Robert Martin
Vice Chairman, JLL
New York, NY 10017
Phone (212) 812-6435
Mobile (203) 940-2600
Specialties
Tenant Rep
Property Types
Office
Markets
New York City, Westchester/So Connecticut
Bio
Robert Martin is a vice chairman in JLL’s New York office. He heads a 14-member brokerage, advisory and consulting team that focuses on tenant representation in the New York Tri-state market. Mr. Martin is results-driven, and his experience and market knowledge provide him the background to assist clients in defining their corporate qualitative, operational and financial objectives; developing practical occupancy scenarios; identifying, analyzing and acquiring strategic locations; and disposing of surplus space. He has significant experience in serving the real estate needs of companies from different industries and puts this knowledge to work to structure, negotiate and implement creative flexible solutions for clients. Mr. Martin joined JLL in 2010.
With 36 years in corporate real estate, Rob is one of the New York market's most accomplished real estate professionals, having completed in excess of 50 million s.f. of transactions during his real estate career. Rob specializes in assisting clients in defining their financial, operational and qualitative needs; developing practical occupancy scenarios; identifying, analyzing and acquiring strategic locations; and disposing of surplus space. In addition, Rob also focuses on identifying operational efficiencies and cost reduction opportunities for his clients.
Before joining JLL, Mr. Martin was with CBRE or firms it acquired for 16 years. He was consistently ranked among those firms’ top brokers worldwide, and every year was named to CBRE’s Colbert Coldwell Circle for its most outstanding producers. Prior to CBRE, Mr. Martin was with Grubb & Ellis for 10 years, where he was also a top producer and recognized as the firm’s top broker worldwide in 1991.
Tenant Representation
Select clients and transactions are as follows:
* Assured Guaranty: 100,000-s.f. relocation to 1633 Broadway and a 115,000-s.f. lease buyout at 31 West 52nd Street
* The Blackstone Group: Actively working with 25-30 portfolio companies both nationally and globally
* Foot Locker: 145,000-s.f. relocation to 330 West 34th Street
* General Atlantic Partners: 90,000-s.f. renewal and expansion at 55 East 52nd Street
* Global Infrastructure Partners: 90,000-s.f. relocation and expansion at 1345 Avenue of the Americas
* Insight Venture Partners: 94,000-s.f. relocation to and expansion at 1114 Avenue of the Americas
* J. Crew: 325,000-s.f. relocation to 225 Liberty Street and a 294,000-s.f. lease buyout at 770 Broadway
* Mount Sinai: 100,000-s.f. renewal at 111 Eighth Avenue
* New York Magazine: 55,000-s.f. relocation to 250 Vesey Street and an 80,000-s.f. lease buyout at 75 Varick Street
* Refinitiv: 108,917-s.f. relocation to 28 Liberty Street and a 75,000-s.f. partial lease buyout at 3 Times Square
Education
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