Phil Costa
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Columbia MBA, University of Maryland, BA
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Phil Costa is one of the Vice President's at WCRE in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He specializes in sales and leasing, tenant and landlord representation for office and industrial properties. Additionally, Phil brings experience as a multifamily real estate investor, property manager and landlord across the two states.
Phil is a former NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys and a graduate of Columbia Business School with an MBA. He earned his undergraduate from the University of Maryland, where he was a two-time ACC honor roll member and Team Captain in football his senior year.
Phil is active in the local community and serves on the Board of Directors for The AthLife Foundation, which provides opportunities for deserving kids from our nation's most promising communities by combining academics and sports.
EXPERIENCE
December 2019 - Present
Phil specializes in sales and leasing, tenant and landlord representation for office, investments, and industrial properties in Southern New Jersey and the Philadelphia Region. He has developed a wide network of business relationships and will focus to help landlords, investors, tenants and users develop strategies to achieve their commercial real estate goals.
September 2018 - Present
Author
The Transition Playbook LLC
June 2015 - January 2018
Sales Representative/ Technical Support Specialist
Abbott
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 2010 - March 2014
Offensive Lineman
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas, Texas
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