Jeffrey Newman

Background

About Jeffrey Newman

Jeffrey Newman, senior VP of Empire State Realty Trust, supervises leasing and operations for the 1.875 MM sq. ft. Class-A office portfolio located in the Greater NY Metropolitan region (Fairfield/Westchester Counties), as well as a fully entitled office development site located immediately adjacent to the Stamford Transportation Center. Jeff has 37 years of commercial real estate experience, including nearly 24 years with Empire State Realty Trust and legacy companies Malkin Properties and W&M Properties, and he has concluded more than 7 MM sq. ft. of leasing transactions. Earlier in his career, he served as general counsel for Merritt 7 Corporate Park, as vp and general counsel for Collins Development Corporation (now Collins Enterprises), and as a real estate attorney with Reavis & McGrath (now Fulbright & Jaworski). Jeff serves on the Board of Directors of the Fairfield/Westchester Chapter of the Real Estate Finance Association (REFA), and is a past president of the New York City/Westchester and Fairfield Counties Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), a past Executive Committee member of the Westchester Chapter of Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), and a member of CoreNet, ULI, and REBNY. A cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the law school at George Washington University, Jeff is a member of the NY State and Connecticut bars, and formerly served on the Executive Committee to the Real Estate Section of the Connecticut bar. Jeff has participated as a panelist or moderator at several real estate industry events, including programs and conferences sponsored by NAIOP, Bisnow, ULI, Real Estate Exchange, REFA, The Business Council of Westchester, RealShare, and Westchester and Fairfield Chapters of BOMA.