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In 2003, Andrew was hired by NY developer Thor Equities as Executive Vice President of Leasing. He was responsible for overseeing all aspects of leasing for their entire portfolio which included high street and big box locations on 5th Avenue, in Soho, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Mexico City. Additionally, Andrew supervised the expansion and renovation of 6 enclosed regional malls adding new department stores, big box retailers and specialty stores. Over the course of his 10 years at Thor, he negotiated leases with high-end brands such as Ferragamo and Corneliani as well as other retailers including J. Crew, Aldo, Banana Republic, Marshalls, Target, Macy’s and All Saints. Andrew also served on the Thor Acquisition Committee reviewing the potential acquisition of properties, providing analysis of current market rents, re-merchandising and overseeing all other aspects of due diligence. Andrew participated in the acquisition of over 20 properties seeing Thor’s growth from under 1 million square feet to over 15 million square feet.

As Vice President of Leasing for Westfield, Inc. Andrew was responsible for overseeing the leasing of prominent properties such as Garden State Plaza in Paramus, NJ, Endfield Square Mall in Endfield, CT, Trumbull Shopping Park in Trumbull, CT, Meriden Square Mall in Meridan, CT, Connecticut Post Mall in Milford, CT, and South Shore Mall in Bayshore, NY. In his 12 years at the company, Andrew negotiated leases with retailers such as Armani, Louis Vuitton, Coach, Sephora, Ann Taylor, Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, F21, Disney, Steve Madden, Williams-Sonoma and many others. He oversaw the leasing of over 10 renovations and expansions, which included food courts, kiosks and pad sites. Andrew was Westfield’s highest producing leasing representative when he left in 2003.