August 10, 2022

Continental Realty Corporation selects Monica Johnson as Senior Leasing Associate, Commercial Division

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Continental Realty Corporation (CRC), a Baltimore-based real estate investment and management company, has announced the addition of Monica Klawuhn Johnson as Senior Leasing Associate, Commercial Division. She was formerly Vice President for Zuckerman Co., a boutique retail leasing company serving the Southeast markets of the United States.

In her new role, Johnson will handle marketing and leasing activities for several CRC mixed-use and retail assets situated in the Southeast, including Mount Pleasant Towne Centre, Sweetgrass Corner and The Shops at Towne Centre Way in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and The Shoppes at Webb Gin in Atlanta. Her responsibilities will include interacting with existing tenants to execute lease renewals and expansions, identifying new leasing opportunities to improve the retail tenant mix, and interacting with CRC’s stakeholders to maintain and increase long-term asset value.

Johnson brings more than 10 years of diversified real estate experience to this position, having worked in various leasing and development roles with Fuqua Development, Brand Real Estate Services and Zuckerman Co. For the past two years, she handled day-to-day leasing responsibilities for Mount Pleasant Towne Centre on behalf of Zuckerman Co., which served as the exclusive leasing company for the 510,000 square foot open-air regional shopping venue acquired by CRC in 2020.

“Given Monica’s familiarity with CRC, our team and her previous role leasing Mount Pleasant Towne Centre, we expect her to make a smooth and seamless transition to her new role,” stated Kristina O’Keefe, Director of Commercial Leasing for CRC. “Monica has sourced and executed countless retail leases during her real estate career. We are extremely confident in her ability to improve the tenant mix at several of CRC’s retail assets, as demonstrated by her track record of success and her work ethic. It is abundantly clear that Monica is a standout marketing and leasing professional with extensive local and national retail real estate relationships.”

Johnson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Kansas State University.

Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland and founded in 1960, CRC is a full-service commercial real estate and investment company focused on acquiring and operating retail and multifamily properties. The privately held firm owns and manages a diversified portfolio of retail centers consisting of more than six million square feet of commercial space and approximately 9,000 apartment homes across ten states, with a portfolio value exceeding $3.2 billion. For additional information, visit www.crcrealty.com.