Mark W. Zurlini

Principal
mzurlini@palfi.net

Mark Zurliniis president of Palisades Financial and a principal of the Fund Manager.  In this capacity, he is responsible for underwriting, due diligence and asset management.

 

Mark has in depth knowledge of the banking process garnered over his twenty years of banking in the commercial real estate market.

 

In 1998, he joined WPI, a real estate development, finance and construction consulting services company, and worked alongside Palisades Financial’s principal, Billy Procida.  Together they combined their respective expertise in finance and development to drive WPI’s growth.

 

Previously, he was employed with First Fidelity Bank as vice president where he became one of the group's top producers.  In doing so he handled large scale projects with select clientele in New York and New Jersey .  During his tenure as a lender, Mark closed loans in excess of $1 billion in real estate transactions.

 

Mark was also employed with Moresmere Federal Savings & Loan Association as a loan officer for commercial real estate.  In this role, he was responsible for originating and underwriting loans of $1 million to $10 million in the Tri-state area. These loans were in all asset classes, including both construction and permanent real estate loans. 

 

He graduated from Rutgers University with a BA in Accounting and Economics. He is presently a member of the Advisory Board of Interchange Bank and Oritani Bank, a licensed New Jersey real estate broker and is a licensed New York real estate salesperson, as well as a member of the New York MBA and the Metropolitan Mortgage Officers Society.  He resides with his wife and three children in northern Bergen County , New Jersey .