Mitch Rudin, President of CB Richard Ellis’ New York Tri-State Region, oversees all the business and operating functions within the firm’s New York Tri-State Region, with day-to-day responsibility for the company’s operations in New York City, northern and central New Jersey, Long Island, Westchester and Fairfield counties.
In his previous role as President, Brokerage Services, for CBRE, Mr. Rudin oversaw the firm's tenant and landlord brokerage operations for office, retail and industrial leasing throughout the United States. He held a similar position at Insignia/ESG as President of U.S. Transaction Services until CBRE’s acquisition of that firm in 2003. Mr. Rudin also ran the transition team for Insignia/ESG in connection with the merger with CBRE.
Mr. Rudin was an instrumental member of the firm's Consulting Group upon joining the firm in 1989, and both created and grew Insignia's Agency Group (formerly Gordon Property Group) in 1993, which became one of New York's pre-eminent owner's agents with a portfolio in excess of 23 million sq. ft. Clearly one of Insignia's leaders, Mr. Rudin was named New York's "Young Real Estate Man of the Year" and in 2001, was recognized by the company with its first annual Edward S. Gordon Award for Excellence, Insignia/ESG’s highest honor named in memory of the firm’s legendary late founder.
Mr. Rudin has been involved in some of New York's largest transactions during his career, including overseeing the $400 million redevelopment of New York Plaza; a 1 million-sq.-ft. lease with Prudential Securities; the sale of 866 Third Avenue; the subsequent sale of a 200,000-sq.-ft. condominium interest in 866 Third Avenue to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; the sale of the 1 million-sq.-ft. 59 Maiden Lane; and in 2003/2004, 400,000 sq. ft. of leases upon behalf of the law firms Greenberg Traurig and Kasowitz Benson.
Prior to joining Insignia/ESG, Mr. Rudin was a partner at Tishman Speyer Properties, where he was responsible for leasing a substantial portion of the company's New York area portfolio. He was formerly an attorney with Davis & Gilbert, where he practiced real estate law. |