Company Profile

      Anthony Panzera, Meg Stanley, and Ted Celeste
   

Ted Celeste has dedicated more than 30 years to real estate related activities. He has been involved in selling, managing, marketing, building, and restoring real estate in Ohio, Florida and New Mexico.

As a developer, broker and executive, Ted served as President of National Housing Corporation, a Cleveland development firm specializing in housing for Senior Citizens; President of New Town Housing, a redeveloper of urban property in Victorian Village; and President of Celeste & Associates Real Estate, a Grandview brokerage and development company.

Ted has sold homes in the Central Ohio area since 1972, in German Village, Victorian Village, Italian Village, Grandview, Bexley, Upper Arlington, Worthington, Hilliard and New Albany. He has built 27 units of energy efficient homes in Victorian Village. These homes, built during the 1970's, were examples of early urban in-fill housing that since has made the Victorian Village area a well-known success story.

During that same period Ted was involved in buying and restoring older brick multi-family units in the Italian Village neighborhood. His efforts in the area included a stint as the President of the Italian Village Society, during the formative years of that organization, and service on the Godman Guild Settlement House Board.

A wealth of experience in the real estate field has prepared Ted well for responding to the needs of those with whom he works. His personal attention to client-requirements has brought Ted many compliments and repeat business. During the 1990's Ted served on the Ohio State University Board of Trustees, and in 1998-1999 chaired the Board. His tenure with the University gave Ted a special understanding of the workings of OSU and prepared him for a unique niche in his sales role. Ted has helped many new relocating OSU faculty get acquainted with the Central Ohio area and find homes that meet their specific needs.

Ted has also been very active in the central Ohio community recently, with service on the business advisory committee for the Grandview Schools, a governing board member of First Community Church, and President of the Grandview Marble Cliff Chamber of Commerce.

Ted and his wife Bobbie served in the U.S. Peace Corps teaching elementary school in the Fiji Islands from 1969-1970. He grew up in Lakewood, Ohio, and received is bachelor's degree in psychology from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. Ted and Bobbie came to Central Ohio in 1971. For the past 25 years, the Celeste family (including their two daughters, Christiana, Grandview Class of 1991 and Liz, Grandview Class of 2000) has made Grandview their home.

contact: mailto:ted@celestehomes.com or
cell/text 614-679-7722

Meg Stanley, an agent with Celeste and Associates Real Estate since 2006, is a life-long Northwest Columbus resident. She represents both buyers and sellers reaching from Downtown Columbus to area suburbs, but has a special interest in helping first-time homebuyers succeed at purchasing their ideal home. She prides herself on providing superior personal service, and her connection to her hometown of Hilliard, where she currently resides with her husband and three children. Meg served on the 2006/2007 Hilliard Redistricting Committee, was a coach in the district for 6 years, and enjoys spending free time volunteering at the Capital Area Humane Society.  

contact: mailto:meg@celestehomes.com
cell/text 614-446-4852

A lifelong resident of Grandview, Anthony graduated from Grandview Heights High School in 1987 and earned his degree in Hospitality Management from Columbus State Community College in 1990. Many of you may know him and his family from his long involvement in the foodservice industry, particularly at his family's restaurant operation, Paul's Fifth Avenue.

In 1995, he Co-founded Caterware, Inc., providing specialty software solutions for the catering industry, and currently serves as Director of Support & Customer Service.

As a commitment to the community that he calls home, Anthony became involved in local government in 2001 when he was elected to Grandview Heights City Council and is presently serving a second term.

Anthony specializes as a buyer's agent for residential real estate, as well as investment and commercial property. Anthony owns and manages various residential buildings in Central Ohio, and has been involved in extensive rehab projects.  His knowledge of homebuilding practices and construction standards makes him an excellent resource for buyers who are considering both "project" homes, and market-ready properties.  His most recent venture, AP Affordable, provides guidance and reasonable home improvement services with quality and pride.

He and his wife, Julie, have two sons, Alessandro (Alex), a Junior at Grandview Heights High School,  and Mario, who attends 3rd grade at Stevenson Elementary. 

contact: mailto:apanzera@celestehomes.com
cell/text 614-205-1926