Barry Mertz, SIOR
Chairman & CEO
NAI Mertz
21 Roland Avenue
Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054
United States
+1 856 234 9600
Specialties
Corporate Services, Industrial
Scope of Experience
Barry Mertz is a driver on the commercial and industrial brokerage landscape in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. His vision and tenacity converted a dream into reality as he founded NAI Mertz 40+ years ago and today holds the position of CEO. Barry is well known in the commercial real estate community and is regarded for his absolute commitment to a high ethical benchmark. Under Barry’s leadership, the company started in the industrial real estate brokerage and property management sectors and evolved to a full service commercial real estate firm. Barry is an involved leader and instills a respect for the client in all who work for him.
Barry is proud to have grown the business from one person to a company with four (4) offices in Philadelphia, Bucks County and Wilkes-Barre, PA along with the headquarters location in Mount Laurel, NJ. Among the ranks is Barry’s son Scott, President, who hold the SIOR designation and is a top producing broker on the global stage. The executive team was joined by Bobbi Jean Formosa who brings operational expertise including process optimization, business planning, marketing/communications and resource management. Together, they manage a local team who are part of the NAI Global platform of 6,000 commercial real estate professionals in 375+ offices managing over 1.15 billion square feet of space.
Background & Experience
After practicing law for several years, Barry made a career change into the field of commercial real estate. Barry joined the Hart Corporation, a national real estate firm headquartered in Southampton, PA where he specialized in industrial real estate and corporate services. Years later he was appointed by the Trammell Crow Company to be a managing partner for their Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware office. In 1980 Barry started The Mertz Corporation. As the industry evolved, Barry realized the importance of being part of a competitive global platform and therefore joined NAI Global. The Mertz Corporation then became NAI Mertz.
Barry has been a leader in the NAI network, in the local market and in national real estate organizations.
Education
Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School
Temple University of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science
Pennsylvania State University School of Business Administration, Graduate Studies
Villanova University School of Law, Juris Doctor
Professional Associations & Designations
• Licensed Real Estate Broker, NJ, PA and FL
• Member, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
• Named to South Jersey Biz’s Power 50 (2015-2022)
• Numerous CoStar Power Broker Honors
• Named NAI Global Office of the Year / #1 out of 375+ Offices
• NAI Global Eagle Award for Outstanding Service & Leadership
• Member, NAI Principals, Directors and Managers Leadership
• Member, NAI Industrial Council
• Former Member, NAI Global Members Leadership Board
• Member, Industrial and Office RE Brokers Association (IOREBA)
• Member, Business Committed to South Jersey
• Member, Northeast PA Manufacturers & Employers Association
• Past Member Bar Association, PA and FL
• Supporter, SIOR Education Fund