Newmark is beefing up its office leasing business by bringing on a longtime Tishman Speyer broker.
Greg Conen joined Newmark to help grow the firm’s new construction leasing business in Manhattan. He will work alongside top dealmakers Howard Hersch, Steven Rotter and Scott Klau, according to a press release from the brokerage.
Conen’s addition comes as Manhattan office leasing is making a comeback, especially at the top end of the market. Newmark has been hiring talent to try and grab market share across its businesses as things heat up.
“Newmark has built its team intentionally, hand-selecting the most talented individuals the industry has to offer,” CEO Barry Gosin said in the press release. “We are determined to be in every conversation as a go-to provider in New York City.”
At Tishman, Conen led the development and leasing of the Spiral, a recently-built 2.8-million-square-foot office tower in Hudson Yards. He also oversaw leasing at Morgan North, the 630,000-square-foot office and mixed-use redevelopment of a former U.S. Postal Service building in West Chelsea.
Commercial Observer first reported news of the hire.
Conen spent more than two decades working for the mega landlord after graduating from the University of Wisconsin. This will be his first foray into the commercial brokerage side.