Henry Kobrin
Executive Managing Director, Newmark
New York, NY 10017
Executive Managing Director with Newmark
Phone (212) 372-2152
Executive Managing Director with Newmark
Specialties
Landlord Rep, Tenant Rep
Property Types
Office
Markets
Atlanta, Chicago, Long Island (New York), New York City, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Antonio, East Bay/Oakland
Bio
An accomplished real estate professional, Henry Kobrin joined Newmark in 2000 and currently serves as an Executive Managing Director in the firm’s Manhattan headquarters. With more than 40 years in the industry, Kobrin has extensive experience on the service provider, brokerage and corporate real estate sides. His more than 20 years on the corporate side give him a unique perspective to his brokerage efforts in all areas of real estate, cost-reduction analysis, strategic and tactical planning and project management.
Over the course of his career, Kobrin has negotiated some of the most complex, sophisticated and significant real estate transactions in multiple markets across the U.S. He is responsible for delivering and managing Newmark’s domestic and global service platform for several clients, including Interpublic Group of Companies, parent company of some of the most well-known advertising and marketing services agencies; DeVry University; and Hub International insurance, one of the largest insurance brokerage firms in North America. To date, Kobrin has successfully negotiated more than 200 million square feet of leasing and sales transactions worth several billion dollars, in hundreds of markets around the world.
Kobrin focuses on developing an enhanced level of service for corporate clients, including the development of intricate real estate strategies that align business unit requirements with overall corporate objectives. He understands the connection between the operational needs of business units and corporate strategy and the efficient utilization of real estate.
Prior to Newmark, Kobrin served for 15 years as Vice President of Real Estate with Reliance Group Holdings Inc., the parent company of Reliance Insurance. In this position, Kobrin ran the company’s real estate department and its subsidiaries, which have approximately 500 offices worldwide. Kobrin has also worked as a corporate real estate executive with some of the most prominent corporations in the country, such as Shearson Lehman/American Express and JPMorgan Chase.
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