Mark Marasciullo
Chief Investment Officer
Acquisitions & Dispositions
Always Looking for New Opportunities
United Group has a successful history of developing and managing properties starting from an empty plot of land. Additionally, there is almost always an interest in acquiring distressed properties to either renovate or manage.
Acquisitions Team
Mark Marasciullo
Chief Investment Officer
Mark Marasciullo is a 25-year veteran of the real estate business. Over the course of his career he has consummated in excess of $7.5B worth of real estate transactions, across all major asset classes. He has advised numerous institutional clients, private equity firms and hedge funds on their commercial real estate investments, and has been a featured columnist on The Business Insider. Mark has started numerous companies, including New Canaan Partners, which he started in 2006 with seed capital from Guggenheim Partners. Most recently, Mark served as the Chief Financial Officer at Greenpointe Holdings, one of Florida’s largest, privately held residential development concerns. In addition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Mark has garnered significant institutional experience. He was a Senior Managing Director of National Investor Accounts and the International Capital Group at JLL. As a senior member of National Investor Accounts team, he covered JLL's largest institutional investor clients. As a senior member of International Capital group, Mark worked with US based investors to export their capital to Europe, while simultaneously importing Asian & Middle Eastern capital to the US. Prior to working at JLL Mark was a Vice President at EastdilSecured in NYC. Mark started his career as a leasing broker at Spaulding & Slye in Washington, DC. He lives in New Canaan, CT with his wife of 18 years. He has two daughters: Charlie and Daisy.
Thomas J. Uccellini
Senior Managing Director
As Senior Managing Director of Finance, Tom works within a small team within United Group’s finance division that has sourced over $500 million in debt, equity and mezzanine financing. Since 2001, Tom has been involved in every aspect of United’s development process from site selection through construction. Under the construction management-arm he oversaw two senior housing development projects with a total value of $30 million and two student housing projects totaling $75 million that included 1200 beds at the State University at Albany. He then transitioned into development where he completed an $80 million, 60-acre, 254-unit intergenerational community from site selection through construction.
Tom earned a B.S. in Business Management and Technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He currently sits on the board of trustees for the Saratoga Senior Center. He is a two-time New York State Greco-Roman wrestling champ as well as a two-time All American.
Keith Axelrod
Senior Managing Director
As Senior Managing Director in the Finance Group at The United Group, Keith works in a number of capacities dealing with both debt and equity financing for existing properties and those in our development pipeline. This includes financial analysis, providing debt and equity reporting to prospective sources, working with brokers, as well as networking with institutional and private capital sources.
He is also a Senior Vice President at United Group’s Broker Dealer, MCM Securities, LLC as well as a Registered Representative and hold the Series 24 General Securities Principal License, as well as the SIE, Series 82, Series 99 and 63 Finra Licenses.
In addition, Keith is responsible for assisting with investor reporting through United Investor Services. In raising private debt and equity through MCM Securities, he meets with various individuals, companies and entities including Medical Doctors, Hospitals, Medical Practices, Health Care Professionals, Financial Firms, Attorneys, Business Owners, Management Directors and other potential investors.
On a personal note, Keith was President of The Mid Hudson Road Runners Club and Race Director of The Dutchess County Classic for over 14 years and was an avid Marathon Runner.
Prior to working at United Group, Keith owned and operated a full service advertising and marketing firm.
Keith holds a Bachelor of Science degree in communications from Charter Oak College.
