Larken Associates’ David Gardner and Melissa Nascimento Named 2024 ROI-NJ Influencers in Real Estate
Larken Associates, a regional leader in real estate building, development and management, is proud to announce President and CEO David Gardner and Executive Vice President of Marketing Melissa Nascimento have been named to ROI-NJ’s 2024 Influencers: Real Estate list.
Each year, ROI-NJ recognizes the key players and decision-makers across New Jersey’s competitive commercial real estate industry. Honorees are selected by the outlet’s editorial staff based on their impacts on the industry throughout the year.
I am honored to be recognized by ROI-NJ alongside Melissa as one of this year’s Influencers in Real Estate. This acknowledgment reflects the hard work and dedication of our entire team, whose shared commitment to innovation and excellence continues to drive our success across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. We are proud of our work to shape the future of our region’s real estate landscape.
As President and CEO, Gardner has overseen Larken Associates’ transformation from a small family-owned real estate business into one of the region’s most respected owners, developers and property managers. The firm boasts a diverse portfolio spanning four million square feet of commercial space and approximately 2,800 residential units throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Named to the list for the first time, Nascimento oversees all marketing initiatives and campaigns across the firm’s residential and commercial portfolio. Her enthusiastic embrace of the latest real estate technologies paired with a strategic multichannel approach ensures the firm’s entire portfolio consistently achieves over 95% occupancy. Earlier this year, Nascimento was also selected as the Leasing Marketing Director of the Year (Rental Communities) at the New Jersey Builder’s Association’s annual Sales and Market (SAM) Awards.
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About Larken Associates
Larken Associates is a regional leader in commercial and residential real estate building, development and management. Leveraging over 50 years of experience, they are dedicated to bringing great spaces to live and work to life through a long-term ownership strategy and full suite of in-house capabilities. With a diverse commercial portfolio consisting of nearly three million square feet and 800 tenants across office, industrial, retail and mixed-use and approximately 2,000 owned and/or managed residential rental units across 22 unique communities, Larken Associates is deeply committed to the communities in which they work as well as the tenants and residents who call their buildings home. To learn more about Larken Associates, please visit us at https://www.larkenassociates.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
