Long & Foster Real Estate’s Strawberry Street office in Richmond congratulates John VanderSyde on celebrating his one-year anniversary as managing broker of the location.

“John has been a breath of fresh air for our office, and we are all delighted he is our managing broker at the Long & Foster Strawberry Street office,” said Jean Longest, associate broker and former managing broker of the Strawberry Street office.

VanderSyde began his professional career in residential development in 1985 after graduating from college. He worked his way through graduate school, receiving his master’s degree in architecture in 1992, and he is a licensed/registered architect.

After moving to Richmond, he became a real estate professional in 2002 and he was an associate broker with Virginia Properties, a Long & Foster company, before assuming his current role in the Strawberry Street office. VanderSyde and his wife, Ann, worked together as the Ann and John VanderSyde Team for 10 years, and they were a top-producing team for Virginia Properties and Long & Foster.

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