Kent Swig

Kent Swig

President, Helmsley Spear LLC

New York, NY 10017

Phone (212) 508-7373 x101

Kent Swig is a President of Swig Equities, LLC, a privately owned real estate investment and development company.
Markets
New York City
Languages
English
Bio
Mr. Swig’s responsibilities include setting the strategic direction of the company, overseeing acquisitions, development and managing the day to day operations of the firm. Since 2001, Swig Equities has purchased and/or is in the process of developing more than $3 billion of properties, including holdings in Downtown Manhattan’s Financial District (FiDi). This neighborhood comprises the following office buildings: 110 William Street; 80 Broad Street; 90 Broad Street; 44 Wall Street; 48 Wall Street; 5 Hanover Square; 770 Lexington Avenue among others. Swig Equities residential investments include The Sheffield, 322 West 57th Street, a 58-story mixed-use building consisting of 582 residential units, 109,000 square feet of commercial office, 8,840 square feet of retail, and a 372-car parking garage; 58 apartments within the 198 unit residential building located at 401 East 89th Street and others. Kent Swig’s other titles and holdings include: •Owner and Co-Chairman of Terra Holdings, LLC, the leading Company in luxury residential real estate sales, rentals and property management in New York City, as well as a leader in commercial property services, appraisals, consulting and insurance. Terra Holdings, LLC, is the parent company of Brown Harris Stevens, Halstead Property, as well as Vanderbilt Holdings. •Owner and President of Helmsley Spear, LLC, commercial real estate firm, focusing on asset and property management, investment sales third party office and retail leasing, as well as capital advisory services. •Owner of Falcon Pacific Construction, LLC, a company focusing on construction, renovation and repositioning of projects; •Principal in the Swig Company, a family-owned real estate and hotel company, located in San Francisco. Kent Swig holds Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chinese History from Brown University. After earning his degree, Kent attended Hastings College of Law in San Francisco, where he was selected for the Law Review. Mr. Swig resides in Manhattan with his two sons. Read more information about Mr. Swig’s social contributions and see Kent’s LinkedIn profile.
Education
Brown University University of California