Benjamin Birnbaum joined Newmark’s Retail Services division in 2007 at the firm’s New York headquarters, where he was subsequently named the youngest Vice Chairman in the company’s history. He specializes in landlord and tenant representation across both national and local markets. Since joining Newmark, Mr. Birnbaum has completed hundreds of transactions totaling more than $4 billion in value. On the landlord side, Mr. Birnbaum has represented many of the industry’s most prominent owners, including Abington Holdings, Columbia Property Trust, GFP Real Estate, Global Holdings, Hines, Hubb NYC, Invesco, JVP Management, Nuveen, The Olnick Organization, Related, The Rockefeller Group, RFR Realty, Ruben Companies, SL Green Realty, and Stonehenge Management LLC. His notable agency assignments include 1501 Broadway in Times Square, where he completed transactions for Taco Bell’s flagship restaurant and Raising Cane’s first New York City location, as well as representing Nuveen in a 6,500-square-foot lease to Lululemon at 1529 Third Avenue. He also represented GFP Real Estate at 560 Broadway in Soho in a transaction with Aritzia, replacing Dean & DeLuca on one of the neighborhood’s most... Read More