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Brian O'Neill
Founder & Chairman
Brian O'Neill, one of the nation's foremost experts on the subject of renovating and rezoning brownfields real estate, founded the company in 1988 and today oversees the activities of the entire team of real estate professionals. A unique vision for community growth and redevelopment defines the approach that Brian O'Neill brings to bear on the vast commercial, residential and retail projects for which his organization is known.
Mr. O'Neill leads a real estate development and construction organization that is dedicated to transforming abandoned properties into viable live, work and play communities. He is spearheading a movement that breathes new life into aging towns, commercial and industrial sites in the Northeast, bringing employment, upscale housing and tax revenues to blighted areas.
The O'Neill strategy of "cooperative community re-development" began in 1988 with the redevelopment of an abandoned paint factory on the riverbanks of Norristown. Today O'Neill Properties is the Master Redeveloper of Norristown and has brought its vision of revitalization to sites in southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Locally, O'Neill has transformed the Conshohocken riverfront area, known as Millennium, as well as the Lubin Film Studio property adjacent to the Valley Forge National Historical Park in Montgomery County. Other projects like these, which are based on the live, work and play model, include the redevelopment of the Eastern State Hospital in Bucks County and the Worthington Steel site in Chester County.
Mr. O'Neill has been recognized for his contributions to both the business and local communities. Most recently, he was named Citizen of the Year by the PenJerDel Council, Philadelphia. He received, in 2001, the Entrepreneur of the Year award from Ernst & Young and the Philadelphia Business Journal. He has been a member of the board of trustees of The Episcopal Academy, Merion, and the Rosemont School of the Holy Child, Rosemont.
A commitment to the Philadelphia region's youth is reflected in Mr. O'Neill's fundraising on behalf of the St. Edmonds Home for Children, Gladwyne, and his active support of the Camp Hill Special School, Camp Hill, Riverbend Environmental Education Center, Gladwyne, and the Philadelphia chapters of the Catholic Youth Organization, Time for Teens and Inner City Games, among others. |
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