who we are
Lee & Associates NYC is a full-service commercial real estate firm dedicated to providing
economic value through its services. What exactly does that mean? It means we assemble
a team to analyze how well your real estate contributes
to how you conduct business. It means we study your
business and how you function in your workspace and
your marketplace. We then leverage our market knowledge
and understanding of your goals to develop real estate strategies that support your business plan and enhance your bottom line.
Our most distinctive business practice is that even after a transaction closes we remain active as your advisor for all real estate–related needs for as long as
you do business. We value our client relationships as highly as we value your success—and our own. But we
do not take success or your trust in us for granted. We earn it by performance, by consistently developing solutions that garner results.
James Wacht | President
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We want to be a trusted advisor for all your real estate needs.”
hOWard rOsen | PrinciPal
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We value our client relationships as highly as we value success. in fact, they are indicative of success.”
The real estate solutions we provide are unique to each client. They can be implemented expeditiously by
the team you have worked with from introduction through closing, on into the next phase of your real estate requirements, and the next, and onward. Our services evolve with your business and your changing needs. And we have the in-house capability to service all your real estate requests.
Local teams are the foundation of a cohesive national platform
that provides regional expertise for every market in the country. In New York we are supported by a keen research
department and financial analysts who track business and market trends and translate statistical data
into meaningful market insight to guide our recommendations and inform
your decision-making. Our corporate
communications department is facile in positioning properties for sale or lease to attract appropriate and
qualified buyers and tenants. elizabeth haukaas | managing directOr
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Our approach is creative, our solutions pragmatic.”
dennis sOmeck | PrinciPal
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all our services are client-focused. We provide personal attention to every facet of a real estate transaction frominitial meetings to space tours to lease negotiations to move-in—and post move-in.
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mitchell kunikOFF | PrinciPal
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We understand client needs and put their needs first and foremost in finding the right space, making the right deal, and always anticipating an exit strategy.”
Success is based on both tangibles and intangibles. The tangibles include the track-records and
breadth of experience of our real estate professionals. The intangibles include the confidence our clients feel in the services we provide and the satisfaction you will gain knowing we have delivered the best solution possible within your current business and economic context.
how we got here
Lee NYC is the New York office of Lee & Associates, a commercial real estate company founded in California in 1979. Lee & Associates has since grown to include over 700 commercial real estate
professionals in 46 offices nationwide. Annual total Lee & Associates transaction value averages $4 billion.
We are business ownersand entrepreneurs. The Lee & Associates business model is
founded on collaboration
and ownership. Each office across the country is owned by its brokers, kenneth salzman | PrinciPal
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commercial real estate is more about people than place. Our client-driven approach results inJOhn cannOn | PrinciPal
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The combined experience and market insight among our collaborative teams allow us to develop creative and effective strategies that meet and anticipate clientsfunctional and operational needs.
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with the opportunity for other Lee & Associates offices to invest. Lee NYC has no outsidedebt or partners so we can focus exclusively on the best interests of our clients without worrying about quarterly returns. Because of our financial strength, we never
sacrifice long-term results for short-term gains.
Lee NYC was formed in 2011 as a merger with Sierra Real Estate, a commercial real estate company founded in 1953. Sierra grew from a small
retail and property management firm to a competitive full-service real estate company specializing in multifamily
and commercial properties in New York. Sierra operates as a sister company to Lee NYC offering
acquisition, disposition, property and project management services.
We have over 75 real estate professionals providing office, retail, seniors housing and healthcare, investment sales, and
property management services. We came to Lee NYC for its collaborative style, the depth of its market research,
marketing finesse, and financial analysis capabilities, the spirit of the office, and the intelligence and
what we do
We analyze, develop, and implement real estate strategies that support your business goals. Ourperformance drives long-term relationships that continue far beyond a transaction.
why we do what we do
It helps that we’re good at it; it keeps our work rewarding. But it’s more than that, of course, that sustains us. It’s the people. Both here at Lee NYC and those whose businesses we put into the kind of space and buildings that enhance their success. We live and work in New York City—still the cultural and business capital of the world. And every venture, large or small, requires real estate. It’s no wonder it’s our city’s major industry. To participate in the real estate industry is to be in the heart of the action. Being in the heart of the action keeps our business skills honed and us connected to what makes our city great: people. That’s why we do what we do.
Peter shakalis | managing directOr
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understanding characteristics of various submarkets in manhattan is integral to servicing our clients. We approach every assignment fully informed withour in-house expertise
• Landlord and tenant representation
• Seniors housing and healthcare facilities
• Medical office buildings leasing and investment
• Financial modeling and analysis
• Valuation
• Investment advisory services
• Investment sales
• Legal
• Lease audits and lease abstracts
• Portfolio review and asset optimization
• Market research
• Marketing
• Project and property management
JOel herskOWitz | cOO
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We have recruited some of the best and most diligent professionals in the industry.”
Performance driven. Results oriented.
• Space programming and planning
• Architectural services
• Engineering
• Telecommunications
• Information technology services
• Transition resources
Lee & Associates NYC
600 madison avenue, suite 300 new York, nY 10022 | 212.776.1200 www.leeassociatesnyc.com
