Arthur Draznin

Arthur Draznin

Principal Owner, Draznin Real Estate Advisors, LLC

New York, NY 10021
Arthur has more than 40 years of experience as an office leasing broker in New York City serving as a landlord’s agent and tenant rep.
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Landlord Rep, Tenant Rep
Property Types
Industrial, Office
Markets
New York City, Northern New Jersey, Westchester/So Connecticut
Bio
Arthur J. Draznin joined Newmark Grubb Knight Frank in 2002 at the firm’s Manhattan headquarters. He possesses over 40 years of experience in commercial real estate, and has completed more than 7 million square feet of office leasing and sale transactions during his career. Prior to joining Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Mr. Draznin served for 15 years as President and CEO of Harper-Lawrence Inc., a New York City based commercial real estate company. Mr. Draznin has concluded transactions with organizations in the corporate, service, not-for-profit, and government sectors, among them include the following: J.P. Morgan Chase; Cablevision; Curtis Mallet Provost; Morrison Cohen Singer; Weiser LLP; Mestel Legal Search; INFONXX; Missions to The United Nations from Denmark, Greece, Great Britain, France, UAE, Sweden and Canada; Telerep; Interpublic Group of Companies; Tiffany & Co.; International Monetary Fund and World Bank; KPMG; Citigate Sard Verbinnen; Columbia University; Chanel USA; Quadrangle Group. Mr. Draznin’s affiliations have included: Young Men’s/Women’s Real Estate Association; The Economic Club of New York; The Rotary Club of New York; The National and New York Association of Realtors; National/International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives; Board of Directors of the Brokerage Division of the Real Estate Board of New York; Board of Directors of the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds; Real Estate Roundtable Advisory Council of the New York University Real Estate Institute; Environmental Commission Township of Millburn/Short Hills, New Jersey; and Board of Trustees American ORT. Mr. Draznin has been admitted to the United States Federal Court Southern District, New York State Supreme Court and the American Arbitration Association as an Expert Witness on New York City Office Leasing. Mr. Draznin is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University’s Real Estate Institute, where he teaches “Office Leases: Business and Management Considerations”. Mr. Draznin also lectures at business conferences for law firms, public companies and accounting firms.
Education
Rider University (BA); New York University
Affiliations
  • NAR - National Association of Realtors
  • CoreNet - Global Corporate Real Estate Network