Experience

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  Palm Beach Homes, Estates & Investments, LLC.

  • Manager

    • Nov 2001 - Present

  • Realtor

    • Nov 2001 - Present

    As a seasoned realtor for 'Palm Beach Homes, Estates & Investments, LLC.', she takes special care in providing confidentiality as a trusted representative to her discerning clients. Tania's career experience as a successful Architectural Designer, published nationally and internationally, knowledge of projects new and old in Palm Beach County gives her the advantage of having an expertise that is hard to surpass in this field. Tania a worldwide traveler works with a diverse international clientele. visit my Blog at: https://www.facebook.com/PalmBeachHomesAndEstatesOver the years she has generated numerous land acquisition deals for real estate development companies that focus on office/retail, multi-family & single family residential projects. Tania's success is attributed to her keen knowledge of the South Florida market, her negotiating skills, ability to assess a client’s needs and her success in facilitating all aspects of any transaction with professionalism and patience.In 2008, Ms Russo as member of the Realtors of the Palm Beaches 'International Real Estate Committee' represented the State of Florida and the Palm Beaches on a trade mission to the United Kingdom. visit my Blog at: https://www.facebook.com/PalmBeachHomesAndEstatesPrevious Affiliations: Fite Shavell & Assoc. & The Valore Group, of Palm Beach; Regency Realty & Properties of Distinction in Boca Raton; Florida Prudential/Berkshire Hathaway Realty of Ft. Lauderdale.

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  PDA-Planning/Design/Architecture

  • Jupiter, FL

  • Consultant - Div.Planning & Design International, Inc

    • Jun 1978 - Present
    • Jupiter, FL

    Commercial project planning and design advisor, with expertise in interior design, project budgeting, FF& E specification, coordination & construction implementation for an array of fortune 1000 clientele as well as numerous architectural firms, developers, and property management companies. Project sampling:-Headquarters for Nations Bank, Barnett Bank, & Bank of America, Ft. Lauderdale, FL-Projects include: for JFN Assoc.- El Conquistador Hotel; Banco Popular; Puerto Telephone Co. Puerto Rico. IBM Corporate Headquarters-Brussels, Belgium-Sochi, Russia - 5 Hotel feasibility analysis for the potential acquisition, construction renovation, bid prep package, FF& E budget: Hotels Moskva, Chaika, Zhemchuzhina, Adler & Primorskaya -Saks Fifth Avenue, Aberdeen, MD - Store Planning & Display Design -DoubleTree Downtown, Nashville, TN - Total Renovation-Global sourcing Exec for Americana Fabrics & Carna Mills-textiles for Ralph Lauren Home Line-Developers: Radice Corp.; Knight; Stiles, & Trafalgar Developers; Landmarks Group & Lincoln Property Co.- Interior Space Planning, and Public Area Design-Attorneys: Greenberg Traurig Hoffman Quentel & Askew; Bilzin & Sumberg; Dykema, Gossett; Jones & Foster; Alley, Maass, Lindsey & Chauncey,-Hotels, Club Houses, Restaurants, & University Facilities, Handicapped Access Miami Dade CC, and many more.

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  PDA (Planning Design Architecture) a d/b/a of Planning and Design Group International, Inc

  • Jupiter, Florida

  • COO

    • Jul 1980 - Present
    • Jupiter, Florida

    PDA (Planning-Design-Architecture) a division of Planning & Design Group International, Inc. Fort Lauderdale and Jupiter FL - formed 1992 to Present - Consulting Interior Designer providing contract services to architectural firms, textile manufacturers-home fashion industry, corporate clientele, developers, and property management companies. Examples of some assignments are the following:Steven Ryan Architects, Jupiter, FL – VP Interior Design• Manager in charge of Interior facility planning, interior design and project implementation• Provided creative solutions while addressing all the technical and functional needs of a project• Completed consolidation of S. Florida corporate & branch facilities for the merger of NationsBank, Barnett Bank and Bank of America Bank: Design of Bank United Branches other corporate design facilities as Blockbuster, AutoNation and tenant lease properties managed by Lincoln Property Co. and CB Richard EllisPillowtex & Carna Mills, N.Y., NY – Textile Sourcing, Marketing and Design Consultant• Responsibilities included working as part of the team creating the Ralph Lauren Home Fashion Line• Creator of all corporate marketing collateral materials, brochures and displays’ for NY and Vegas Shows Palm Beach Hotel Group, West Palm Beach FL - Sr. Project Executive • Managed & coordinated new projects and project development• Prepared a marking and management study • Design/construction analysis for a joint venture investment in five hotel properties in Sochi, Russia home to ‘2014 Winter Olympics’• Concept design & budget preparation for the renovation of the 250-room Doubletree Hotel in downtown Nashville, TN.Goodkin Research, Lauderdale By The Sea, FL – Consultant• Provided commercial real estate site assessment evaluation and selection, specialized in project planning advice• Among some of the assignments were numerous REO Land investments owned by local banks

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  Planning & Design Group International, Inc.

  • Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Jupiter, FL

  • COO Managing Director

    • Jun 1978 - Present
    • Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Jupiter, FL

    The Planning and Design Group International, Inc. a Florida Architectural firm employing twenty two professionals specialized in Interior Architecture, Space Planning and Interior Design. Planning & Design Group consecutively ranked in the Top 200 Nationally and in the top 3 in Florida for over a decade. The firm catered to Fortune 500 corporate clientele, as well as, top developers and financial institutions. Some of the impressive list includes; Cigna; Digital; Dean Witter; Templeton Investments; Chicago Title; Pannel, Kerr & Forester; Nations Bank; Security Pacific; Lloyds Bank; Citicorp; Union Carbide; USA Today; Wang; Tropicana, IBM and many more.

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  Frank Pesce Group

  • Boca Raton

  • Property Manager

    • Jun 2009 - Nov 2012
    • Boca Raton

    Contributed to the operational efficiency of a well established organization in managing and maintaining commercial office buildings and numerous single tenant outparcel properties. Ensured optimal operational and financial performance of properties; oversight of buildings and grounds, maintenance, tenant relations, negotiated new leases, tenant allowances, for improvements and renewals, collections, budget preparation and proper execution of services by outside vendors. Project Management of tenant build out.

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  Harris Direct

  • Customer Service Associate

    • Dec 2002 - Nov 2004

    Contributed to the sale of products and services by providing operational support to customers and the financial center staff including: receiving deposits, assisting senior Financial Representatives with problem resolution and cross-selling of products and services. Successfully established client relationships by exhibiting knowledge of current rates, products and services provided by the Bank. Harris was sold to E-Trade and the Boca Raton Office was closed.

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  Howell Design

  • 5th Ave NY, NY

  • VP Account Exec-Consultant

    • Aug 1974 - Jul 1977
    • 5th Ave NY, NY

    Ms Russo worked in cooperation with James A Howell, Madeline Karl, & William Robinson, Museum Curator on Restoration of the Alamo Museum and it relationship to the Master Plan for San Antonio River Walk. USAA Corporate Headquarters (United Services Automobile Assoc.) 7 Buildings - 3 Million SF Total: Participated in project Programming, Interior Design, FF&E specification; the project was the first Westinghouse Modular Partition - open plan instillation. The Center operates 24/7, has a child care and classroom facility for employees children. Complex was designed to have an onsite pharmacy, general store, exercise area, and a cafeteria to accommodate 300 individuals for dining. The outdoor spaces included areas for art/sculptures, dining, walking and bike riding paths. Art and textile consultant Alexander Gerard joined the design staff as consultant for art acquisition and placement.

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  Tania Russo Consultant

  • Larchmont, NY

  • Industrial Designer/Interior Planner-Designer

    • Aug 1967 - Oct 1974
    • Larchmont, NY

    Worked for Sugart & Assoc., Alan Shugart was the team Mgr. that invented the floppy disk at IBM. I was retained for the Industrial Design of the Injection molded 1st IBM Personal Computer; My design created the 3 components Consisting of the Screen, CPU and Keyboard. I BM Used my creation had a longevity of 22 years, transitioning from the floppy to the hard disk.Then he and Finis Conner started Shugart Technology in 1979, which soon changed its name to Seagate Technology.Shugart subsequently became CEO of Seagate which became the world’s largest independent manufacturer of disk drives and related components. In July 1998, Shugart resigned his positions with Seagate.He received the 1997 IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Info Storage Systems Award. In 2005, he was made a Fellow of the Computer History Museum "for his lifelong contributions to the creation of the modern disk drive industry."

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  JFN Associates

  • 77 Water St. New York NY

  • Designer, SR. Designer, Account Exec

    • Mar 1969 - Aug 1974
    • 77 Water St. New York NY

    Designer/Sr Designer/Space Planner & Senior Project Executive - JFN Assoc. ranked as the # 3 among the 'INTERIOR DESIGN GIANTS' Nationally, for over a decade from 1970's-84 as reported by Corporate Design Magazine. The firm was managed by partners Salvatore Fili, Douglas and Malcolm Nicholson, had over 110 employees. My project involvement included the following: • All Office tenant space planning for the Hancock Center, Chicago, IL (the tallest building in USA at that time)• Corporate Headquarters for the following: Solomon Brothers (1 NY Plaza -160K SF) Dominick & Dominick (55 Water ST-110K SF) Arthur Anderson (1345 Avenue of the Americas) National Association of Security Dealers (40K SF) Atlantic Richfield (17 Floors 400K SF-Steuben Glass Building-717 5th Ave) American Tobacco Co. Park Ave (35K SF) Osceola Operating Corp. Park Ave (25K SF)• Regional Headquarters for the following: Security Pacific International Bank Union Carbide Building-270 Park Ave United California Bank - 350 Park Avenue Manufacturers Hanover Trust - Union Carbide Building, 270 Park Ave Scott Paper Corp.-International Plaza a/k/a Scott Plaza, Philadelphia, PA - Building III

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  Realty Hotels - Biltmore, Barklay, Roosevelt & Commodore Hotels - Owned then by NY Central RR

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Senior Interior Designer

    • Jun 1967 - Mar 1969
    • Greater New York City Area

    All the hotels are connected to Grand Central Station via underground pedestrian paths. The Biltmore Hotel was a historic landmark. My office was on the 4th floor of the Biltmore, next to the managers office. The hotel had its own arrival station within the terminal, nicknamed "The Kissing Room," with elevator access to the lobby. A private elevator served only the Presidential Suite. The Tea Room (a.k.a. Palm Court) echoed the design of the main concourse at the Terminal. On the 22nd floor of the hotel was the grand ballroom, called the Cascades. Between the north and south towers was the Italian Garden, which overlooked Vanderbilt Avenue and Grand Central Terminal. In the winter months the garden was transformed into an ice skating rink. Henry Ford tried to broker a truce agreement to halt World War I while headquartered at The Biltmore in 1915. The second floor was occupied by the well known Grand Central Art Gallery. The Biltmore Lobby was larger and Grander than the Hotel Plaza Lobby. The hotel had also had the only Turkish Bath in town at the time, an enormous swimming pool, larger than an Olympic size. It was also famous for its roof garden & "Meet me under the Clock at the Biltmore Lobby." The clock was a huge bronze archway that was truly a piece of Art. The New York Biltmore Hotel ceased operation when the building was gutted in August 1981 by its then owners Paul Milstein and Seymour Milstein.[2] The demolition took place despite the building's landmark status and concerted protests by preservationists.[3] The hotel was stripped down to its steel structural skeleton and rebuilt as Bank of America Plaza. Though the bank is still the largest tenant, the building is today known simply by its address, 335 Madison Avenue.