Whalen forms new firm: Phoenix Commercial Realty

John Whalen, a prominent commercial real estate executive in the area, has formed his own company. Phoenix Commercial Realty will concentrate on commercial properties in Mass. and R.I., with an emphasis on shopping center leasing and sales. Whalen has over 20 years' experience in the leasing and sale of commercial properties at several industry leaders in Mass. As vice president at Tedeschi Realty Corp. of Rockland, Mass., he was responsible for the leasing and management of a portfolio of 30 shopping centers in southern N.E.