LPC NE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Property Manager
Job Titles:
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Property Manager
- Property Manager With Lincoln Property Company
Adam Greenberg is a Property Manager with Lincoln Property Company. Adam boasts over 7 years of hands-on experience in the property management field. Upon transitioning from the hospitality industry, he brings a critical eye for detail and excellent service skills as a result of 20+ years in hospitality with mostly Hilton branded hotels. His hospitality background enables him to excel in tenant satisfaction as well as create and maintain long lasting tenant relationships. He was previously with SAAM Properties and then Signature Acquisitions where he was responsible for several buildings in the Union County, New Jersey area and several properties around northern New Jersey where he acquired a deep knowledge of building maintenance, construction, and engineering.
Adam currently oversees more than 400,000 square feet of Class A office space. He is also involved in the preparation of annual budgets, monthly reporting, vendor contracts, purchasing, and the oversight of several building managers and support staff.
Barry Johnson is the Director of Operations at Lincoln Property Company. Barry has over 25 years of diversified professional experience. His primary responsibility is the oversight of Lincoln Property Company's New York City Tri-State suburban area Project and Engineering Operations and assigned personnel. Barry is also responsible for coordinating Fire, Life Safety, NFPA, NFC and OSHA Compliance Training for engineers, develop and implementing plans to bring substandard facilities into compliance, and is responsible for proficient operation of assigned assets, ensuring all building systems are maintained in first class condition.
Education
BOCES of Southern Westchester Trades School
Certification in Electrical Practices, Refrigeration & HVAC
EPA 608 Universal Certification
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President
- Real Estate Broker in New York State
Christopher Wittmann joined Lincoln Property Company in 2007. Mr. Wittmann is a Senior Vice President and his areas of responsibility includes tenant representation, property acquisitions and building agency leasing. Mr. Wittmann also manages corporate real estate services including the development of user requirements, location selection, lease negotiations, sales and acquisitions, relocation management and post-occupancy evaluation.
Mr. Wittmann is a licensed Real Estate Broker in New York State and has over 20 years of experience representing tenants and landlords in New York City. This includes institutional and entrepreneurial tenants and landlords throughout the Tri-State area in the financial, technology, fashion, educational, advertising, government, legal, and non-profit industries.
In 2010 Mr. Wittmann successfully leased 259 Tenth Avenue, a 250,000 sf Cass Gilbert designed loft building in West Chelsea to Avenues: The World School, its first location. It was listed by Crain's New York in the top 15 leasing transactions.
In 1997 Mr. Wittmann co-founded TechSpace Inc, an innovative, venture capital backed national co-working company. Beginning with its first location in Union Square NYC, he oversaw the national rollout and development throughout the US in major urban cities including Boston, Miami, San Francisco, and Austin Texas. TechSpace was featured in many publications including the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company and Austin Business Journal.
Prior to commercial real estate he worked in production for CBS Sports in New York.
Christina De Jesus joined Lincoln Property Company in 2020 and is an Associate Director with LPC NYC's Brokerage team. She specializes in real estate marketing and office leasing on behalf of tenants and landlords in New York City. Christina started her career in brokerage in 2006 thus has extensive experience in a wide range of commercial real estate transactions, including office leasing and subleasing, building agency and sublease disposition, and sales.
Christina has had a crucial role in closing transactions on behalf of tenants that span all types of industries. Select transactions include:
55,000 sf condominium purchase on behalf of JLA Home Furnishings at 20 West 33rd Street
38,000 sf lease on behalf of AMDA at 244-250 West 54th Street
31,000 sf lease for DRA Advisors at 575 Fifth Avenue
25,000 sf lease for AmorePacific at 1407 Broadway
43,000 sf lease for Vince Camuto Group at 1407 Broadway
33,000 sf lease renewal for Vince Camuto Group at 1370 Avenue of the Americas
51,000 sf lease for Open Jar at 1601 Brodway
10,000 sf lease for Pumpkin Insurance at 432 Park Avenue South
30,000 sf sublease for Keller Williams at 1155 Avenue of the Americas
Christina has also represented landlords and sublandlords in the disposition of space throughout New York City. She has successfully leased space for Pan Am Equities at 116 West 32nd Street / 119 West 31st Street and 18 East 50th Street; Goodhope Management at 5 Columbus Circle; on behalf of sublessor Rose Associates, Inc. at 200 Madison Avenue; on behalf of Depeche Mode at 535 Eighth Avenue, on behalf of Russo & Associates at 600 Third Avenue; and on behalf of Lebhar Friedman at 425 Park Avenue. Select dispositions include:
45,000 SF renewal and expansion for MG Engineering at 116 West 32nd Street
70,000 SF for the CUNY School for Professional Studies at 119 West 31st Street
100,000 SF of leases to Fordham University, Columbia University and Millennium Partners, among others, at 5 Columbus Circle, bringing the building to 100% occupancy
53,000 SF sublease at 200 Madison Avenue on behalf of Rose Associates, Inc., achieved by subleasing half the space each to two separate but notable firms, Havas Health, Inc. & McCubbin Hosiery LLC, d/b/a Leg Apparel
25,000 SF sublease at 425 Park Avenue to Keller Williams on behalf of Lebhar Friedman
Prior to joining LPC, Christina was with Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, where she received the Employee of the Year Award in 2012. She has also held positions with Coldwell Banker and the Kaufman Organization. Christina received her Bachelors degree from Binghamton University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Senior Property Manager
Christine Sbarro joined Lincoln Property Company in 2015 and is a Vice President of Property Management. She has over twenty-five years of diversified professional experience in commercial real estate property management including industrial, airport, retail and office product. Her responsibilities include management of commercial office, retail and industrial space in central/southern NJ and eastern PA markets. Christine is responsible for preparing annual income and expense budgets, monthly reporting, property vendor contracts, tenant relations, site inspections for property acquisitions and sale and oversight of Property Managers and building staff. Christine is also responsible for project management and tenant improvement projects within her portfolio.
Education
Rider University - MBA in Finance
Wilmington University - Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management/Business
Job Titles:
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Property Manager
Colleen Cahn joined Lincoln Property Company in April of 2016, and has over 20 years of real estate marketing, operations and graphic design experience. Colleen worked for New England Land Company's commercial real estate division since 2003 as Marketing Coordinator and Executive Assistant. Prior to New England Land, she worked at Weichert, Inc. and The Relocation Group in Greenwich, Connecticut. She has been a licensed real estate salesperson in the state of Connecticut since 2006 and holds an Associate of Arts degree in Graphic Design.
In 2019, Colleen expanded her role with Lincoln into the field of property management. As a Property Manager, she is responsible for tenant and vendor relations, lease administration, financial reporting and overseeing building staff.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Property Management Team
Eric DiPasquale joined Lincoln Property Company in 2018 and has 8 years of real estate experience. Eric is an Assistant Vice President of Acquisitions & Development and is responsible for covering the New Jersey, New York and Connecticut markets. He is responsible for providing financial analysis, conducting due diligence to ensure that the property is accurately appraised, researching market data for comparable properties, resolving environmental/zoning issues and managing the closing process to ensure timely completion of all acquisitions and dispositions.
Prior to joining Lincoln, Eric worked at JLL where he was a Lease Analyst and was responsible for maintaining relationships between landlords and occupants, and ensuring accuracy of all documents and financial records. Prior to JLL, Eric worked at Realogy Holdings Corp as a Wire Associate performing real estate mortgage wire transactions for over 20 banks nationwide.
Eric graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He holds his New Jersey Real Estate License.
Hernan Prohaszka joined Lincoln Property Company in 2016, bringing 20+ years of commercial real estate experience. He was previously with Cushman & Wakefield's White Plains, NY office. Hernan specializes in Westchester/Fairfield County industrial & office product. He assists clients in identifying and aligning strategic business, financial, and operational objectives with commercial real estate requirements. Whether providing acquisition, disposition, renewal, relocation, or consolidation services, Hernan's brokerage services are distinguished by his in-depth knowledge of markets, combined with strategic problem-solving abilities in his client's immediate area.
Hernan began his real estate career with NAI in 2001 as a research analyst and was quickly promoted to the leasing and investment sales team. He then joined the Stiles Corporation, focusing on retail leasing and development. During his time at Stiles, Hernan managed a portfolio of anchored shopping centers and successfully completed transactions with numerous national tenants.
He later joined Sperry Van Ness, relying on prior experience to help advise clients to effectively navigate through the severe economic downturn specifically in office, industrial and retail product types. Hernan worked with institutional clients such as Wells Fargo, Sovereign National Bank, and LNR/C-III Capital Partners. He was ranked as one of the top Sperry Van Ness brokers in the region.
Hernan received a BA, cum laude, from University at Albany where he was a member of the varsity baseball team.
He holds his real estate licensed in both New York and Connecticut. Hernan resides in Ridgefield, CT with his wife and children.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Property Manager
Jackie Palma joined Lincoln Property Company in March 2016, and has 9+ years of commercial real estate experience. Jackie manages more than 600,000 square feet of Class A commercial office space in the Princeton, NJ area. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing property maintenance and building staff, fostering relationships with tenants and vendors, and handles the preparation of annual budgets and financial reports. Prior to joining Lincoln, Jackie served as an Administrative Assistant to senior-level executives for over 4 years. With her combined Property Management and Administrative experience, Jackie takes pride in showing high levels of support to her team.
Job Titles:
- Retail Specialist / Marketing
Jeffrey Rosenblatt, award-winning real estate professional with over 30 years of experience is Senior Vice President of Lincoln Property Company. Over the course of his career, Jeff has closed more than 30 million square feet of transactions, representing a diverse portfolio of corporate, institutional and entrepreneurial clients throughout NYC.
Jeff started with Lincoln Property Company in 2020 and he specializes in a broad range of real estate transactions, including lease and sublease negotiations, renewals and restructuring. Most recently, he represented the buyer, a home-furnishings company, in a 55,000 SF condominium purchase of four floors at 20 West 33rd Street; secured a 38,000 SF lease for American Musical & Dramatic Academy (AMDA) at 244-250 West 54th Street; and arranged the 31,000 SF long term lease for DRA Advisors headquarters at 575 Fifth Avenue. Jeff also recently subleased 53,000 SF at 200 Madison Avenue on behalf of Rose Associates, Inc. to two separate but notable firms, Havas Health, Inc. & McCubbin Hosiery LLC, d/b/a Leg Apparel; secured a long term lease for South Korean beauty and cosmetics conglomerate, AmorePacific for 25,000 SF at 1407 Broadway; and 51,000 SF for the Open Jar Institute, a premier Broadway training program at 1601 Broadway. Additional recent successful transactions include securing long term leases for over 75,000 SF for Vince Camuto Shoes at 1407 Broadway and 1370 Avenue of the Americas, 13,000 SF for Schreck Rose Dapello Adams at 888 Seventh Avenue, as well as a long term extension for National Artists Management Company at 1560 Broadway. Previously he negotiated leases for 33,000 SF for the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles at 21 Penn Plaza and 145 West 30th Street, 32,000 SF for RWS and Associates Entertainment in Long Island City, 13,742 SF for the Big East athletic conference at 655 Third Avenue as well as a 45,000 SF renewal and expansion for MG Engineering and 70,000 SF lease for the CUNY School for Professional Studies, both at 116 West 32nd Street.
In addition, he closed a 160,000 SF renewal for IBM in its 590 Madison Avenue headquarters, resulting in over $50 million in savings for client; a renewal valued at $20 million for CEMEX, for its U.S. headquarters at 590 Madison Avenue; and a 15-year lease renewal on behalf of Rose Associates Inc. for 47,000 SF at 200 Madison Avenue. Other notable tenants he has negotiated space for include St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital; NY Eye & Ear Infirmary; Beth Israel Medical Center; Susan Komen Foundation; CAMI; and the Museum of Natural History.
Jeff is an accomplished owner's representative as well and has leased approximately 2 million square feet of space on behalf of notable owners, with disposition experience in both direct and sublease space. As landlord's agent he has closed several transactions that include: 1 million square feet of leases at 1251 Avenue of the Americas for Mitsui Fudosan (NY) Inc.; leases for Talbot's and the National Basketball Players Association, among others, at 1700 Broadway for Lawrence Ruben Company, Inc.; 90,000 combined SF of subleases for IBM at 11 Madison Avenue and 404 Fifth Avenue; and more than 700,000 SF of leases at 655 and 675 Third Avenue for The Durst Organization. As owner's representative, Mr. Rosenblatt's transactions include the realignment of an existing property at 57th Street and Broadway as a development site on behalf of Extell Development; 100,000 SF of leases to Fordham University, Columbia University and Millennium Partners, among others, at 5 Columbus Circle, bringing the building to 100% occupancy; a 66,000 SF lease to Crain's Communications at 711 Third Avenue for SL Green; several transactions on behalf of Pan Am Equities at 116 West 32nd Street and 18 East 50th Street; and leases on behalf of Newmark Holdings at 60 Madison Avenue and 330 Seventh Avenue.
Jeff has held senior positions at other major brokerages throughout his career, including Newmark Knight Frank, and Cushman & Wakefield and has been consistently recognized as a top producer in the industry. Jeff is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York, and is a two-time recipient of the "Most Ingenious Deal of the Year" award. He won most recently in 2019 for his role in creating Open Jar Studios, which will serve as the largest Broadway rehearsal space in Manhattan; and previously, the Fashion Footwear Center at 1414 Avenue of the Americas.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Vice President
John Farley is a Vice President at Lincoln Property Company. John has over fifteen years of diversified professional experience in real estate property management and facilities. His primary responsibility is the management of 1,300,000 sf of commercial space in the New York City tri-state suburban area primarily in Connecticut. John is also responsible for preparing annual income and expense budgets, monthly reporting, property vendor contracts and overseeing activities of two Assistant Property Managers and Chief Engineer.
Education
Babson College - Bachelor of Science in Finance, Investments and International Business
Pace University - Master of Business Administration in Finance, Investments, and Economics
Pace University - Graduate Assistantship Program
Job Titles:
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Property Manager
John Rock joined Lincoln Property Company in 2021 and is a Property Manager for buildings in New Jersey. Prior to joining LPC John has over 25 years of experience in sales and project management. He has a property mix of industrial, Warehouse and Commercial office space.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Property Manager
Job Titles:
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Lease Administrator
Job Titles:
- Marketing Manager
- Marketing Manager / Construction Management
Laura started with Lincoln Property Company in December 2013 as the Administrative Assistant quickly acclimated herself to the commercial real estate industry as well as finding opportunities to improve the functionality of the office. Within 6 months, she took on the additional role of Assistant Property Manager for a complex comprising of 10 buildings. From there her portfolio of buildings grew to include properties in New York, Northern and Central New Jersey and reported to three Property Managers. Her responsibilities include supporting the Property Manager in all phases of daily property administration, finance, maintenance and operations including but not limited to accounts payable and receivable, monthly accruals and variance analysis. She is also responsible for lease administration, financial reporting and overseeing building staff.
In December 2016, she expanded her role to include being the Marketing Coordinator for the Tri-State Region by using her knowledge of the commercial real estate industry and Marketing degree and now holds the role of Assistant Marketing Manager. Laura works closely with the Executive and Brokerage teams as well as the Property Management staff to improve upon and/or create various materials, projects and procedures. During this time, she has rolled out and trained all employees in the region on multiple new online platforms, focused on Lincoln's branding and marketing materials and continues to broaden Lincoln's exposure in the area.
Education and Certifications
Virginia Tech - Bachelor's Degree in Marketing Management
Job Titles:
- Lincoln Property Company Chairman
Lincoln Property Company chairman Mack Pogue formed the company in 1965 to develop and manage high-end real estate. Initially, Lincoln developed exclusively residential properties primarily in Texas and the southwestern United States, but by the early 1970's, Lincoln began to diversify its product line to include office, retail, and industrial properties and expanded into other major areas of the country. Early experience as a developer and owner naturally led Lincoln to become a premier real-estate service organization offering a full range of asset management, property management, and construction management services. Today, Lincoln Property Company has a strong presence in virtually every residential and commercial real estate market across the country, and has grown into a full-service real estate provider.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Property Manager
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Property Manager
Mike joined Lincoln Property Company in 1992 and has been in the commercial real estate industry for nearly thirty years. Mike has diversified professional experience in property and construction management, development and re-development, asset management, leasing, acquisitions and dispositions. His primary responsibility is the oversight of Lincoln Property Company's New York City tristate suburban area commercial real estate operations. Mike has overseen acquisitions, development, property management, leasing and receivership of over 20 million square feet of commercial space in the greater tristate region spanning from Southern CT, New York City and surrounding suburbs, New Jersey and Bucks County PA while at Lincoln Property Company
Education
University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Job Titles:
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Property Manager
Michael Nelson joined Lincoln Property Company in 2020 after a successful 17-year career as a Broker for CBRE in their Stamford, Connecticut office. Mr. Nelson has completed a variety of assignments at CBRE that include Tenant and Landlord representation for Office, Industrial, Medical and Retail properties. His knowledge of the local Fairfield and Westchester property markets has helped him build trusted relationships with both major real estate companies and local tenants and has helped guide them to the most valuable and often creative solutions.
Michael has represented a host of prestigious corporations and real estate owners over the years. A partial list includes AECOM, Ameriprise Financial, Avery Dennison, Discover Financial, Cairn Capital, First Student, NorthCoast Asset Management, Pods USA, Quality Uptime, Progressive Insurance, Rail Europe, TIAA_CREF, TYCO, UBS, Winkelvoss Consultants and Wright Investors' Service.
In addition, Mr. Nelson has served as the past Treasurer and Board Member for the Greenwich Audubon Society - 2006-'10, Director for Tanaka Capital Management, NY, NY, 2007-'17 and member of the Real Estate Finance Associate of Fairfield County (REFA). Mr. Nelson has been designated a CoStar Power Broker on multiple occasions and won the Gold and Silver awards at CBRE on multiple occasions.
Mr. Nelson holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts from Occidental College. Mr. Nelson is a licensed real estate broker in both CT and NY state.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President
- Board Member of the ONS Foundation
Nathaniel Barnum joined Lincoln Property Company in 2016. Previously he was the Executive Vice President at New England Land Company for 30 years. Mr. Barnum has experience in leasing and selling commercial property in southern Fairfield County. He has been responsible for over 750 lease and sale transactions representing over $500 million of value. Mr. Barnum's experience includes office and retail leasing and sales, with primary emphasis on Fairfield County.
Mr. Barnum's experience includes both owner and tenant representation. His tenant representation activities include relocation cost analysis, market surveys, comparative lease analysis, lease negotiations, and coordination of tenant relocation services (space planning, interior construction, telecommunication services). His owner representation activities include developing marketing plans, tenant canvassing, tenant relocation analysis, and lease negotiations.
In addition, Mr. Barnum has been a board member of The ONS Foundation, The Greenwich Red Cross, The Field Club of Greenwich, Christ Church Outreach Foundation, a member of the Brunswick School Alumni Council and Chairman of the Board for the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Barnum is based in Greenwich, and is a licensed real estate broker in Connecticut and New York. He graduated from Brunswick School and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Ithaca College.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Property Manager
Job Titles:
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Senior Property Manager
Rob Nichols is a Senior Property Manager at Lincoln Property Company. Rob has over 30 years of diversified professional experience in construction and building engineering as well as property management. His previously work career was with Western National Group, Trammell Crow and CBRE where he was responsible for several commercial, industrial and residential properties. Rob's impressive career includes him working with companies like Cisco Systems, BMW of North America, Seiko, T-Mobile, BASF, L3 Technologies, Fed Exp, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Tilcon and Aetna.
Since joining Lincoln in March 2017 as a Building Engineer, he was promoted to Property Manager in June 2018 and now holds the Senior Property Manager position. His primary responsibility is the oversight of multiple properties in the New Jersey New York & Pennsylvania area totaling over 1,000,000 sf. Rob is also responsible for preparing annual income and expense budgets, monthly reporting, property vendor contracts and overseeing activities of multiple Property Managers, Assistant Property Managers & Building Engineers.
Education
OSHA 30 hour Certification
Facilities Management Certificate - University of California Irvine
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Property Manager
Bob Lee joined Lincoln Property Company in 2012 after a successful 14 year career as Broker/Sales Manager in the Fairfield, New Jersey office of Grubb & Ellis Company. Prior to that, he joined CB Richard Ellis in 1982 and spent 17 years in their New York City and northern New Jersey offices. From 1987 through 1988, he held the position of Sales Manager in the Downtown Manhattan office before moving to CB's midtown office.
He has represented a prestigious corporate client list including Allstate Insurance Company, Constellation Reinsurance Company, Scor Reinsurance Company, Tudor Investment Corporation, ISA Communications, Intercontinental Exchange Partners and Motorola, Inc. He has done multiple lease transactions with United National Group, Keybank, HSBC Bank, Aetna Insurance Company, Bridge Capital Advisors, Sorema N.A. Reinsurance Company, Foster Wheeler Corporation, and 30 office lease transactions around the country for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.
One of his most notable transactions included the representation of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter on a 325,000-square-foot, 20-year office lease at the World Trade Center in New York City. On the agency side, he represented Equitable Real Estate Investment Management in the leasing of over 100,000 square feet at Mountain Heights Center in Murray Hill, New Jersey and Sunbelt Management Co. on a long term 115,000-square-foot lease in Bridgewater, New Jersey to Biovail Pharmaceuticals.
He has represented St. Paul Insurance Company, National Medical Care, JDA Software, Seaboard Securities, Wachovia, Swett & Crawford, Sylvan Learning Systems, Tyco International, Verizon Communications, Nortel Networks and Fujitsu Business Communications Systems, among others, in the negotiation of leases as tenant representative. He has represented ITT/Starwood in the negotiation of two leases totaling 107,000 square feet, Aspen Technology in a 42,000-square-foot long term office lease in New Providence, New Jersey and Tyco Telecommunications in the 155,000-square-foot, $80 million long-term disposition of first class office space in Morristown to MetLife. Bob has represented Mars, Inc. in a 22,000-square-foot office lease in Mount Arlington, New Jersey, and Mazda Motor of America in the leasing of 14,150 square feet at 440 Route 22 East in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
He qualified for CB Richard Ellis' Colbert Coldwell Circle as one of the top three percent of 2,300 CB Richard Ellis brokers in the country. He is a licensed broker in New Jersey and had been Director of the Office Group while at Grubb & Ellis, managing 20 office leasing brokers in New Jersey.
Experience
2017 - Present : Lincoln Property Company, Parsippany, NJ - Senior Vice President
2012 -2017: Lincoln Property Company, Parsippany, NJ - Vice President
1998 - 2012: Grubb & Ellis Company, Fairfield, NJ - Senior Vice President/Director, Office Services Group
1982 - 1998: CB Richard Ellis, New York City and New Jersey - Vice President
Community Activities
Member of Park Avenue Club, benefiting local charities
Past Member Real Estate Board of New York, Downtown Rental Conditions Committee
Job Titles:
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Vice President of Property Management
Background
Roberta joined Lincoln Property Company in 2018. Roberta began her career within commercial real estate as a Tenant Services Coordinator where she acted as a liaison between the management company and tenant. She was also responsible for overseeing the day to day building and staff operations as well as overseeing the required maintenance and construction contracts. From there Roberta moved on to become the Northeast Regional Administrative Manager at Grubb & Ellis. In this role, Roberta was the leader and coordinator of critical information between regional and district-level management, administrative assistants, managers and corporate staff. She was also heavily involved in preparing annual budgets as well as various analyses that track management operations, income and expense trends, profitability measures and other means of financial performance.
The next step in Roberta's career was transitioning into being a Property Manager for CBRE where she was responsible for the operations and staff of a 20-property office portfolio for the Federal Government. In addition to financial reporting and tenant relations responsibilities she was also responsible for performing physical site inspections, project management and coordination of capital improvement project planning and implementation. Roberta was promoted to Senior Real Estate Manager within CBRE where she was responsible for managing the operations and staff of a 500,000 square foot multi-use building in Manhattan. Roberta joined Lincoln Property Company in 2018 as a Senior Property Manager with over 15 years of diversified professional experience in commercial real estate property management and facilities. She was recently promoted to Vice President of Property Management for the greater NYC area and is responsible for managing a portfolio of properties in Manhattan and the outer boroughs.
Mr. Sammis has been active for over fifty years in commercial and residential brokerage and development. He joined Lincoln Property Company in April of 2016, specializing in office leasing and sales.
In 1971, Mr. Sammis formed New England Land Company, Ltd., a real estate firm specializing in commercial and residential brokerage and development.
Mr. Sammis has been involved in a broad range of assignments with leading office buildings in the New York Metropolitan area as owner-developer, rental manager, leasing and sales broker. He has negotiated and closed leases with companies such as IBM, GTE, Eastman Kodak, Control Data and General Reinsurance.
Mr. Sammis has lived in Greenwich for over sixty years and has been married to his wife Jinny for fifty-two years. He graduated from Salisbury School Class of '56 and St. Lawrence University Class of '60, where he played varsity hockey and tennis.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Lincoln Property Company in 2010 As a Vice President
Thomas M. Murray joined Lincoln Property Company in 2010 as a Vice President in the firm's New York office. Mr. Murray has been a brokerage professional since 1994 and specializes in tenant and landlord brokerage. He has collaborated on many innovative real estate assignments throughout his career and is known for providing his clients with a value-add experience that exceeds expectations on a consistent basis. Mr. Murray started in the industry while at Cushman & Wakefield and was recognized by the firm's New York office in 2000 as their highest producing salesperson.
Mr. Murray career highlights include being was a member of the leasing team that successfully leased 2.1 million square feet at Metropolitan Life's 11 Madison Avenue. The agency team completed transactions with prominent tenants including Credit Suisse First Boston, Omnicom and AON and was recognized for transforming the Madison Square Park neighborhood. In 2006 Mr. Murray represented Bowne, the financial printing giant, in its HQ's relocation to 202,000 sf at 55 Water Street. The ingenious transaction was recognized for achieving the client's goal to relocate to modern office space; maintain a Manhattan presence; and lower occupancy costs.
Mr. Murray received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hofstra University. He is a licensed real estate broker in the state of New York. The following is a list of selected tenant rep lease assignments recently completed:
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President
- Senior Vice President and Manager in the Northeast Region
Mr. Ashforth joined Lincoln Property Company in 2016 and serves as Senior Vice President and Manager in the Northeast region. His market focus is Connecticut and Westchester County. Mr. Ashforth is responsible for developing and directing new business, sourcing and underwriting new investments for clients and the firm and recruiting. Mr. Ashforth manages brokerage operations and actively services and executes on leasing and sales assignments in these markets.
Prior to joining Lincoln, Mr. Ashforth was a Principal at Transwestern, joining them in 2011. He managed and led the Connecticut office for Transwestern that included developing and executing on all brokerage business and recruiting. Prior to Transwestern, Mr. Ashforth was Senior Vice President of Investments for The Ashforth Company. He joined Ashforth's Investment Department in 1999 and was responsible for developing and executing Ashforth's East Coast acquisition program. Prior to joining Ashforth, Mr. Ashforth was employed by Hines, where he held responsibilities in acquisitions, management, leasing and redevelopment of class "A" commercial properties in New York City and Connecticut.
Mr. Ashforth began his 33 year career in real estate in 1985 for Ashforth's Management Services Division as a Property Manager responsible for two premier office buildings in Fairfield County, Connecticut as well as third party assignments.
Mr. Ashforth holds a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio and a Masters of Science in Real Estate from New York University in New York as well as a RPA designation from BOMA. He is a member of REFA and is a former board member and Chairman, of Family Centers a social services and early childhood not-for-profit located in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Member of the Property Management Team
- Property Manager