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John Reinhardt, president and chief executive officer of Fillmore Real Estate, has been elected to the board of directors of Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation (BEDC), Charles F. Koehler, chairman of the BEDC board and president and CEO of Community Capital Bank, announced.

“BEDC is delighted that John Reinhardt from Fillmore Real Estate has joined our board.” Koehler said. “Fillmore is one of the oldest and largest real estate agencies in Brooklyn and has extensive experience in commercial and residential real estate, the two areas where there is a great opportunity for collaboration with BEDC.”

Joan Bartolomeo, president of BEDC said, "We hope that BEDC’s relationship with Fillmore will give us a greater capacity to attract new companies to Brooklyn and to help existing companies realize their expansion plans. Real estate issues are one of the key drivers in economic development in New York City and John, as a second generation realtor, is very knowledgeable about the trends that have occurred in real estate iii the last decade.”

It is an honor for me to be elected to the BEDC board,” Mr. Reinhardt said. ‘I’m born and raised in Brooklyn and I feel strongly about the growth and development that is taking place. BEDC is a wonderful organization whose mission and goals are commendable. It is my goal to bring my expertise in the real estate arena to help the BEDC better accomplish its goals”

As the president of Fillmore Real Estate since 1993, Mr. Reinhardt has provided the strategic leadership that has enabled Fillmore 14 offices with 125 agents to its current number of 20 offices and 500 agents.