John Brod

Responsibilities: As a Partner at ABS Partners Real Estate, John Brod is sought after for his focus on commercial office & retail tenant representation, agency services & lease negotiations. His experience covers tenant & owner representation throughout Manhattan & other major U.S. cities.

Experience:

• Began his career at Edward S. Gordon in 1980
• Personally facilitated several billion dollars’ worth of office & retail leases. In the past 15 years alone, he has been responsible for leasing more than 30 million square feet of office & retail space in several of the most innovative transactions in New York City
• Nominated by REBNY for “Most Ingenious Deal of the Year” award five times, beginning in 1995 for a 200,000 SF Stroock & Stroock & Lavan lease at 180 Maiden Lane, & again in 1999 for a 22,000 SF Donna Karan retail lease on at 655 Madison Avenue; 2005, for a 25,000 SF Ecko Times Square flagship transaction; 2006, for a 30,000 SF Abercrombie & Fitch lease at 720 Fifth Avenue; & 2007, for Hollister’s 42,000 SF lease at Soho flagship property 600 Broadway
• 2011 to 2012, responsible for the Joe Fresh rollout. Over 5 locations including a flagship at 510 Fifth Avenue
• 2012, responsible for the sale of 105 Wooster Street, one of the largest retail condominiums at 40,000 SF in Soho, currently the home of Room & Board
• Also in 2012, represented Donna Karan in its lease renewal at 655 Madison, where the retail had resided since 1999. This was the largest retail transaction on Madison Avenue
• 2013 to 2014, sole broker in the sale of 120 West Broadway, a 14,000 SF retail condominium anchored by HSBC & Citibank; & the two-buildings 152/4 Spring Street, which was purchased by Acadia Realty Trust, a publicly traded REIT

Accolades & Affiliations:

• August 2005, Real Estate Weekly named Mr. Brod as one of its “Top Deal Makers” in its 50th Anniversary edition
• Ranked among New York City’s “Top Brokers” twice by CoStar Group based on 2007 & 2012 retail leasing volume
• Serves on the Center for Real Estate & Urban Analysis advisory board at The George Washington University School of Business, where he also received a B.A. degree