A family-branded firm synonymous with Northern New Jersey real estate
When Ken Crimmins took a temporary job with The Leslie Blau Company in 1972, mostly to find properties for his father’s construction business, he hardly envisioned that over 50 years later he would build a family-branded firm synonymous with Northern New Jersey real estate. Since becoming the major principal in 1990, Crimmins has led the Short Hills-based firm through the rigors of an uber-competitive market to continued year-over-year growth. Now comprised of 36 brokers, Blau & Berg’s core is still family. Jason Crimmins, Ken’s son, is the President of the company; Sheryl Crimmins, Ken’s wife is the firm’s Controller. Daughters Laura and Vanessa are Executive Director and Accounting Specialist, respectfully, while daughter-in-law, Whitney Driver-Crimmins is the Director of the company’s marketing department.
The Blau & Berg Company has forged a path in the tough New Jersey industrial sector, specifically in port-centric areas like Newark, Jersey City, Secaucus, and surrounding towns. Soaring demand for warehouse and distribution space has caused a surge in rents and property values in once-maligned areas that are now increasingly vital to not just New Jersey, but the national supply chain. Ken Crimmins attributes this growth to the region’s large population and consumer base, as well as a scarcity of land.
Despite its boutique status, Blau & Berg now boasts eight individual brokers with the prestigious SIOR designation as members of the Society of Office & Industrial Realtors, a critical networking group. Jason Crimmins manages the day-to-day operations of the company and is a firm believer in sticking to the basics. “It’s still a people business. We like to keep things simple. Relationships and hard work go a long way, and there’s a lot of worth i a name. People know Blau & Berg”.