Federal Realty Investment Trust announced that Melissa Solis has been promoted to Senior Vice President -- Chief Accounting Officer. Melissa oversees the Trust's accounting functions, financial reporting, lease administration and corporate forecasting. Ms. Solis joined Federal Realty in 2007 as Controller and was promoted to Vice President -- Chief Accounting Officer in 2011. Prior to joining the Trust, Ms. Solis was a senior manager at Ernst & Young in the assurance and advisory business services group specializing in real estate. Christian Fleming has been appointed to Vice President -- Asset Management. In this capacity, Chris is responsible for the performance of the Trust's Philadelphia and Baltimore portfolios, comprised of 20 assets representing approximately 4.5 million square feet. Mr. Fleming joined the Trust in 2007 as a Development Finance Manager, and has held various other positions within the Trust. Prior to joining the trust, Mr. Fleming was a Senior Investment Manager at Northmarq Capital Inc. Patrick McMahon has been promoted to Vice President -- Development. Patrick is responsible for management of the Trust's development pipeline in the Boston and New York portfolios, specifically the multi-phase development at Assembly Row in Somerville, Massachusetts. Prior to joining the Trust in 2013, Mr. McMahon was the Vice President of Development in the Northeast Region at Simpson Housing LLLP, where he oversaw all aspect of the development process.