Joseph M Mattone

Joseph M. Mattone, Sr. is the Chairman of the Board of Mattone Group, LLC. He has been involved in real estate development since 1955, both individually and under the Mattone Group banner. Mr. Mattone is also a Senior Partner in the law firm of Mattone, Mattone, Mattone, Mattone, Mattone, Megna and Todd, a full service Queens-based law firm. Presently, Mattone, Mattone, Mattone, LLP. represents a number of financial institutions as outside counsel for their residential mortgage closings. These institutions include Citi Mortgage, BNY Mortgage Co, LLC, Washington Mutual, HSBC Mortgage Corp, Emigrant Savings Bank, Wells Fargo and GreenPoint Mortgage Company. During 2000, the firm closed in excess of $300,000,000 in loans on behalf of these lenders. Both under the banner of Mattone Group LLC. and individually, Mr. Mattone has been involved in the development of more than seventy (70) properties and still holds a major interest in over thirty (30) properties. The Mattone organization currently owns, leases, manages and develops commercial, office, residential and industrial properties. Joseph M. Mattone's career in real estate began over 35 years ago in his office located in a home built by his grandfather in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn. Initially, Mr. Mattone was involved in the trial of condemnation issues in Brooklyn and Queens counties. His success in this area impressed the major developers whom he represented, and they began to retain him to negotiate leases and purchases on their behalf. He was involved in the development of 1,000,000 square feet of commercial and industrial facilities in the Greenpoint area of Brooklyn and in neighboring Queens. In 1962, he began to develop real estate for his own account. Initially, he became involved in the development of service stations and fast food locations. He built and leased facilities to tenants such as McDonald's, Burger King, Texaco, Exxon, Mobil, Chemical Bank and Home Federal Savings and Loan, etc. Simultaneously, therewith, he was involved with the assemblage and development of Harway Terrace, two 19-story, 360 unit apartment buildings in Brooklyn, New York, developed under the Mitchell Lama Program. Since that time, Mr. Mattone has been involved with residential, commercial and industrial developments.