John Lieberman- Partner johnlieberman@liebermanearley.com John has been active in the commercial real estate business for over 30 years, he has represented such well-known enterprises as Amkor Electronics, Inc., Electronics Boutique, Inc., PECO Energy Company, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., The Triumph Group, Inc., National Penn Bank, J. Loew & Associates, the business interest of Lenny Dykstra and many others in negotiating agreements that have an aggregate value that exceeds $245 million. Larger transactions during his career include: a $12.5 million long-term lease and subsequent sale to Electronics Boutique, Inc. of a headquarters and distribution facility located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, as well as the acquisition of the adjacent 7 acres for the development of an 80,000 square foot warehouse building which was subsequently sold for $5.5 million; a $13 million build to suit sale of a 315,000 square foot warehouse located in western Chester County for EB Games; a $10 million sale, on behalf of J. Loew & Associates, of a 130 acre business park located adjacent to Route 422 and Montgomery County to Gambone Development Company; and a $19.5 million sale of a 140,000 square foot office complex located along Route 202 on the King of Prussia corridor, on behalf of Safeguard Scientifics Inc. |
Philip Earley, CCIM- Partner philearley@liebermanearley.com Philip Earley has been active in the selling and leasing of commercial real estate since 1988. Philip was a major dealmaker for Seneca Roach Commercial Property Services prior to joining John Lieberman in 1997 to form Lieberman Earley & Co. He has represented such clients as CFM Technologies now known as Mattson Technology Inc., of West Chester; Ciba-Geigy, Ltd., of Geneva, Switzerland; Sun Oil; Phoenixville Hospital; Liberty Property Trust of Malvern and The Oaklands Business Park. He has negotiated more than 300 transactions in his brokerage career involving agreements valued at more than $300 million. The largest of those agreements was the representation of CFM Technologies in the sale and lease of more than 350,000 square feet of office and high-technology assembly space in Chester County. Phil was responsible for CFM Technologies, Inc.'s nine-month search for a new 250,000 square foot corporate headquarters. Phase I of the project is complete with the construction of 140,000 square feet in two buildings. In 2006-2007, Philip brokered the sale of more than $20 million worth of office and industrial condominium space in Chester County. In 2010, Phil brokered 17 transactions including Sales in excess of $19 million and Leases in excess of $11 million. Philip was awarded CCIM Designation at the October 18, 2007 meeting in San Antonio, TX, read press release. Philip was the 2009 and 2010 PA/NJ/DE CCIM Chapter President, read press release. Phil now serves CCIM on a Regional level and will be inducted into the National CCIM Board of Directors in October. A CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) is a recognized expert in the commercial and investment real estate industry. The CCIM lapel pin is earned after successfully completing a designation process that ensures CCIMs are proficient not only in theory, but also in practice. more CCIM information |
Jerre Lieberman jerre@liebermanearley.com
Jerre is the moving force behind the partnership's formation and development. He is a 1941 graduate of Franklin and Marshal College. Jerre is active with his son John and partner Philip Earley Jr. running Lieberman Earley & Company., a 100-year-old commercial leasing, management and sales company originally founded by Jerre's grandfather. John Lieberman is the 4th generation in the business. Philip became a partner in 1997.
Jerre has been involved in numerous build and lease transactions; has acquired financing for corporations, including the placing of debentures, and in the early 1970's, assembled an entire city block in downtown Philadelphia for the construction of a $50 million dollar building. He has leased buildings to and for countless major concerns including Western Electric, Burroughs/Unisys, The West Co., Bell Telephone, DuPont, General Motors and Philadelphia Electric among others. He has represented Cabot, Cabot & Forbes in the assemblage and acquisition of two large parks in Bucks County, PA and part of a third in the Washington, DC area.
In 1980, Jerre acquired and began developing the last three (3), ± 10-acre sites in the Devon Business Park along Route 202 in the dynamic King of Prussia area of Suburban Philadelphia. Between 1980 and 1990, the Lieberman's (in various partnerships with others) created a 105,000 SF office complex known as "The Meadows," a 135,000 SF flex building recently sold to VanGuard and the 115,000 SF Buttonwood Office Park, now the Safeguard Corporate Campus. They also developed and sold a 33,000 SF "shell complete" office building in the Buttonwood Park to Safeguard Scientifics as its headquarters in 1990 for $4,290,000. The land of the Safeguard Headquarters and Corporate Campus Complex is owned in condominium form. |
