Stephen Siegel
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Stephen Siegel | |
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| Born | September 13, 1944 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | real estate executive |
| Known for | Chairman ofCBRE |
Stephen Barry Siegel(born September 13, 1944)[1]is the Chairman of Global Brokerage atCBRE(NYSE: CBG), the world's largest commercialreal estateservices company.
Siegel was featured in theUrban Land Institute's book,Leadership Legacies: Lessons Learned from Ten Real Estate Legends.The previous year, Mr. Siegel was honored withCommercial Property News'Lifetime Achievement Award and named byCrain'sas one of the 100 Most Influential Business Leaders in New York City.
Early life and education[edit]
Siegel was born to aJewishfamily in theBronx, New York.[2]His father was a laborer and his mother was a school crossing guard.[2] At the age of 17, he took a job as a real-estate broker atCushman & Wakefield.[2]
Career[edit]
Siegel was chairman and CEO of Insignia/ESG prior to the merger with CBRE. He was largely responsible for the global expansion of the firm, nationwide as well as throughout Europe, Japan,Hong Kong, China,Thailand andLatin America.He also managed a group that completed approximately $2 billion in co-investments in a wide range of U.S. office, residential, hotel and retail real estate portfolios.
Throughout his career, he has arranged transactions for some of the US's most prominent corporate clients includingJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co.,Sidley AustinBrown & Wood LLP,Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & JacobsonLLP,Amerada Hess Corp.,Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.,Swiss Reinsurance,MetLife,Cerberus Capital ManagementandAkin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP.
Recent work[edit]
In recent years, Siegel negotiatedGucci Group's lease atTrump Towerin Manhattan — the most valuable retail deal ever completed — on behalf of The Trump Organization, a transaction that was recognized by the Real Estate Board of New York as 2006's Most Creative Retail Deal of the Year. He also advised Hudson Waterfront Associates, a partnership of several overseas investors, on the acquisition of 1290Avenue of the Americasfor $1.25 billion, and then re-sold it one year later toVornado Realty Trust.In addition, Siegel arranged the $306 million sale of the parcel on the southeast corner of 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue, the last developable site within the 42nd Street Development Project, to SJP Properties, which is constructing ElevenTimes Square,a one million-sq.-ft. office property, on the site.
In 2006, Siegel along with partners Andrew and Joseph Goldberg, purchased La Rochelle, an 87-unit pre-war rental apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Achievements[edit]
- American Jewish Committee's 2007 Real Estate Division NationalHuman RelationsAward
- Israel Bonds' Real Estate and Construction Division's 2007 Israel Peace Medal for his leadership in building Israel's economy through the Israel Bonds program
- The Real Estate Board of New York's inaugural Edward S. Gordon Memorial Award in 2004 for the purchase of 230 West 41st Street
- The Real Estate Board of New York's 2003 Henry Hart Rice Achievement Award for the Most Ingenious Deal of the Year for the sale of the McGraw-Hill Companies’ interest in 1221 Avenue of the Americas
- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation "Man of the Year" Award in 2002
- National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations'Ellis Island Medal of Honorin 2002
- Five-time winner of Commercial Property News’ Brokerage Executive of the Year Award
- Monmouth UniversityReal Estate Institute's Leadership Excellence Award in 2001
- New York UniversityReal Estate Institute's Urban Leadership Award in 2000
- The Foundation Fighting Blindness Humanitarian Award in 1999
Philanthropy and accolades[edit]
He founded the AHRC-NYC's "Stephen B. Siegel Adult Day Care Center" (located in Fulton Landing, New York); inducted into the group's Hall of Honor in 1999.[citation needed]He holdshonorary Doctoratedegrees fromSt. Thomas Aquinas College,Commercial Science, 2007,Baruch College,2003, Monmouth University, commencement 2003.[citation needed]He has been honored by The Young Men's/Women's Real Estate Association.[citation needed]
Siegel is a member of Board of Directors of theGift of Life Marrow Registrywhere he actively helps grow the database of volunteers willing to donate bone marrow and blood stem cells to patients battling blood cancer.
He is also a member of the board of theJazz Foundation of America.[3]In 2001, he donated $350,000 to theLower East Side Tenement Museumin honor of his parents.[2]He is a supporter of the remaining Jewish population in Cuba[2]and serves as a mentor to the Young Jewish Professionals Real Estate Network.[4]
References[edit]
- ^"Stephen Siegel".therealdeal.com.Retrieved17 June2016.
- ^abcdeWall Street Journal: "Property Mogul Helps Others Build" by Laura KusistoDecember 9, 2011
- ^jazzfoundation.org. 2009-05-11. URL:http://www.jazzfoundation.org/Gala_Sponsorship_Packages.pdf[permanent dead link].Accessed: 2009-05-11. (Archived by jazzfoundation.org athttp://www.jazzfoundation.org/Gala_Sponsorship_Packages.pdf[permanent dead link])
- ^Young Jewish Professionals Real Estate Network: "Young Jewish Professionals Real Estate Network Holds All Star Panel" by Marc BeckerArchivedFebruary 1, 2014, at theWayback MachineNovember 13, 2009