Summary
Trusted commercial real estate executive to small and mid-sized family offices, delivering C-suite caliber oversight, blending two decades of leasing, sales, tenant and landlord representation, and capital allocation across the Northeast. I architect lead funnels, negotiate complex rent and sale structures, and steward debt positions while translating design intent into CAD-backed underwriting. Tech-forward integrations, multi-discipline diversification, and systematic options arbitrage equip sponsors with faster decisions, hedged exposure, and sustained performance.
Signature Strengths
- Leasing & Sales Leadership: 1500+ office leases, 1500+ industrial leases, and 200+ retail leases closed; drives prospecting and deal velocity that keep 10MM+ sq. ft. activated across NY, NJ, PA, CT, and FL.
- Tenant & Landlord Representation: Rent-roll engineering, renewal strategy, TI structuring, and lease workouts that balance occupancy goals with landlord yield.
- Debt & Capital Allocation: Designs low-leverage and opportunistic capital stacks, leading + equity and debt placements, refinancing, and recapitalizations for family-office mandates.
- Design-Driven Underwriting: Converts AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, and Bluebeam outputs into go/no-go packages, aligning design, construction, and underwriting for adaptive reuse and repositioning.
- Tech-Forward Integration: Python, JavaScript, SQL, Power BI, and automation stacks that compress diligence cycles and enrich investor reporting.
- Multi-Discipline Diversification: Runs brokerage, development, asset management, and portfolio trading concurrently, giving sponsors a single command center from origination through operations.
- Arbitrage & Hedging: Ability to implement stock and options-driven cash flow, hedge CRE exposure, and smooth returns, a rare differentiator in the industry while remaining multi-disciplinary.
Core Tech Stack
Python
pandas
numpy
scikit-learn
statsmodels
yfinance
SQL
Power BI
Excel Power Query
Excel Power Pivot
Excel VBA
Excel LAMBDA
Jupyter
JavaScript
Node.js
Express
React
HTML5/CSS3
AutoCAD
Revit
Rhino
Bluebeam
Git
Airtable Automations
Slack APIs
Sheets APIs
AI/LLM Tooling (Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, VS Code)
Professional Experience
Founder & Principal - 5CRE (NSNYRE LLC DBA)
New York, NY | 2011 - Present
- Built proprietary lead funnels combining canvassing scripts, CRM automations, and targeted cadastre datasets, sustaining 250+ closings per year and guiding deals from LOI to stabilization.
- Directed underwriting and investment committees for + of equity and debt, bringing adaptive reuse, energy retrofit, and multi-tenant logistics deals to market first.
- Converted CAD, zoning overlays, and historical comps into underwriting-ready packages to accelerate approvals, lease-up, and go/no-go decisions across 30+ redevelopments.
- Negotiated and closed 1500+ office, 1500+ industrial, and 200+ retail leases while maintaining cost-to-close discipline; Costar Power Broker (2013).
- Mentored brokerage, construction, and analyst teams while deploying dashboards that show commissions, pipeline velocity, and covenant compliance for family-office sponsors.
Founder & Principal Broker - NSNYRE LLC
New York, NY | 2006 - 2011
- Originated 250+ leases annually by pairing hyper-local market knowledge with bespoke touring and pitch materials.
- Crafted Excel VBA and Access underwriting templates to qualify deals, creating the foundation for data-rich deliverables now used at 5CRE.
- Led lease workouts during the 2008 crisis, safeguarding landlord solvency while preserving tenant relationships.
Principal - Columbia County Multifamily Portfolio (Exited 2025)
Hudson Valley, NY | 2022 - 2025
- Value-add portfolio executed with a revenue-first lens; exited 2025 at a modest profit.
- Applied tech-enabled rent forecasting, IoT utility tracking, and project management cadences to lift NOI 18% heading into exit.
- Coordinated renovation and leasing teams with Revit, Bluebeam, and punch-list automations to tighten timelines and protect returns.
Quantitative Principal - Options & Volatility Arbitrage Portfolio
Remote | 2021 - Present
- Engineered Python scripts to price dispersion, diagonal, and convexity trades, producing dependable monthly cash flow that offsets deposits and carry costs.
- Delivered risk dashboards that translate options Greeks into CRE-ready language so partners grasp hedging benefits alongside property returns.
- Maintains single-digit drawdowns while outperforming legacy CRE IRR benchmarks, adding a liquidity lever uncommon in brokerage-centric shops.
Principal - Chelsea Family Office Portfolio
New York, NY | 2015 - Present
- Managed a family-owned Chelsea office portfolio with disciplined leverage and integrated brokerage operations.
- Secured low-leverage debt positions and sustained near-100% occupancy through in-house leasing and sales campaigns executed via 5CRE.
- Oversaw tenant improvement and construction scopes, aligning TI packages with underwriting to protect yield and accelerate re-tenanting.
Dealmaking Highlights & Metrics
- + equity and debt structured across bridge, agency, CMBS, and private placements.
- 30+ buildings repositioned through adaptive reuse, energy modernization, or densification strategies.
- Marketing and underwriting automations that compress diligence cycles by 40% and speed family-office investment committee decisions.
- Sales-to-CAD engine that transforms LOIs into BIM-backed space plans and pro formas, cutting tenant onboarding cycles by 25%.
Education & Credentials
- Costar Power Broker Award (2013)
- Continuing professional development in algorithmic options trading and Python data engineering (2024-2025)