Robert Freedman
Vice Chair, Colliers
New York, NY 10036
Mr. Freedman joined the firm in 1974 when it operated as Williams Real Estate.
Phone (212) 716-3507
Mobile (917) 697-6715
Mr. Freedman joined the firm in 1974 when it operated as Williams Real Estate.
Specialties
Tenant Rep, Tenant Rep (Office)
Property Types
Hospitality, Office, Retail
Markets
Long Island (New York), New York City
Languages
English
Bio
Mr. Freedman joined the firm in 1974 when it operated as Williams Real Estate. He became a shareholder in 1985 and was subsequently elected to the Board of Directors when the firm transitioned to GVA Williams and later, FirstService Williams. Mr. Freedman’s principal areas of concentration have been tenant representation and corporate representation of major agency dispositions. He is a featured speaker in the industry and has delivered the keynote address of the Real Estate Board of New York on the state of the industry. He makes regular appearances as an industry spokesman on major media venues like MSNBC, CNBC, Fox, ABC and others.
Mr. Freedman has been appointed the co-chairman of the Incentive and Zoning Subcommittee of Senator Schumer’s Group of 35. His civic and charitable associations include the Advisory Board of The Salvation Army, The Morgan Library, the Executive Board of The Gladney Center, Fort Worth, Texas, his many years of participation in the “Principal for a Day” Program, as well as his involvement with The Partnership for the Homeless in which they recently honored him as “The Man of the Year”. Mr. Freedman and his wife Ann are associated with the “Art in Embassies” Program for the U.S. Government. They currently have works exhibited at Winfield House, the official residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James. He has recently been named a trustee at Franklin and Marshall College.
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