Team

Principals

Joseph P. Tagliola

Joseph P. Tagliola

Founding Partner

Joe Tagliola founded Collarmele Partners in 2008, after nearly two decades in senior roles at the largest retail real estate owners in the country. At Westfield Corporation, as Senior Executive Vice President, he oversaw leasing and development planning for a 68-mall U.S. portfolio and directed more than $3 billion in redevelopment activity. At Queensland Investment Corporation, a global investment manager with $74 billion in assets under management, he established the firm's U.S. retail investment platform and led a $3.6 billion acquisition of 13 super-regional malls. Earlier roles include President of Retail & Office at Turnberry Associates and leasing leadership at O'Connor Group, Wellspark Group and Taubman.

He has structured joint ventures with family offices and institutional capital, including KKR and Pacific Retail Capital Partners, and has developed NNN projects for national credit tenants.

AB, Economics & Finance, Duke University · CRX · SCLS · CLS
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Eric W. Deckinger

Eric W. Deckinger

Partner

Eric Deckinger leads commercial development at Collarmele Partners. He oversees every stage of a project: planning, market analysis, entitlements and governmental approvals, financial feasibility, construction, marketing and leasing.

He has more than 45 years of national real estate experience, covering the acquisition and new development of more than 20 million square feet of retail, office, hotel and mixed-use property. He spent over 25 years at Leonard L. Farber Inc., a major commercial and retail mall developer, including nine years as president. Before joining Collarmele Partners he was Vice President of Opus South in Boca Raton, Florida.

B.S., University of Pittsburgh · ICSC · ULI · NAIOP · Leadership Broward Foundation · Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies, University of Florida

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