Established in 1997, SSJ Development LLC® is a scalable vertically and horizontally integrated real estate development, ownership, and management/operating company set up as, a business platform with specialty in branded luxury waterfront redevelopment projects as its business model. Project venues emphasize a combination of; living, working, shopping, hospitality, and entertainment depending on the redevelopment opportunities presented by the project site. Each project may incorporate one or more combinations of development components such as; Single Family, Townhomes, Multifamily (Condominium, and Rentals), Hospitality/Resorts, Office, Retail, that reflect a deep love for the environment, a dedication to revive and enhance the waterfront and to improve the quality of life for the entire community. Raised on the Jersey shoreline, Stephen S. Jemal developed a natural love for waterfront living. His desire to share his passion with a myriad of people, by creating new opportunities along the many neglected waterfront areas, gave birth to SSJ Development LLC®.
Brought to fame by the success of the "Nobody Beats The Wiz" electronics chain, Mr. Jemal revealed his managerial prowess as one of its founding partners. His organizational abilities and commitment to excellence swept The Wiz into the 13th most recognizable brand name in the country, with annual sales surpassing $1.5 billion. While coordinating the growth of The Wiz, Mr. Jemal launched a string of booming real estate ventures, developing more than six million square feet of retail space in the northeast.
After the sale of The Wiz, Mr. Jemal pursued his enthusiasm for distinctive construction as the developer of executive conference centers and luxury hotels with spas, situated on the nation's most exclusive golf courses, in conjunction with the Marriott hotel chain. It was during this time that Mr. Jemal developed his masterplan for developing Southpoint, the southern tip of Roosevelt Island, in New York City. Working with the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp., under Mr. Jemal's involvement, the project grew into potentially one of the largest residential projects in the city, comparable only to Battery Park City.
Honing in on waterfront areas long suffering from misuse and neglect, SSJ Development's mission is to work with communities and governing agencies to restore shoreline areas, re-establish the public's access to the water and produce more than just a beautiful residential development. The Riviera®produces an exceptional quality of life.
SSJ Development's reverence of nature assures the protection and restitution of the surrounding waters and the delicate lands on their edge. Every project is designed for its particular neighborhood, enhancing and harmonizing with the surrounding built environment. Mr. Jemal's direct involvement with all his projects, ensures the quality of construction and craftsmanship at every level.
Each project is handled personally and professionally by SSJ and its team of experts. Their expertise in, and commitment to the revitalization of waterfronts, coupled with Mr. Jemal's extensive marketing experience assure the realization of The Riviera® vision. The Riviera® brand is destined for success and will become synonymous with luxury waterfront living.
Choosing The Riviera® brand name is a mark of refined taste and preference. From method to materials, only the finest ideas and logistics go into the creation of your new home, and we understand this concept thoroughly. You can rest assured that an investment into SSJ Development LLC® is an investment into your future, in the comfort of your very own Riviera® property.
Today, where many developers are preoccupied with stories of doom and gloom, and others have given up trying to weather the storm, SSJ Development has turned the page and is moving forward by adapting its plans to the changing times and is taking full control via horizontal and vertical integration of every aspect of real estate development, ownership, and operations and is opportunely taking advantage of lower land and development costs. SSJ Development now operates in an environment with little or no major competition. Where, others see problems SSJ sees opportunity, where others see obstacles and challenges SSJ sees them as milestones to be reached.
The Riviera® vision espouses revitalized waterfront living. Now with an in-house world class professional team of Executive Management complemented by various Affiliated and Associated companies (see below) all headed by industry professionals with successful track records, SSJ is utilizing its internalization and collaboration to fulfill its projects’ objectives. By the vertical and horizontal integration of major aspects of the development process, from concept to completion, SSJ has given itself an unprecedented edge in the waterfront development arena. Utilizing all of its in-house expertise, experience, technology, and resources, SSJ is now capable of better controlling, coordinating and executing all of its planned and future development projects within various waterfront communities at a much reduced pricing without sacrificing quality and passing the savings to the consumer. All of this will be accomplished by providing great service, environmental awareness, caring, diligence, and a passion for revitalizing the waterfront communities in its marketplace.
"SSJ Development LLC®, making the world’s waterfront a better place to live, work, visit, shop and play."SM
SSJ Development LLC® has recently formed SSJ Construction LLC. Created to help further The Riviera® vision, SSJ Construction LLC will help control the speed and quality of every Riviera project built. The formation of the company will allow SSJ Development LLC to centralize every Riviera operation and maintain strict quality, fiduciary and schedule control. The cost savings realized in SSJ Development LLC® building its own projects, will be passed directly to the purchaser and will give SSJ a powerful edge in a competitive market.
SSJ Development LLC® will likewise benefit from Mr. Jemal's experience building in excess of 6 million square feet of retail shopping centers, office space and distribution centers. As owner of Nobody Beats the Wiz. Mr. Jemal will bring to bear the experience he accrued through his personal and intimate involvement in building and construction of all the Wiz stores.
SSJ Construction LLC is proud to have on board Mr. Lou Angeletti. Mr. Angeletti has been in the construction business over 35 years and his work experience spans from every type of residential and commercial construction, both new and alteration, from Connecticut, New York to Virginia and out to California.
He specializes in developing waterfront sites, SSJ Development’s niche, with multiple waterfront projects located on the Hudson River and both sides of the Long Island Sound. He has completed hi-rise condominium projects out of the ground to residential build-outs for some of the wealthiest people in the world. On the commercial side, he has built large big box construction as well as fit-outs for same. Mr. Angeletti has extensive experience in adaptive reconstruction of Landmark properties and new construction on logistically difficult sites. Included in his construction expertise are fast-track projects and he is known as one of the leading movie theatre builders in the Tri-State area. During his long and productive construction experience, a number of completed projects have been nominated and won awards in addition to being published in architectural periodicals and books. Additionally, he has expertise in education institutional construction that spans 24 years with numerous projects from elementary school facilities through prestigious New York universities. While doing all of this, Lou has served on several charitable organizations boards including Catholic Charities, private school development boards, and a number of pro bono school projects for underprivileged schools in the New York area.
SSJ Development LLC® is both excited and fortunate to have a man with such experience, knowledge, work ethic and integrity heading its construction division and looks forward to the fruition of The Riviera® vision with Lou at the helm.
The combination of Angeletti and Jemal further insures the destiny of success in and the fruition of the Riviera® vision as well as providing SSJ Development LLC® with total vertical integration, resulting in an unparalleled edge.
To insure that The Riviera® vision is presented to the public with the proper information, style and panache, SSJ Development LLC® has formed SSJ Marketing LLC. It takes clear and appropriate communication to present potential property owners/lessees with everything they need to make a suitable and informed decision and SSJ Marketing LLC will provide just that. Stephen Jemal’s years of marketing experience garnered during his years at Nobody Beats the Wiz® will give SSJ Marketing LLC its strength and expertise. During the Wiz’s heyday, Mr. Jemal took a northeast regional electronics store chain and turned it into the 13th most recognizable brand in the entire United States in addition to over 1.5 billion in sales.
In conjunction with Rubenstein Public Relations, Inc, which brings its wealth of experience and recognition in the industry, SSJ Marketing LLC will provide the consumer with every form of technology and media to aid a proper and informed buying decision and give them a great experience at the same time. High Tech Digital imagery and a state of the art sales center will be available to the consumer to allow them to not only see the wonderful neighborhoods of their choosing, but allow a virtual tour of their prospective new home, office or commercial space. All of this combined with the proper presentation of The Riviera vision will make SSJ Marketing LLC a powerhouse in its industry and a visionary in its field.
SSJ Development LLC® believes that The Riviera® brand as its project concept sells itself. The SSJ Realty Advisors main task is, to relay, a simple message to the potential buyers or tenants, and that is; "why pay top dollar for a home or commercial space inland when you can find a one which includes amenities, luxury and comfort, on the waterfront, at the same price?" Imagine waking up to the sound of the waves, the feel of a warm and gentle breeze, or the first ray of light as the sun rises and breaks the plane. Picture yourself ending a long hard day at the office, watching the sun set on the horizon.
SSJ Realty Advisors LLC, is developing a new state of the art "Virtual Realty Riviera Sales Center" to assist SSDJ’s customers to visualize all aspects of their future home or business, or stay in 3D format from anywhere in the world as "seeing is believing, and a picture speaks a thousand words".
Sara Levy and her team provide SSJ Realty Advisors with over 25 years of experience. Her brokers are fluent in Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, Italian, and Spanish and Chinese. She has successfully brokered millions of dollars of residential and commercial real estate and specializes in the sale of waterfront properties. Her reputation is second to none. At SSJ Realty Advisors, we know that purchasing a home or leasing a commercial space can be one of the biggest decisions a customer will ever make, there is no reason it can’t be a pleasant one as well.
Also working in conjunction with SSJ Realty Advisors and SSJ Development LLC® is Louise M. Sunshine, of The Sunshine Group, Ltd. The Sunshine Group is and has been one of the premier marketing and sales organizations for luxury residential condominium properties and condo-hotels and has completed over $10 billion in sales of luxury residential developments and condominium hotels in major markets domestically and internationally. The Sunshine Group prides itself on innovative thinking, and lends its unique marketing approach and an unparalleled dedication to SSJ Development LLC® and the fruition of the Riviera® Vision.
SSJ Development LLC®’s commitment to revitalizing the waterfront begins with the ground and surrounding waters it builds on. To insure the quality of that ground and water as well as monitor and purify it, SSJ Development LLC® has formed SSJ Remediation to accomplish this goal. Chosen for this important task is Mr. Charles B. Sosik, PG, PHG, who brings his 19 years of experience in contaminant release management. He specializes in managing environmental compliance with federal, state, and municipal agencies and successfully directed numerous investigations and remediation projects including petroleum, pesticides, chlorinated solvents, heavy metals, and radiologic activated media.
His work includes extensive three-dimensional investigations on MTBF, which have been used effectively to shape public policy. He also has experience in applying models to groundwater related problems and has completed several large-scale projects to determine the fate and transport of contaminants, establish spill scenarios, and closure criteria. His experience and expertise in the area of contaminant hydrogeology has resulted in requests from environmental attorneys, property owners, and New York State to serve as an expert witness and technical advisor on a variety of legal disputes. Recently Mr. Sosik has engaged in environmental consulting to developers responding to the extensive re-zoning of former industrial and commercial properties in New York City.
SSJ Development LLC® is proud to announce the addition of Mr. Sosik to head the SSJ Remediation Team. This valuable addition gives SSJ Development LLC® the ingenuity and confidence to insure that the ground they build on and water it borders is as clean and pristine as possible.
SSJ Development LLC, in keeping in line with its continued growth and internalization of all facets of waterfront development, has opened its demolition division SSJ Demolition LLC. Headed by Mr. Anthony Morales, SSJ Demolition LLC will greatly benefit from his 10+ years of experience and expertise. SSJ Demolition will provide SSJ Development with excavation, shoring and sheeting, foundation work, underpinning, heavy concrete construction/superstructure and all other aspects of concrete and demolition work for both residential and commercial properties. All of these services will be done with the skill, care and delicateness required to keep the waterfront clean while concurrently improving and revitalizing it. SSJ Demolition LLC will provide SSJ Development the control and direction of the demolition work required to develop waterfront sites and insure that the waterfront’s pristine beauty remains intact while, in conjunction with SSJ Remediation LLC, will improve and renew neglected and disheveled sites returning to the waterfront its natural beauty.
The firm of Karl Fischer Architecture PLLC is an internationally recognized Architectural firm with a diverse employee base specializing in all facets of residential design and construction, including conversions of existing high rise structures to high end condominiums. The firm has offices in both Montreal Canada, and Manhattan New York, in order to respond and serve its broad based clientele in a highly competitive global market. The firm was established in 1982 and has since flourished and expanded internationally to become a renowned Architectural Firm well known for its solid reputation in innovative design and construction. The firm specializes not only in high end residential condominium projects, but is also known for its diversity in other Architectural fields such as water front developments, hotels, commercial complexes, and institutional buildings including synagogues and schools. With an experienced staff, including Architects, and senior technicians, the firm has kept up with the rapidly changing industry of computers and automation, and is proud to provide the latest technological services to its clientele. Karl Fischer and his staff pride themselves in providing the best possible professional service to clients, ranging from design and site planning to construction and interior design. KFA aims to provide service which is efficient, cost effective high quality of design and most importantly, personalized. The goal of KFA is to continually improve its quality, efficiency and range of Architectural services. Currently in New York, the firm is completing the highly successful Textile building condominium conversion at 66 Leonard Street in Tribeca, New York. This is a 12 story conversion with the addition of two new penthouse floors. In addition to the above, other ongoing projects in New York include a 175 unit condominium projects being completed in Williamsburg New York, a 350 unit waterfront condominium project also in Williamsburg New York, as well as a 19 story Hotel complex in Tribeca, New York. In addition, the portfolio of Karl Fischer, Architect includes numerous synagogues and schools within the Williamsburg and Borough Park area of Brooklyn, as well as Munroe and Monsey, New York, and in the community of Tash in Montreal, Canada. Internationally the firm of KFA has recently completed projects in San Antonio Texas, Sydney Australia, and Beirut Lebanon. Currently the firm is working on a Hotel conversion of an existing building in Monaco. Their commitment to excellence and uniqueness in design is reflected in each and every project.
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services was founded as a geotechnical specialty firm in 1970, and quickly became involved in many large and complex projects located throughout the eastern part of the United States. As this growth continued, the firm used its highly technical base to form the platform for expansion of its services into the civil engineering and environmental disciplines. Throughout their history, they have consistently sought the most challenging projects; and it is on these that their capabilities and expertise are most useful. The goal of the firm is to contribute to the success of their clients by providing an unmatched combination of innovative and practical services through their people’s technical excellence, practical experience and responsiveness. A winner of several awards recognizing their innovation, expertise, and ingenuity in civil engineering achievement, Langan’s most renowned projects include the Columbia University Residences, the New York Botanical Gardens, and the Four Seasons Hotel and Tower in Miami, FL.
Sheldon Lobel, P.C. is a boutique, New York City law firm, and for over thirty-five years Sheldon and Richard Lobel have been successfully handling their clients' zoning, land use and real estate issues. They understand the intricacies of New York City real estate law, and work together with their clients to achieve their desired outcome effectively. They are experts in the field of zoning, land use and real property law. They assist their clients in navigating the complex New York City regulations, making the process smooth and efficient. In addition, they are well-equipped to manage all of their clients' real property legal needs including: tax exemptions and abatements, purchasing and selling real property, leasing issues, and zoning analyses. They pride themselves in their responsiveness to the needs of their clients, a diverse group that ranges from individual homeowners to developers to multinational corporations to religious institutions. Their primary focus is supporting our clients and serving them well. They have a staff of attorneys who are uniquely-qualified in our areas of expertise. In addition, they have several non-legal professionals on their staff who possess a depth of knowledge in the area of zoning and land use regulation that is unparalleled. Their support staff of legal assistants and administrative personnel allows them to provide their clients with the best services in the most cost efficient manner.
Led by Peter Brengelmann, DERSA was founded in 2000 and has since become the exclusive and premier agent for SSJ Development®’s mixed-use developments of residential, commercial, hospitality and resort complexes, both nationally and internationally. Since its inception, the German based company has opened offices in Mallorca, Spain, the Canary Islands, Austria, the UAE and is currently constructing offices in the USA and Australia. Their rapid growth is indicative of their large and ever expanding network and reach. Given a mandate by SSJ Development® in Europe, the UAE, Russia, South America and Asia, SSJ and DERSA have formed a strategic alliance in which DERSA is acting as SSJ Development®’s liaison, exclusive agent and representative, in connection with obtaining investors and purchasers for The Riviera® projects in American, International and Overseas markets. DERSA’s vast experience and wealth of expertise will be utilized by SSJ Development® in the furtherance of all the Riviera®, residential, mixed use, hotel, commercial and resort waterfront projects. This affiliation allows SSJ Development® to utilize DERSA’s vast network to promote the continued and constant growth of The Riviera® brand and to insure as well as secure SSJ Development®’s vision of "Revitalizing the World’s Waterfront."SM
Republic First Bank (RFB) was established in the mid-1980's as a commercial bank chartered pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Since 1995, RFB, a publicly traded company, has completed several billion dollars of transactions. RFB offers many consumer and commercial banking services, with an emphasis on serving the needs of individuals, small and medium-sized businesses, executives, professionals and professional organizations. RFB offers a high level of personalized service to both its commercial and consumer customers. They are the bank for customers who want a banker, not just a bank. Patrick J Morris brings years of banking experience to the SSJ Development team. His financial experience and ingenuity will help to ensure the success of the SSJ Development and The Riviera® vision.
