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In April 2009, David Falk was appointed President New York Tri-State Region of Newmark. Falk’s business is centered on both tenant and landlord representation in the acquisition and disposition of office space. Within the last two years, he has been involved in the leasing of more than 3 million square feet of space.

On the tenant side, Falk has represented Havas (420,000 square feet at 200 Hudson Square and 200 Madison Avenue), Kate Spade (in three Manhattan locations totaling 290,000 square feet), Pace University (built-to-suit dormitories at 180 Broadway and 33 Beekman as well as education and office needs in Manhattan totaling 1 million square feet), Angelo Gordon (140,000 square feet at 245 Park Avenue) and Cerberus (135,000 square feet at 875 Third Avenue).

Falk and his team are the exclusive leasing agents for more than 28 million square feet of an array of prestigious buildings, including 1 World Trade Center (3 million Square feet), 1251 Avenue of the Americas (2.1 million square feet), One Liberty Plaza (2.3 million square feet), 299 Park Avenue (1.2 million square feet) and 1 Hudson Square (1 million square feet). As leasing agents, he and his team have been involved in a number of transformative projects such as Chelsea Market, and noteworthy transactions that have included such progressive companies as Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Samsung.

Peter T. Shimkin is a Vice Chairman at Newmark’s New York City headquarters, where he works closely with President of New York Tri-State Region David Falk in the representation of both tenants and owners throughout the New York Metropolitan area.

Since joining Newmark in 2003, Shimkin has been involved in some of the most transformative transactions in Manhattan and has become one of the premier leasing agents. He serves as the exclusive leasing agent for an array of prestigious buildings, including 1251 Avenue of the Americas (2.3 million SF), One World Trade Center (3 million SF), One Liberty Plaza (2.3 million SF), 75 Varick (1.2 million SF), 299 Park Avenue (1.5 million SF), 122 Fifth Avenue (300,000 SF) 85 Tenth Avenue (600,000 SF), 1700 Broadway (590,000 SF), 245 Park Avenue (1.8 million SF), 477 Madison Avenue (327,000 SF) and 315 Hudson Street (485,000 SF).

Shimkin has represented prominent tenants including Angelo, Gordon & Co.; Square Mile Capital Management; Friedman LLP; District Attorney of New York; Pace University; Corporation Service Company; RCM Technologies; RMC Research Corporation; the Major League Baseball Players Association; V-Me Media; Specific Media; Miss Universe Organization; Leeds Equity Partners; Teachscape; Saad Services Corporation; Kugman Associates; and The Bridgeford Group.

Vice Chairman Hal Stein leads Newmark’s Lower Manhattan office and is responsible for strengthening and expanding the firm’s downtown presence. As one of the firm’s leading real estate advisors, Stein is highly experienced in both tenant and owner representation. To date, Stein has negotiated lease transactions in excess of 10.0 million square feet on behalf of tenants and owners.

Stein was designated a CoStar Power Broker in 2012, 2013 and 2019. In addition, Stein was named to Real Estate Forum’s “50 Under 40” national list in 2016 and was ranked 17th by The Real Deal in its 2016 list of Top Manhattan Office Leasing Brokers. Outside of his professional pursuits, Stein is active with the COPE Foundation and is on the board of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

Executive Managing Director Jason T. Greenstein is an integral member of President of the New York Tri-State Region David A. Falk’s team. Since joining Newmark in 2001, Greenstein has provided strategic real estate advisory services to both tenants and owners worldwide.

With a focus predominantly on tenant representation, Greenstein has met the real estate needs of numerous prominent corporations, including:

Cerberus Capital Management – 160,000 SF at 875 Third Avenue
MidOcean Partners – 38,000 SF at 245 Park Avenue
Deutsch (IPG) – 40,000 SF at 357 Park Avenue South
Havas Worldwide – 460,000 SF at 200 Hudson and 200 Madison Avenue
Fifth & Pacific Companies (formerly Liz Claiborne) – multiple leases totaling 220,000 SF
Merkle – multiple global leases totaling over 200,000 SF
aQuantive, Inc. – multiple leases totaling over 150,000 SF
Galvanize – multiple domestic offices over 100,000 SF
Kate Spade – 96,000 SF at 2 Park Avenue
AVON at One Liberty Plaza – 95,000 SF
The Jackie Robinson Foundation – 32,000 SF at 75 Varick Street
Whitney Museum of American Art – 40,000 SF at 300 and 440 Park Avenue South
Under Armour – 16,000 SF at 601 W. 26th Street
TZP Group LLC – 20,000 SF at 888 Seventh Avenue

In addition, Greenstein handles the leasing for an array of buildings, including One World Trade Center, 149 Fifth Avenue, 15 Little West 12th Street, 315 Hudson Street, 101 Avenue of the Americas and 817 Broadway. Greenstein was also involved in the leasing of the entire building at 200 Lafayette Street to JC Penney for 110,000 SF and 837 Washington Street to Samsung for 45,000 SF.

Prior to joining Newmark, Greenstein worked in the asset management division for Salomon Smith Barney Inc.

Eric Engelhardt oversees the leasing of One World Trade Center and 855 Avenue of the Americas. Since 2010, Eric and the One World Trade Center team have executed leases for nearly 2 million square feet of space including the 1.1 million square foot transaction with publishing giant Conde Nast. In the fall of 2014, Eric led the negotiations with High 5 Games and xAd, Inc., two technology tenants leasing 130,000 square feet at the building.

Prior to focusing on the iconic 3 million square foot tower downtown, Eric managed the acquisition and development activities of office, residential and retail properties for The Durst Organization.

In 2003, Eric joined The Durst Organization as a member of the in-house leasing team responsible for the leasing and marketing of a 10 million square foot commercial portfolio in midtown Manhattan. In his first several years with the company, he held a key role in nearly 1.2 million square feet of leasing transactions.

Before joining The Durst Organization, Eric was a Director at Insignia/ESG’s (now CBRE) Agency Group where he represented TIAA/CREF as leasing agent for the landmark Seagram Building and was a member of the team that secured Ernst & Young, LLP and Arthur Anderson as the anchor tenants for Boston Properties’ 1.1 million square foot 5 Times Square and 1.2 million square foot Times Square Tower, respectively.

Eric holds a Bachelors in Professional Studies of Architecture from State University of New York at Buffalo, has a New York State real estate salesperson license, and is a member of the Young Men’s/Women’s Real Estate Association