Home to such kosher establishments as Mama Leah’s Pizza and Goldberg’s New York Bagels, Club Centre looks more like a nightclub than a shopping center on Saturday evenings, with hundreds of friends and family members gathering for fun and a late bite.
But 11 years ago, before America’s Realty LLC purchased the complex, the scene was quite different.
“When we bought the center it had 17 vacancies, and today it’s one of the few shopping centers you will see that is 100 percent leased,” says Steve Verstandig, senior vice president of America’s Realty LLC. “One of the best feelings is when I drop my daughter off at Beth Tfiloh for school and see a picture of Club Centre hanging in the building. What we have done has become intertwined in the community, and our shopping centers are part of everyone’s daily lives.”