Pettinaro is a full-service real estate development and management company, that has been family owned and operated since 1965. Verino Pettinaro started his construction business out of his garage with a vision to develop, purchase land and build in the region. With a lot of hard work and business savvy, Verino has built a solid foundation. We have grown since then, continuing to expand in Delaware and the surrounding region. Currently, Verino’s son, Gregory Pettinaro is at the helm with the strength and support of over 200 employees.
Our focus is relationship building with our tenants as well as local brokers and communities. For 57 years Pettinaro has been the market leader in Delaware, making a major impact on the Delaware landscape. Pettinaro’s commercial portfolio consists of retail, office, mixed-use, and industrial properties totaling over 4.5 million s/f. Along with the commercial portfolio, Pettinaro can offer up more than 3,000 apartment units for rent in the region.
Pettinaro’s most recent and certainly most exciting development is the Barley Mill project in Greenville, DE. This development is anchored by Delaware’s first Wegman’s Food Market. In addition to Wegman’s there is approximately 38,700 s/f of retail and restaurant tenants. Currently a 105,000 s/f class “A” office building is under construction, with anticipated completion in the third quarter of 2023. Plans for the construction of a luxury flat residential building and another 52,000 s/f office building are being approved and finalizing a construction commencement schedule. Barley Mill is the premier live, work and play destination in Delaware. Over the past 50 years, Pettinaro not only constructed new buildings but has also turned around old, tired properties and made them exclusive places to work and live.
Our award-winning in-house Architecture and Construction division provides support across our portfolio as well as meeting the needs of our tenants, customizing construction to help make their business operate fluidly. A large number of our tenants renew their lease year after year, creating a go-to shop or store for local communities.
Pettinaro has continued to grow its diverse portfolio through acquisitions and development while remaining a one-stop-shop for leasing, property management and construction. We are excited to not only continue to ‘build’ on our reputation but also to continue to conduct market research and identify the needs of communities and ‘build’ to accommodate those needs. We look forward to an exciting future in 2023 of serving the community with housing and retail opportunities.