Alan Goldstein is Founder and Chairman of The Goldstein Group, based in Paramus, NJ. He has over 30 years of business experience, primarily in the commercial real estate sector.

In 1986 he established The Goldstein Group, which has become New Jersey’s leading full-service retail real estate brokerage firm, providing a wide-range of services including landlord and tenant representation focused on leasing, sales, property maintenance, property management and financial services.

Mr. Goldstein’s vast experience involves all aspects of property disposition, land assemblage and real estate finance. He is actively involved in real estate development, capital placement and investment properties.

His achievements include negotiating transactions exceeding 5,000,000 square feet of retail space with an aggregate value in excess of $500,000,000 for such notable clients as Home Depot, TJ Maxx, Marshall's, AJ Wright, HomeGoods, CVS/Pharmacy, A&P, Albertson's, Walgreens and Pathmark.

agoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 13

Chuck Lanyard has over 35 years of extensive background in the leasing, planning, development and construction of retail space. Prior to joining The Goldstein Group, Chuck specialized in retail brokerage and consulting at Levey Companies, where he was involved in the disposition of over 100 Channel Home Centers throughout the Tri-State area.

Chuck was the past Chairman of the Planning Committee of the 2010 New York ICSC Conference, a member of the ICSC Next Generation Committee and a past member of the NJ State Supreme Court District Ethics Committee. He has been highlighted on the popular weekly radio program “The Road to Significance”, hosted by Sal Savo, which honors New Jersey business individuals who have been influential in giving back and helping others in their industry. He has also been a guest lecturer for over ten years at the NYU Graduate School Program for Real Estate. He is Co-Chair of the Retail Brokers Network (RBN) Restaurant Council, as well as a member of the association's Executive Board.

He is known throughout the industry as the "go to" retail real estate professional and has been guest speaker at numerous events for organizations such as NJBIZ, Real Share Real Estate Conferences, New Jersey Appraisal Association and the New Jersey Commerce and Industry Association. Chuck was recently honored by NJBIZ Magazine by being named one of New Jersey's "Top 50 Most Influential Real Estate Professionals". 

Chuck Lanyard was promoted to President of The Goldstein Group in 2000 and is responsible for the overall operations of the Retail Brokerage Division. He has represented many national and regional tenants throughout the state, such as Barnes & Noble, TJ Maxx, Capital One Bank, Pier 1 Imports, Trader Joe’s Specialty Stores, McDonald’s, Applebee’s, Darden Restaurants and TGI Friday’s Restaurants. Chuck heads the company’s Restaurant Division, as well as Team Paramus, which has consummated over 60 transactions in the Paramus market over the past five years.

clanyard@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 15

Neil Goldstein co-founded The Goldstein Group in 1986 and has over 25 years of commercial real estate experience.

As a broker, Neil has successfully completed the expansion of over 90 locations for General Nutrition Centers (GNC) and over 50 locations for Radio Shack. He has also assisted numerous retailers with their expansion into New Jersey, such as Marshall’s, HomeGoods, Rochester Big & Tall, PNC Bank, McDonald's, 7-Eleven, Pet Valu, Panchero’s Mexican Grill, Red Robin, Casual Male, Pearle Vision, Strauss Discount Auto and Blockbuster Video.

Neil has also represented a wide-range of landlords with their leasing efforts with properties ranging from free standing buildings and downtown business district locations to strip centers and power shopping centers.

Neil is directly responsible for office administration and the Company’s semi-annual Retail Vacancy Survey.

ngoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 12

Donald Goldstein work's primarily with "Mom and Pop" tenants where he uses his  40 years of retail experience to help guide small chains and start-up  companies.

He primarily concentrates on tenants requiring 1space under 10,000  square feet and focuses on properties in Northern New Jersey.

Donald  also handles numerous landlord property assignments and has completed deals with  Office Depot, H&R Block, Rainbow Shops, Blimpie, Verizon Wireless, Subway, Hudson City Savings Bank, LA Weight Loss, Postnet, Paragon Credit Union, Party Land, Dots, The Great Frame Up, Payless Shoe Source, Kumon Learning Centers, T-Mobile, Manhattan Bagel and Rita’s Ices.

dgoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 17

Lew Finkelstein joined The Goldstein Group in 2000 and quickly became one of our most successful sales associates, being promoted to Vice President in 2005. He has received multiple "Power Broker of the Year" awards from CoStar.

Lew's ability to understand all sides of a  transaction, along with his enthusiasm, have led to numerous property  and tenant assignments.

Lew represents numerous landlords in both leasing and sales transactions and has been a leading broker in representing major tenants exclusively, including 7-Eleven in their New Jersey expansion plans.  Other retailer representations have included Capital One Bank, T-Mobile, Great Clips, Strauss Discount Auto, Verizon Wireless, Retro Fitness and Lucille Roberts.

Lew has brokered the sale of numerous single-tenanted properties, as well as multi-tenanted shopping centers.

lfinkelstein@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 22

Florian Suserman has a varied background in the leasing of retail space. Prior to joining The Goldstein Group, he owned and operated a chain of fine gifts stores in regional malls throughout New Jersey for over 20 years.

Florian’s hands-on experience in the retail industry provides him with valuable real estate knowledge. He represents many tenants with lease negotiations and site selection.

Florian was promoted to Vice President in 2007 and is a member of The Goldstein Group’s Route 10 and Route 23 Sales Teams. Florian also represents numerous retail properties throughout Northern and Central New Jersey, ranging from downtown business districts to strip centers and power shopping centers.

Florian represents a wide-range of national and regional retailers throughout New Jersey, such as Dollar General, Smashburger, Hand And Stone Spas, H&R Block, Planet Fitness, LA Boxing, Ashley Furniture, Batteries Plus, Knowledgepoints, Bounce U, My Gym, Build-A-Basket, Wine Country and others.

fsuserman@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 23

Curtis Nassau is a well-seasoned retail brokerage professional with nearly 15 years of experience in the retail field specializing in both tenant and landlord representation. He joined the Company in 2003 and was appointed Vice President in 2011.

Curtis is currently focused on the franchise roll-out of Smashburger and Hand & Stone Spas, as well as the continued franchise expansion of Planet Fitness and LA Boxing in New Jersey. He also represents Dollar General in their expansion throughout Northern and Central New Jersey. Other national tenants with whom he has closed deals include Aldi Supermarkets, McDonald’s, Gold’s Gym, White Castle, H&R Block, Kumon Learning Centers, Goodwill Industries, Edward Jones, Avis, Sleepy’s, Verizon, Great Clips, Hollywood Tans, My Gym and Pearle Vision.

Curtis has leased a variety of property types from central business districts to highway shopping centers and enclosed malls. He has been instrumental in the sale of numerous retail properties throughout New Jersey, as well as the disposition of surplus properties for major national retailers.

Curtis is a member of our Route 10 and Route 23 Sales Teams.

cnassau@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 29

Jay has over 25 years of experience in commercial, residential, and new construction real estate brokerage and business development including prior affiliations with Strategic Realty Services, Murphy Realty.

Jay earned a Bachelor of Arts from George Washington University and a Masters in Public Administration from Rutgers University. He is a licensed New Jersey real estate broker and a certified New Jersey tax assessor.

Jay currently serves as the Tax Assessor For Passaic County In New Jersey.

jschwartz@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 25

Ryan came to The Goldstein Group with an extensive retail background.  For many years, he ran  a family-owned chain of upscale food stores.

He represents both landlords and retail tenants throughout New Jersey.  Clients such as Mandee, 7-Eleven, Massage Envy, Kumon  Learning Centers, The Little Gym, Relax The Back and Apple Computer  have come to rely on Ryan's site selection expertise in fulfilling their space requirements.

Ryan also represents numerous property owners in the leasing of their projects, primarily in Bergen County, New Jersey.

rglastein@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 26

CJ has been with The Goldstein Group for over four years and has proven to be an excellent landlord and tenant representative.

He has worked with retailers such as 7-Eleven, Little Gym, Entenmann's Bakery, Musclemaker Grill, PNC Bank and GameStop.

CJ currently represents over 10 different shopping centers throughout Northern and Central New Jersey.

He received his Bachelors of Arts degree in Marketing from Rutgers University and is currently enrolled at NYU's graduate program specializing in Real Estate.

cjhuter@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 18

Mark brings over 20 years of national retail real estate experience to The Goldstein Group.

As the Retail Project Manager in North America for Ethan Allen Global Inc., he was responsible for site selection and facilitated the leasing and sale of properties throughout the U.S. He also handled numerous lease renewals, store relocations and property dispositions throughout North America for the company.

Mark currently represents numerous landlords in procuring tenants for their space, as well as national and regional retailers, including Ethan Allen.

Mark has been extensively servicing clients in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

mhandwerker@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 31

Matthew joined The Goldstein Group in the summer of 2007 as a marketing intern. His strong desire to break into the retail brokerage industry led to the firm offering him a sales associate position upon his graduation in 2008 from the University of Richmond.

He is responsible for property assignments as well as retailer representations throughout New Jersey.

Matthew is part of the 7-Eleven team and has worked with such notable retailers as Verizon and PNC Bank.

mflath@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 19

Anthony has a wide-range of business experience focused on customer service in the financial and real estate industries. Prior to joining The Goldstein Group, Anthony was Vice President at Evergreen Commercial Real Estate.

He is a graduate of Rutgers University and is currently enrolled at NYU’s graduate real estate program.

Anthony is responsible for property assignments and retailer representations throughout Northern and Central New Jersey.

He is currently assisting McDonald’s, IHOP and Enterprise Rent-A-Car in securing new locations.

arivera@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 28

Jesse comes to The Goldstein Group with a background in marketing, advertising and public relations. With a B.A. in International Relations, Intercultural Communications and Anthropology from Syracuse University, Jesse’s exceptional communication and organizational skills help establish and maintain profitable relations with clients.

Since joining The Goldstein Group in 2010, she has already taken on numerous retailer and property assignments, including being a part of the 7-Eleven site selection team.

Jesse is focused on neighborhood and lifestyle centers in Northern New Jersey.

jfinkelstein@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 14

Sherwin joined The Goldstein Group in May 2011. Prior to joining the Company he had several years experience in financial analysis with the United Nations and Fox Television Network.

These skills and abilities give him a unique approach to matching demand and supply. Sherwin has a B.A. in Economics and B.S. in Finance from Rutgers University.

Sherwin is responsible for property assignments and retailer representations through Northern and Central New Jersey.

smaali@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 20

Greg's real estate experience spans over 15 years, beginning with residential and multi-family properties.  He also has been involved in the sales and marketing of numerous investment sale properties and REO properties.

As a previous owner of multi-unit housing and apartment buildings, Greg is well versed in property rehabilitation and management.  Greg and his family were also the owner/operators of a popular retail ice cream business in Bergen County for several years.

Greg has a B.S. from Rutgers/New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Greg is responsible for property assignments and retailer representations through Northern and Central New Jersey.

gpanayoti@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 33

Peter recently joined The Goldstein Group in January 2012. Prior to joining the Company, he attended the University of New Haven in West Haven, Connecticut, where he graduated with a B.S. in Sport Management.

He is a member of ICSC. Peter is responsible for procuring new business and property assignements and retailer representations throughout Northern and Central New Jersey.

pcharshafian@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 16

Denise has over 10 years of direct experience in all aspects of the restaurant industry. As a restaurant consultant, she has been responsible for concept development, site selection, lease negotiation and décor management, as well as day-to-day operations for numerous restaurant owners throughout New Jersey and New York.

She comes to The Goldstein Group with a unique perspective having “grown-up” in a restaurant family.

Denise earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College and a Graduate Degree in Business from New York University.

devgenikos@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 39

Nicholas Spadavecchia joined The Goldstein Group in 2011.  With over 18 years of marketing experience, he will oversee all marketing, communications and property marketing services on behalf of the firm.

Prior to joining the Company, Nick served as a senior vice president and director of marketing - New York Tri-State Region for Jones Lang LaSalle. He has significant experience in marketing, communications, property marketing, social media and e--marketing. He will lead the Company's marketing efforts in growing its base of retail tenant and landlord clients in New Jersey and nationally.

Nick received a B.S. in Communications from St. John's University, in Queens, NY.

nspadavecchia@thegoldsteingroup.com
201.703.9700 ext. 24