Maria Rita Aristone

Maria Rita Aristone brings over 26 years of experience in retail leasing and tenant representation. She began her career working for DePetris Realty Group in 1982 as administrative assistant to James J. and Michael DePetris. She also worked with Jim DePetris atKoDe Development, a shopping center development company that was formed in 1985. When the DePetris family formed Legend Properties, Inc. in 1990, Maria joinedas a sales associate and was later named Vice President and partner in 1998. In September 2006 she was named President of Legend Properties. She has been an active member of ICSC since 1982, and has been part of its PA/NJ/DE committee for over 10 years. She was Operations Co-Chairperson from 2002-2005. She has also moderated many panels for ICSC throughout the years. She has had a stellar career representing both shopping center owners and tenants in the Delaware Valley and Central New Jersey regions. She enjoys strong, long time relationships in these areas for many years. As a listing agent she has leased hundreds of stores over the years. As a tenant representative she has handled such accounts as Bike Line, Michaels, AT&T Wireless, Old Navy, Starbucks, and Red Wing Shoes, just to name a few. In her role as President, Maria oversees the Legend sales force, as well as the operations and marketing departments. In addition to being a member of ICSC, she served on the Board of Directors for W.I.R.R.E.

• Specialties
  Investment Sales Broker, Tenant Rep
• Markets
  Northern New Jersey, Philadelphia
• Property Types
  Land, Office, Retail
• Company Website
  Visit Site
• Education
  She graduated from St. Maria Goretti High School in South Philadelphia, attended real estate and finance classes at Temple University, and graduated from The Paralegal Institute of Philadelphia in 1987.
• Organizations
  International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)