NEW YORK CITY—Continuing the rapid expansion of its retailleasing division, Eastern Consolidated has added industry veteranBrad Cohen as senior director. The retail leasing expert will focuson landlord advisory services.

Prior to joining Eastern Consolidated, Cohen was a landlordadvisor at the Shopping Center Group (SCG Retail), where hespearheaded the development of advisory services for the New Yorkoffice and completed numerous transactions on behalf of propertyowners including Equity Residential, Prana Investments, and J.P.Morgan Asset Management. Prior to SCG, Cohen served as a retailleasing agent at Ripco Real Estate for seven years.

“Brad brings more than a decade of experience in retail leasingand represented some of the nation's most notable property ownersincluding Avalon Bay Communities, Extell Development, EquityResidential, Gotham Organization, Related Companies, and RREEF,”says Daun Paris, president of Eastern Consolidated. “As anexceptional, intuitive advisor with expansive knowledge of the NewYork retail market, he will be a key asset to our clients andgrowing retail leasing division.”