New COO at Heritage Property Investment Trust

BOSTON-Robert G. Prendergast has been appointed senior vice president and chief operating officer at Heritage Property Investment Trust. The COO position has been vacant at the locally based trust since June 2003.

Prendergast is currently vice president of property management and construction. In his new role, he will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company. Prendergast joined the company in 1999 and was responsible for all property management and development activities for a portfolio that grew from 60 properties in 1999 to its current 166 properties. Previously, he was employed by Urban Retail Properties/Overseas Management Inc., a publicly traded retail REIT, where he managed Urban’s mixed-use development and fee-managed properties.