ABOUT
Widewaters is a vertically integrated real estate organization with over 50 years of experience in the development, construction, acquisition and management of retail, hospitality, residential and office/industrial properties across North America.
We have developed or acquired over 13 million square feet of institutional quality real estate assets with a value in excess of $2 billion. In-house capabilities include acquisitions, site selection, entitlements, feasibility, legal, leasing, financing, accounting, construction, property management, and asset management. Leveraging our entrepreneurial instincts, capital and expertise, Widewaters continues to develop and acquire high-quality real estate across North America.
Widewaters’ corporate office is in Syracuse, New York, with additional operations in the Charlotte, North Carolina, and Salt Lake City, Utah, areas.
OUR VISION
We are a diversified commercial real estate organization that performs at the highest level of integrity and dedication to our associates, clients, partners and investors. By prioritizing dynamic growth opportunities and leveraging our depth of talent and expertise, we continually demonstrate excellence in real estate markets, investments and services.
OUR MISSION
Widewaters is passionate about delivering best-in-class excellence in real estate investments and services. A vertically integrated organization with highly experienced professionals with expertise across multiple asset classes, we develop, acquire, manage, construct and broker.
LEADERSHIP
Joseph R. Scuderi
President
315-445-8585
jscuderi@widewaters.com
William S. Holstein
Stephen A. Ranieri
Senior Vice President
315-445-8568
sranieri@widewaters.com
Kaye V. Habib
Senior Vice President Accounting
315-445-8562
khabib@widewaters.com
Andrew Ullrich
Vice President of Legal
315-445-8540
aullrich@widewaters.com
James W. Lavelle
Vice President of Retail Leasing
315-445-8613
jlavelle@widewaters.com
John J. Ferris
Timothy Carroll
Vice President of Information Technology
315-445-8573
tcarroll@widewaters.com
Edward G. Shagen
Vice President of Development – Western Region
435-658-9923
eshagen@widewaters.com
Brian R. Long
Vice President of Development – Southeast
704-248-7838
blong@widewaters.com
Kerri B. Rose
Vice President of Human Resources
315-445-8551
krose@widewaters.com
Marco Marzocchi
Tracy S. Lauer
Leasing Agent – Northeast
315-445-8631
tlauer@widewaters.com
Christopher W. Kutlick
Leasing Agent – Southeast
704-644-7846
ckutlick@widewaters.com
OUR COMPANY HISTORY
1971
Joseph T. Scuderi forms Pyramid Brokerage Company of Syracuse, the predecessor to the Widewaters Group.
1975-1981
Under the Pyramid Brokerage name, Joseph T. Scuderi develops single-tenant office buildings in DeWitt, Liverpool and Sherburne, New York.
1983
50-acre site in DeWitt, NewYork, acquired for the development of the Widewaters Office Park.
1984
Pyramid Brokerage Company’s development division is incorporated as The Widewaters Group, Inc.
1985
Widewaters expands to the Rochester, New York, market with the development of the Bushnell’s Basin Office Building in Pittsford.
1986
Widewaters acquires a site in Fairport, New York, for Woodcliff, a 285-acre mixed-use project.
1987
Woodcliff Office Building opens, bringing the Widewaters office portfolio to nearly 500,000 square feet.
Sylvan Glen, Widewaters’ first residential development, opens in Woodcliff.
1988
Widewaters enters the Retail Development sector with the construction of the 200,000-square-foot Roseland Center in Canandaigua, New York.
1989
Widewaters’ Class-A Office inventory exceeds 1 million square feet with the opening of the MetLife Building in Utica, New York.
1990
Widewaters IX Office Building opens as the final phase of Widewaters Office Park and becomes the new home for The Widewaters Group and the Pyramid Brokerage Company.
1991
Widewaters Construction, Inc., is formed to perform construction management and services for a growing portfolio.
Widewaters develops its first project outside New York State, a 175,000-square-foot shopping center in Wallingford, Connecticut.
1992
Widewaters develops and opens the Aroostook Centre Mall in Presque Isle, Maine.
1997
Widewaters’ Retail portfolio reaches 1.5 million square feet with the opening of the Chenango Towne Center in Norwich, New York.
1998
Widewaters enters the Hotel Development sector with the opening of the Hampton Inn & Suites in Victor, New York.
2005
In a four-year span, Widewaters develops six more hotels in five different states.
2006
Widewaters sells its Class-A Office portfolio consisting of nearly 2 million square feet.
2007
Widewaters opens a Charlotte, North Carolina, office, establishing a base for its growing development activity in the mid-Atlantic states.
2008
Widewaters develops its 15th hotel and first Canadian project – the Residence Inn in Downtown Moncton, New Brunswick.
2011
Widewaters opens an office in the Salt Lake City, Utah, area, establishing a base for future development activities in the western U.S. and Canada.
2016-2018
Widewaters expands hotel development to the western region, opening 11 new hotels totaling 1,734 rooms in seven states and one Canadian province.
2019
Widewaters completes its first multifamily project, the 350-unit ParkStone Village in Knightdale, North Carolina.
Widewaters enters the Washington, D.C., market with the acquisition of its 38th hotel, the Hyatt House Herndon/Reston in Virginia.
2020
Widewaters builds a new office building for company headquarters and the Pyramid Brokerage Company.