Greg Smith
Executive Vice President, JRT Realty Group
Greg Smith serves as Executive Vice President of JRT Realty Group, Inc., where he is responsible for spearheading expansion of client services nationwide. He possesses more than 24 years of experience in handling assignments on behalf of property owners and tenants and has handled exclusive agency assignments totaling more than 13 million square feet and negotiated leasing, sales and retail transactions valued at more than $2 billion. He is one of the nation's leading real estate brokers who can simultaneously orchestrate multiple transactions, involving numerous buildings, in several states while providing daily market and activity reports to clients.
As an acknowledged leader in commercial real estate transaction management, asset management and strategic planning, Mr. Smith is extremely knowledgeable in all facets of account management, ranging from operations and lease administration to management of tenant improvements and capital renovations.
Currently, he is providing strategic oversight responsibility for a portfolio that exceeds 11 million square feet on behalf of TIAA-CREF and has successfully represented the United Nations Federal Credit Union's (UNFCU) real estate requirements exclusively for the past 15 years. Mr. Smith has been instrumental in the sale of $1 billion in assets for TIAA-CREF and UniBank, a Danish commercial lender. In addition, he provided exclusive representation to AOL in the establishment of their first headquarters location in New York and collaborated with the company on additional assignments in New York and California. Most recently, he negotiated a purchase transaction in Long Island City, Queens, on behalf of the UNFCU, which is developing a new 270,000-square-foot Class-A office tower as its New York headquarters. JRT Realty also has been named leasing and managing agent of the building.
Since joining JRT Realty in 1998, Mr. Smith has been nationally recognized as a leading producer in key commercial real estate markets throughout the United States and New York City. Currently, he spearheads leasing transactions and managing assignments for over 150 buildings nationwide and serves as a liaison between the properties and their respective asset managers. Under his direction, JRT Realty designed and standardized an innovative reporting process for individual lease transactions as a value-added service.
Videos
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NY Office Tenants Look Beyond Manhattan
Manhattan’s lack of affordable Class B and Class C office space is pushing tenants into Brooklyn, Long Island City and the Bronx, says Greg Smith of JRT Realty.
September 22, 2014More
Reports
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Special Report: Office
Office market dynamics are changing rapidly for both tenants and landlords. This downloadable special report provides expert insights into the trends that are shaping the market and how to navigate the new conditions.
September 22, 2014More
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