Personnel
The company President, Mr. Joseph Meir, was born and raised in Raleigh,
North Carolina. Since graduation from Duke University in 1981, he has been
actively involved in the commercial real estate business. In 1984, Mr. Meir
joined the Real Estate Department at Prudential-Bache Securities Inc., in
New York City, where he became Assistant Vice President. At the investment
bank, he put together joint ventures and limited partnerships for new
developments throughout the United States. In 1987, Mr. Meir decided to
enter the development side of the business and left the investment bank to
attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in their Center for Real
Estate Development. After receiving his Masters Degree, he spent one year
with Richard Gordon Interests, a Hartford-based commercial real estate firm,
before returning to Raleigh to start Blue Ridge Realty, Inc.
Mr. Meir has an AB degree from Duke University, an MBA from the Fuqua School
of Business at Duke and a Masters Degree in Real Estate Development from
MIT. He is a licensed real estate broker in North Carolina, and has spoken
at real estate conferences and tax seminars. He is a past member of the
Southern 7 Chapter of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and a past
President and Board Member of The Triangle Area Office Building Association.
ALBERT R. MEIR - VICE PRESIDENT
Albert Meir was born and raised in Raleigh, North
Carolina. Since graduation from Purdue University in 1987, he has
been actively involved in commercial real estate leasing and sales.
Prior to joining Blue Ridge Realty, Inc. in 1996, Mr. Meir was an
Associate with Joseph Hilton Associates Inc., a commercial real
estate firm based in New York City. His expertise includes the
disposition and acquisition of leased office space and has extensive
experience as a tenant representative. Mr. Meir has a Bachelor of
Arts Degree from Purdue University and is a Degree Candidate with
the Commercial Investment Real Estate Council (CCIM). In addition,
he is a licensed real estate broker in North Carolina and New York.
He is a member of the Triangle Area Office Building Association
("TRAOBA").
VICTOR MEIR- VICE PRESIDENT/IN HOUSE COUNSEL
Victor Meir was born and raised in Raleigh, North
Carolina. He is an attorney and a member of the North Carolina State
Bar, the Tenth Judicial District Bar and the North Carolina Bar
Association. While attending law
school, he clerked for the law firm of Johnson, Mercer, Hearn &
Vinegar in their corporate and real estate departments. His
expertise is in the area of contracts, leases and property
management. Mr. Meir has a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
and a Juris Doctor from Western New England School of Law in
Springfield, Massachusetts.