Cedar Cat Ventures

Hartz Mountain Industries, established in 1969, is one of the largest private owners of commercial real estate in the United States. The company owns and operates a portfolio of more than 200 buildings in New York and New Jersey, representing over 30-million-square-feet of retail, hotel, office and industrial properties. Its portfolio also comprises more than 200 undeveloped acres of prime land in northern New Jersey. The firm s in-house construction and architecture departments designs and builds a wide range of projects, including commercial office buildings, retail centers, hotels, research and development laboratories, and industrial properties. Its architectural department offers site studies and site planning, analysis of building codes and zoning regulations, and project administration services. The company also provides property and asset management, leasing and marketing, and legal services. Hartz Mountain Industries is based in Secaucus, N.J.

The Hartz Group is a privately held real estate owner and developer with more than 35 million square feet of holdings in northern New Jersey and New York. Its more than 200 developments include major projects such as Harmon Cove in Secaucus, N.J.; Colgate Center in Jersey City, N.J.; 667 Madison Avenue in Manhattan; and Lincoln Harbor in Weehawken, N.J. The Hartz Group was founded in 1932 by Max Stern, a German immigrant who manufactured bird food under the Hartz Mountain brand, which was sold in 2000. The company s past business ventures have included local advertising magazines, alternative newspapers and carpet-cleaning machine rental departments. The Hartz Group has headquarters in New York and additional offices in Secaucus.