Peter E. Schofel
Managing Partner
Peter directs the acquisition, development and leasing operation for Eastman Companies’ office, retail and industrial portfolio. He distinguished himself during the real estate crisis by successfully repositioning several Class B properties into Class A facilities. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Metro YMCA’s of the Oranges, as well as on its Executive Committee, and is chairman of the Livingston Business Improvement District. Additionally, he is a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP), the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and BOMA. Peter received his CPA license in 1985 and is a licensed real estate salesperson and a Real Property Administrator. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Ohio State University.
Michael C. Schofel
Partner
Michael has been a specialist in construction and development since the 1980s, and is the driving force behind many of Eastman Companies’ successful renovation and design/build operations. He is immediate past-president of the Entrepreneur’s Organization – New Jersey Chapter and serves on the Executive Leadership Team of the Essex County Division of the American Heart Association. Recently, he served as the East Coast director of GSEA – Global Student Entrepreneur Award and is a past president of the Livingston Area Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Building Owners and Management Association (BOMA) and BOMA – Regional Owners Council, the Institute of Real Estate Management, CoreNet Global, Industrial Office Real Estate Brokers Association (IOREBA) and the U.S. Green Building Council. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Rochester and is a licensed New Jersey real estate broker.
Eric J. Maurer
Director of Leasing
Eric oversees all leasing campaign functions for the company’s entire 1.5-million-square-foot portfolio of office and retail space, and land. His responsibilities include tours, lease negotiation and execution, as well as ongoing tenant and broker relations. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Lehigh University and is a certified public accountant. In 2010, Eric was the recipient of the American Cancer Society’s Robert J. Cohen Humanitarian Award and has been involved for 20 years in the Metro Region American Cancer Society Golf Outing, an event that has raised more than $1 million for cancer research. Eric is actively involved in his community as a youth softball coach and a member of his church, and serves on his college fraternity alumni board governing body. He also is an avid athlete and outdoor enthusiast who enjoys competing in triathlons and playing beach volleyball, and holds a first degree black belt in martial arts.
Marc Schofel
Head of Commercial Acquisitions
Eastman’s Head of Commercial Acquisitions, Marc Schofel, previously oversaw transactions at Urban Edge Properties, a $4 Billion publicly traded shopping center REIT. At Urban Edge, Marc was involved in over $1 Billion of Retail, Industrial, Self-Storage, and Office transactions. Marc led deal sourcing, due diligence, transaction execution efforts for transactions throughout the northeast corridor (DC to Boston). Marc graduated with a Master’s in Real Estate Finance from NYU, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Michigan.
James Fritsch
Director of Property Management
James is our Director of Property Management, with over 24 years of real estate property management experience and is responsible for all the daily operations of the Eastman portfolio. James originally enlisted in the Navy as a Nuclear Plant Operator and earned his commission from the US Naval Academy and served overseas in various technical and management roles. After the Navy, James entered the Real Estate industry, starting in Midtown Manhattan and expanded to portfolio management in Northern NJ with full responsibility of the budgets, capital projects, construction and contract bidding. James has earned additional industry recognition in earning the Real Estate Property Administrator (RPA) certification, designation as a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and accreditation as a LEED Accredited Professional in Operation and Maintenance (LEED AP O+M).[James is actively involved with the USNA Admissions Office as a Blue & Gold Officer, is the Assistant Regional Director of the National Ski Patrol for the NJ Region, and is a lifelong practitioner of martial arts.
