and he has since led the company to phenomenal growth, successfully establishing Legend Properties, Inc. as a dominant company in the retail brokerage business. Besides expanding the company to three locations, he launched Legend Properties, Inc. into the property management business with Legend Management Services, Inc.
Mr. DePetris has been an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers since 1979. A frequent mediator at ICSC retailer panels, Mr. DePetris has also been a spokesman for the Urban Land Institute and the American Appraisal Institute.
As a retail tenant representative, Jim handles a number of clients including: The Big M divisions: Annie Sez and Mandee, Michaels Crafts, Chili’s (Quality Dining) and Modell’s Sporting Goods. While his focus has been on retail brokerage in past years, his development experience has been extremely instrumental in finding sites for shopping centers, leasing retail space, development consulting and arranging joint ventures.
In 2002 he launched his development company DEPG Associates. which has been developing shopping centers in the Pocono Mountains area of PA, Coatesville, PA, Schnecksville, PA, Pike County, PA and Dennis Township, NJ.
