Zamias Services, Inc.
commercial real estate company based in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Zamias Services, Inc. is a commercial real estate leasing and management company based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The company was created by shopping mall developer George D. Zamias and traces its history back to 1957.
History
George D. Zamias worked as a real estate agent for eight years prior to founding the George D. Zamias Real Estate Company in 1961, which began constructing shopping centers the following year. The company was reincorporated as the Zamias Construction Company, Inc. in 1967, and then reincorporated again as George D. Zamias Developer in 1968.
Carolina Circle Mall was purchased out of foreclosure in September 1993 for $16 million from General Electric Capital. Beechmont Mall was purchased in 1997 for $24 million. Zamias sold Euclid Square Mall for $4 million to Haywood E. Wichard in August 2000. Metropolitan Life Insurance sold Zamias 10 malls in 1998.
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