EX-10.2



 Exhibit 10.2 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT made as of this 3rd day of August, 2015, effective as of June 6, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and among
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and Nancy Mozzachio (the “Executive”). 

1. Position and Responsibilities. 

1.1 The Executive shall serve in an executive capacity as Chief Operating Officer of both the Corporation and the Partnership with duties
consistent therewith and shall perform such other functions and undertake such other responsibilities as are customarily associated with such capacity, and shall report to the President and/or Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. The
Executive shall also hold such directorships and officerships in the Corporation, the Partnership and any of their subsidiaries to which, from time to time, the Executive may be elected or appointed during the term of this Agreement. 

1.2 The Executive shall devote Executive’s full business time and skill to the business and affairs of the Corporation and the
Partnership and to the promotion of their interests. 
 2. Term of Employment. 

2.1 The term of employment shall be three (3) years, commencing with the Effective Date set forth above, unless sooner terminated as
provided in this Agreement. 







 2.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1 hereof, each of the Corporation and the
Partnership shall have the right, on written notice to the Executive, to terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause (as defined in Section 2.3) or without Cause, such termination to be effective as of the date on which notice is given
or as of such later date otherwise specified in the notice and, upon such termination of employment for Cause, Executive shall not be entitled to receive any additional compensation hereunder. The Executive shall have the right, on 30 days advance
written notice to the Corporation and the Partnership, to resign the Executive’s employment for Good Reason (as defined in Section 2.4), such termination to be effective as of the 30th day following when such notice is given or as of such
later date otherwise specified in the notice or otherwise agreed to by the Corporation and Executive; provided, however, that Good Reason shall cease to exist for any event on the 60th day following the occurrence of the event unless the Executive
has given the Corporation and the Partnership written notice, in accordance with this Section 2.2. 
 2.3 For purposes of this
Agreement, the term “Cause” shall mean any of the following actions by the Executive: (a) failure to comply with any of the material terms of this Agreement or of the Corporation’s Code of Ethics, which shall not be cured within
10 days after written notice, or if the same is not of a nature that it can be completely cured within such 10 day period, if Executive shall have failed to commence to cure the same within such 10 day period and shall have failed to pursue the cure
of the same diligently thereafter; (b) engagement in gross misconduct injurious to the business or reputation of the Corporation or the Partnership; (c) knowing and willful neglect or refusal to attend to the material duties assigned to
the Executive by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, which shall not be cured within 

  
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10 days after written notice; (d) intentional misappropriation of property of the Corporation or the Partnership to the Executive’s own use; (e) the commission by the Executive of
an act of fraud or embezzlement; (f) Executive’s conviction for a felony; (g) Executive’s engaging in any activity which is prohibited pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, which shall not be cured within 10 days after
written notice. 
 2.4 For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following: (i) a material
breach of this Agreement by the Corporation or the Partnership which shall not be cured within 30 days after written notice; (ii) a material reduction in the Executive’s duties or responsibilities without the Executive’s written
consent; (iii) the relocation of the Executive’s office or the Corporation’s or Partnership’s executive offices to a location more than 30 miles from New York City; or (iv) a “Change in Control,” as defined below.
The Corporation or the Partnership, as applicable, shall have 30 days after receipt of the Executive’s notice of termination for Good Reason in which to cure the failure, breach or infraction described in the notice of termination. If the
failure, breach or infraction is timely cured by the Corporation or the Partnership, the notice of termination for Good Reason shall become null and void. As used herein, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur if: (i) there
shall be consummated (x) any consolidation or merger of the Corporation or the Partnership in which the Corporation or the Partnership is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which the stock of the Corporation or the units
of the Partnership would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger or consolidation of the Corporation or Partnership in which the holders of the Corporation’s stock immediately prior to the merger or
consolidation hold more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or other forms of equity of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger, or (y) any sale, 

  
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lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, the assets of the Corporation or the Partnership; (ii) the Board
approves any plan or proposal for liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or the Partnership; or (iii) any person acquires more than 29% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Corporation. 

3. Compensation. 
 3.1 The
Partnership shall pay to the Executive for the services to be rendered by the Executive hereunder to the Corporation and the Partnership a base salary at the rate of $367,000 per annum. The base salary shall be payable in accordance with the
Corporation’s or Partnership’s normal payroll practices, but not less frequently than twice a month. Such base salary will be reviewed at least annually and may be increased (but not decreased) by the Board of Directors of the Corporation
in its sole discretion. The Executive shall participate in the Corporation’s annual bonus plan for senior executive officers and will be entitled to participate in the Corporation’s long-term incentive compensation plan. The payment of any
bonus or payment of any long-term equity incentive award is within the discretion of, and subject to the requirements established by, the Board of Directors of the Corporation, based on recommendations of the Compensation Committee. 

3.2 The Executive and her family shall be entitled to continue to participate in, and receive benefits from, on the basis comparable to other
senior executives, any insurance, medical, disability, or other employee benefit plan of the Corporation, the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries which may be in effect at any time during the course of Executive’s employment by the
Corporation and the Partnership and which shall be generally available to senior executives of the Corporation, the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries. 

  
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 3.3 The Partnership agrees to reimburse the Executive for all reasonable and necessary
out-of-pocket business expenses incurred by the Executive on behalf of the Corporation or the Partnership in the course of Executive’s duties hereunder upon the presentation by the Executive of appropriate vouchers therefore in accordance with
the policies and procedures of the Company as are in effect from time to time, including all cell phone, portable computer, professional licenses and organizations and conferences approved in advance by the CEO, such as ICSC and NAREIT. 

3.4 The Executive shall be entitled each year of this Agreement to paid vacation in accordance with the Corporation’s or
Partnership’s policies in effect from time to time, but not less than four (4) weeks plus personal and floating holidays (and a ratable number of sick days), which if not taken during such year will be forfeited (unless management requests
postponement). 
 3.5 In recognition of Executive’s need for an automobile for business purposes, the Corporation or the Partnership
will reimburse the Executive for Executive’s lease payments or financing for an automobile in an amount not to exceed $500.00 a month. In addition, the Executive shall be reimbursed for all costs of the automobile, such as insurance,
maintenance and gasoline, incurred in connection with the Corporation’s business in the same manner as other senior employees of the Corporation. 

3.6 If, during the period of employment hereunder, because of illness or other incapacity, the Executive shall fail for a period of 90
consecutive days, or for shorter periods aggregating more than six months during the term of this Agreement, to render the services contemplated hereunder, then the Corporation or the Partnership, at either of their options, may terminate the term
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the Partnership, as the case may be, to the Executive, effective on the giving of such notice. During any period of disability of Executive during the term hereof, the Corporation shall continue
to pay to Executive the salary and bonus, which the Executive has earned and accrued as of the date of termination of employment. 
 3.7 In
the event of the death of the Executive during the term hereof, the employment hereunder shall terminate on the date of death of the Executive. 

3.8 Each of the Corporation and the Partnership shall have the right to obtain for their respective benefits an appropriate life insurance
policy on the life of the Executive, naming the Corporation or the Partnership as the beneficiary. If requested by the Corporation or the Partnership, the Executive agrees to cooperate with the Corporation or the Partnership, as the case may be, in
obtaining such policy. 
 4. Severance Compensation Upon Termination of Employment. 

4.1 Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.2 hereof, if the Executive’s employment with the Corporation or the Partnership shall
be terminated (a) by the Corporation or Partnership other than for Cause or pursuant to Sections 3.6 or 3.7, or (b) by the Executive for Good Reason, then the Corporation and the Partnership shall: 

(i) pay to the Executive as severance pay, on the eighth (8th) day
after the Executive signs and delivers to the Corporation a general release of any and all claims she may have against the Corporation and Partnership, a lump sum payment equal to 250% of the sum of the Executive’s annual base salary at the
rate applicable on the date of termination and the highest of the Executive’s annual bonus for the preceding two full fiscal years, exclusive of any long-term incentive stock awards; provided, however, that in the event Executive’s
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defined in Paragraph 2.4 herein, Executive shall not be required to execute a general release as a precondition to receiving her severance pay; 

(ii) arrange to provide Executive, for a 12 month period (or such shorter period as Executive may elect), with disability,
accident and health insurance substantially similar to those insurance benefits which Executive is receiving immediately prior to the date of termination to the extent obtainable upon reasonable terms; provided, however, if it is not so obtainable
the Corporation shall pay to the Executive in cash the annual amount paid by the Corporation or the Partnership for such benefits during the previous year of the Executive’s employment. Benefits otherwise receivable by Executive pursuant
to this Section 4.1(ii) shall be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by the Executive during such 12 month period following her termination (or such shorter period elected by the Executive), and any such
benefits actually received by Executive shall be reported by the Executive to the Corporation within ten (10) days of receiving such benefits; and 

(iii) any options granted to Executive to acquire common stock of the Corporation, any restricted shares of common stock of the
Corporation issued to the Executive, and any other awards granted to the Executive under any employee benefit plan that have not vested shall immediately vest on such termination. 

4.2 (a) The Executive shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement by seeking
other employment or otherwise, nor, except to the extent provided in Section 4.1(ii) above, shall the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of employment by
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 (b) The provisions of this Agreement, and any payment provided for hereunder, shall not reduce
any amounts otherwise payable, or in any way diminish the Executive’s existing rights, or rights which would accrue solely as a result of the passage of time, under any benefit plan of the Corporation or Partnership, or other contract, plan or
arrangement. 
 5. Other Activities During Employment. 

5.1 The Executive shall not during the term of this Agreement undertake or engage in any other employment, occupation or business enterprise.
Subject to compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Executive may engage in reasonable activities with respect to personal investments of the Executive. 

5.2 During the term of this Agreement, without the prior approval of the Board of Directors, neither the Executive nor any entity in which she
may be interested as a partner, trustee, director, officer, employee, shareholder, option holder, lender of money or guarantor, shall be engaged directly or indirectly in any real estate development, leasing, marketing or management activities other
than through the Corporation and the Partnership, except for activities existing on the date of this Agreement which have been disclosed to the Corporation; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to (a) prohibit the Executive
from being on the Board of Directors of another entity, (b) prevent the Executive from investing in securities if such class of securities in which the investment is so made is listed on a national securities exchange or is issued by a company
registered under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, so long as such investment holdings do not, in the aggregate, constitute more than 1% of the voting stock of any company’s securities or


  
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(c) prohibit passive investments, subject to any limitations contained in subparagraph (b) above. 

5.3 The Executive shall not at any time during this Agreement or after the termination hereof directly or indirectly divulge, furnish, use,
publish or make accessible to any person or entity any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined), except pursuant to subpoena, court order or applicable law. In the event the Executive is required to divulge, furnish, use or publish
Confidential Information pursuant to subpoena, court order or applicable law, Executive will provide the Corporation with a minimum of five (5) days’ notice before doing so. Any records of Confidential Information prepared by the Executive
or which come into Executive’s possession during this Agreement are and remain the property of the Corporation or the Partnership, as the case may be, and upon termination of Executive’s employment all such records and copies thereof shall
be either left with or returned to the Corporation or the Partnership, as the case may be. 
 5.4 The term “Confidential
Information” shall mean information disclosed to the Executive or known, learned, created or observed by Executive as a consequence of or through employment by the Corporation and the Partnership, not generally known in the relevant trade or
industry, about the Corporation’s or the Partnership’s business activities, services and processes, including but not limited to information concerning advertising, sales promotion, publicity, sales data, research, copy, leasing, other
printed matter, artwork, photographs, reproductions, layout, finances, accounting, methods, processes, business plans, contractors, lessee and supplier lists and records, potential lessee and supplier lists, and contractor, lessee or supplier
billing. 

  
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 6. Post-Employment Activities. 

6.1 During the term of employment hereunder, and absent any written waiver or agreement to the contrary, for a period of one year after
termination of employment, regardless of the reason for such termination, other than by (x) the Corporation or Partnership without Cause or (y) the Executive for Good Reason or expiration of this Agreement, the Executive shall not directly
or indirectly become employed by, act as a consultant to, or otherwise render any services to any person, corporation, partnership or other entity which is engaged in, or about to become engaged in, the retail shopping center business or any other
business which is competitive with the business of the Corporation, the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries nor shall Executive use Executive’s talents to make any such business competitive with the business of the Corporation, the
Partnership or any of their subsidiaries. For the purpose of this Section, a retail shopping center business or other business shall be deemed to be competitive if it involves the ownership, operation, leasing or management of any retail shopping
centers which draw from the same related trade area, which is deemed to be within a radius of 10 miles from the location of (a) any then existing shopping centers of the Corporation, the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries or (b) any
proposed centers for which the site is owned or under contract, is under construction or is actively being negotiated. The Executive shall be deemed to be directly or indirectly engaged in a business if Executive participates therein as a director,
officer, stockholder, employee, agent, consultant, manager, salesman, partner or individual proprietor, or as an investor who has made advances or loans, contributions to capital or expenditures for the purchase of stock, or in any capacity or
manner whatsoever; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to prevent the Executive from investing in securities if such class of securities in which the investment is so 

  
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made is listed on a national securities exchange or is issued by a company registered under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, so long as such investment holdings do not,
in the aggregate, constitute more than 1% of the voting stock of any company’s securities. 
 6.2 The Executive acknowledges that
Executive has been employed for Executive’s special talents and that Executive’s leaving the employ of the Corporation and the Partnership would seriously hamper the business of the Corporation and the Partnership. The Executive agrees
that the Corporation and the Partnership shall each be entitled to injunctive relief, in addition to all remedies permitted by law, to enforce the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 hereof. The Executive further acknowledges that Executive’s
training, experience and technical skills are of such breadth that they can be employed to advantage in other areas which are not competitive with the present business of the Corporation and the Partnership and consequently the foregoing obligation
will not unreasonably impair Executive’s ability to engage in business activity after the termination of Executive’s present employment. 

6.3 The Executive will not, during the period of one (1) year after termination of employment, regardless of the reason for such
termination, hire or offer to hire or entice away or in any other manner persuade or attempt to persuade, either in Executive’s individual capacity or as agent for another, any of the Corporation’s, the Partnership’s or any of their
subsidiaries’ officers, employees or agents to discontinue their relationship with the Corporation, the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries nor divert or attempt to divert from the Corporation, the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries
any business whatsoever by influencing or attempting to influence any contractor, lessee or supplier of the Corporation, the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries. 

  
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 7. Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Corporation, the Partnership and their successors and assigns, and upon the Executive and Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. The Corporation and the Partnership will require any successor or assign to all or
substantially all of their business or assets to assume and perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation and the Partnership would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.
This Agreement shall not be assignable by the Executive. 
 8. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement does not create, and
shall not be construed as creating, any rights enforceable by any person not a party to this Agreement, except as provided in Section 7 hereof. 

9. Headings. The headings of the sections hereof are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof
nor to affect the meaning thereof. 
 10. Interpretation. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement
shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein. If, moreover, any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or
subject, it shall be construed by limiting and reducing it, so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law as it shall then appear. 

11. Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given at the time when mailed by
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the address below stated of the party to which notice is given, or to such changed address as such party may have fixed by notice: 

 

			
	To the Corporation	  	
	or the Partnership:	  	
		  	Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.
		  	44 South Bayles Avenue
		  	Port Washington, NY 11050
		  	Attn: President
		
	To the Executive:	  	 Nancy Mozzachio
 c/o Cedar Realty Trust,
Inc.
 44 South Bayles Avenue, Suite 304
 Port Washington, NY
11050


 provided, however, that any notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 

12. Waivers. If either party should waive any breach of any provision of this Agreement, she or it shall not thereby be deemed to have
waived any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other provision of this Agreement. 
 13. Complete Agreement;
Amendments. The foregoing is the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be amended, supplemented, cancelled or discharged except by written instrument executed by both parties hereto. 

14. Governing Law. This Agreement is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without
giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. 
 15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which
together shall constitute one agreement binding on all of the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the same counterpart. 

  
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 16. Arbitration. Mindful of the high cost of litigation, not only in dollars but time and
energy as well, the parties intend to and do hereby establish a quick, final and binding out-of-court dispute resolution procedure to be followed in the unlikely event any controversy should arise out of or concerning the performance of this
Agreement. Accordingly, the parties do hereby covenant and agree that any controversy, dispute or claim of whatever nature arising out of, in connection with or in relation to the interpretation, performance or breach of this Agreement, including
any claim based on contract, tort or statute, shall be settled, at the request of any party to this Agreement, through arbitration by a dispute resolution process administered by JAMS or any other mutually agreed upon arbitration firm involving
final and binding arbitration conducted at a location determined by the arbitrator in New York City administered by and in accordance with the then existing rules of practice and procedure of such arbitration firm and judgment upon any award
rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any state or federal court having jurisdiction thereof; provided, however, that the Corporation and the Partnership shall be entitled to seek judicial relief to enforce the provisions of Sections 5
and 6 of this Agreement. 
 17. Indemnification. During this Agreement and thereafter, the Corporation and the Partnership shall
indemnify the Executive to the fullest extent permitted by law against any judgments, fine, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with any claim, action or proceeding (whether civil or
criminal) against the Executive as a result of the Executive serving as an officer or director of the Corporation or the Partnership, in or with regard to any other entity, employee benefit plan or enterprise (other than arising out of the
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addition to, and not in lieu of, any other indemnification the Executive shall be entitled to pursuant to the Corporation’s or Partnership’s Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Agreement of Limited Partnership or otherwise. Following the Executive’s termination of employment, the Corporation and the Partnership shall continue to cover the Executive under the then existing
director’s and officer’s insurance, if any, for the period during which the Executive may be subject to potential liability for any claim, action or proceeding (whether civil or criminal) as a result of her service as an officer or
director of the Corporation or the Partnership or in any capacity at the request of the Corporation or the Partnership, in or with regard to any other entity, employee benefit plan or enterprise on the same terms such coverage was provided during
this Agreement, at the highest level then maintained for any then current or former officer or director. 
 18. Section 409A.

 18.1 It is the intention of the Corporation and the Partnership that all payments and benefits under this Agreement shall be made and
provided in a manner that is either exempt from or intended to avoid taxation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”), to the extent applicable. Any ambiguity in this Agreement shall be
interpreted to comply with the above. The Executive acknowledges that the Corporation and the Partnership have made no representations as to the treatment of the compensation and benefits provided hereunder and the Executive has been advised to
obtain her own tax advice. 
 18.2 Each amount or benefit payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed a separate payment for purposes
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 18.3 For all purposes under this Agreement, any iteration of the word “termination”
(e.g., “terminated”) with respect to the Executive’s employment, shall mean a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A. 

18.4 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the stock of the Corporation is publicly traded on an
established securities market or otherwise and the Executive is a “specified employee” (as determined under the Corporation’s administrative procedure for such determinations, in accordance with Section 409A) at the time of the
Executive’s termination of employment, any payments under this Agreement that are deemed to be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A shall not be paid or begin payment until the earlier of (i) the Executive’s death or
(ii) the first payroll date following the six (6) month anniversary of the Executive’s date of termination of employment; provided, however, that the Corporation if so requested by the Executive agrees to contribute any such payments
required to be made to the Executive to a rabbi trust established by the Corporation for the benefit of the Executive. 
 18.5 Any
reimbursements provided under this Agreement shall be made no later than the December 31st following the year in which such expenses are incurred, or such earlier date as provided under any plan or policy of the Corporation or Partnership, as
applicable. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. 

  
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	Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ BRUCE J. SCHANZER

	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
	
	Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P.
		
	By:	 	Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.,
		 	General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ BRUCE J. SCHANZER

	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
	
	 /s/ NANCY MOZZACHIO

	Nancy Mozzachio



  
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