As head of Mendik & Co., Mendik built a reputation for high-end asset repositioning. Included in the list of office properties his firm renovated were 866 UN Plaza and GE Building.
Mendik, long-time leader of the Real Estate Board of New York, sold his company for more than $650 million to Vornado Realty Trust in 1997. At the time of the sale, the company boasted a portfolio hovering around four million sf. He took a short-lived senior-level post at the REIT before leaving to form another independent firm, BHM Co. Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow at Temple Emanu-El on Fifth Ave.
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John Salustri
John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.
