WARBURG REALTY® APPOINTS ALEXANDREA MERRELL

New Managing Partner of Green Building Center

New York – April 7, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Warburg Realty®, one of Manhattan’s leading residential real estate companies, today announced that Alexandrea Merrell has joined the firm in its Tribeca office.

Merrell has also been appointed Managing Partner for the Green Building Center, a non-profit, collaborative building and development organization comprised of industry leaders in architecture and engineering. In this role, she will work with developers, investors and private owners to create energy efficient and healthy building solutions.

She has an extensive background in green real estate development in New York City, both as director of marketing at public relations agency Orndee Omnimedia and MerrellNYC, an environmentally friendly real estate development firm. Passionate about architecture, new sustainable development and historical preservation, Merrell advises corporations, non-profits and professionals on green branding, marketing and product/service placement.

“Alexandrea is ideally positioned to assist in the acquisition, development, marketing and sale of properties for investors and owners interested in high value, sustainable New York real estate,” stated Karen Gastiaburo, Tribeca Sales Manager, Warburg Realty. “Her experience in advising corporations, non-profits and professionals on successful green marketing, branding and product placement will further enhance Warburg’s expertise in this field.”

A devoted philanthropist, Merrell supports a wide variety of cultural, community and reform initiatives. She is the founder of Art of the Brave, a non-profit focused on providing art spaces for military and public service veteran artists.

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About Warburg Realty®: Warburg Realty® is one of Manhattan’s leading luxury residential real estate firms, founded in 1896 by Albert B. Ashforth. The company has a long-standing tradition of extraordinary service that has kept it at the forefront of New York real estate for over 100 years. The firm’s 125 brokers are strategically located throughout Manhattan to guarantee every Warburg client the quickest access to New York’s finest properties and purchasers. Warburg recently opened its new 7,000-square-foot flagship location at 654 Madison Avenue, also housing its state-of-the-art Warburg University training facility. For more information, please visit www.warburgrealty.com.

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