co-founder / managing partner
ANDREW MARTINEAU

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Andrew Martineau is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Zero Empty Spaces. He leads the company’s strategy to activate vacant commercial properties into productive, revenue-generating assets through scalable creative reuse models. Andrew oversees site acquisition, negotiations with property owners, and all marketing, public relations, and event programming, ensuring consistent outcomes for municipal and private-sector partners.

 

Since co-founding Zero Empty Spaces in 2019, Andrew has grown the initiative into a multi-city platform that delivers measurable community and economic returns. His leadership builds on more than two decades in commercial real estate marketing, including Marketing and Business Development roles for Westfield Group, where he led branding and activation strategies for a $40M property renovation of one of their South Florida properties and developed programs that consistently drove sales and traffic growth.

 

Alongside his work at Zero Empty Spaces, Andrew is CEO of UniteUs Group, where he consults on branding and marketing strategy for destinations, cultural institutions, and businesses. He is also an active community leader, having served on numerous boards and advisory councils, and is recognized with multiple awards for his creative achievements and contributions to arts, culture, and civic life.