Amira Yunis, CBRE,
Executive Vice President, Retail Services Alphonsina Toro Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Vice President Year joined: 1993 Specializes in tenant representation with a portfolio of over four million square feet in Manhattan.
Sandra Tsang Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP Of Counsel Year joined: 2011 Represents a wide range of clients in connection with acquisitions and dispositions.
Jackie Totolo RKF Director, Retail Leasing Year joined: 2007 Leased over 170,000 square feet on behalf of MetLife and the Related Companies, among others.
Deborah van der Heyden Jones Lang LaSalle Managing Director Year joined: 2009 Clients include Ipsos, ADP and Comcast.
Nancy Tran Eastern Consolidated Associate Director Year joined: 2010 Works on a wide variety of asset types, including development sites, retail condos, office buildings and multifamily properties.
Elise Wagner Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Partner, Land Use Department Year joined: 2005 Board member of WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate.
Chelsea Walsh Jones Lang LaSalle Associate Year joined: 2012 Clients include La Maison Kayser, Billabong and Modell’s.
Maureen Waters Cushman & Wakefield Executive Vice President Year joined: 1998 Clients include Korn Ferry, Willkie Farr, Expedia, Travelzoo, Mintel and Remy Cointreau.
Nancy Weinstein Studley Managing Director Year joined: 2011 Clients include Continuum Health Partners, Medtronic, Maidenform Corporation, Rodale and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Ivanka Trump Trump Organization Executive Vice President, Development and Acquisition Year joined: 2005 Selected by General Services Administration as developer of new hotel in iconic Old Post Office building.
Michelle Walker Cushman & Wakefield Senior Associate, Brokerage Year joined: 2006 Featured in The Commercial Observer’s “20 Brokers to Watch in 2012.”
Cynthia Wasserberger Jones Lang LaSalle Managing Director Year joined: 2002 Clients include State Street Bank, MetLife and Syska Hennessy.
Emily Weber Cushman & Wakefield Senior Associate Year joined: 2011 Has accrued 318,206 square feet of leasing, the lion’s share near Grand Central Terminal.
Benita Welch Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel Architects Principal Year joined: 1997 Known for restoration work on 2 Cooper Square, 110 East 42nd Street and the Skidmore House.
Amira Yunis has a longstanding fascination with architecture, and she’s put a personal stamp on several iconic buildings in New York. “I have some favorite buildings in New York that I’ve been fortunate enough to lease,” Ms. Yunis said. Among those is the Scribner Building, leased to Sephora, and the Chrysler Building, leased to Capital Grill and Aldo. More recently, she brought Tommy Bahama to the Fred F. French building. “I really like the hands-on experience, and being creative in working with tenants and landlords to create beautiful locations,” she said. Working with Steinberg and Pokoik, Ms. Yunis recently repositioned the entire blockfront at 575 Madison Avenue,
including flagship locations for Geox, Destination Maternity, Honora and First Republic Bank. She is also working with the Durst Organization on their West Side properties. Ms. Yunis is a member of REBNY and the International Council of Shopping Centers and serves as a trustee of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Representing both tenants and landlords, she is known for her national retail knowledge. “Our business is changing a lot, and it’s very important to have a working knowledge of retail in other cities,” she said. She joined CBRE in 2011. “I not only receive great guidance from female peers, but also provide mentorship to ... future women in real estate. That was definitely one of the reasons I chose CBRE.”—Al Barbarino
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