About

Mitch Arkin joined C&W in 1999 and is stationed out of the headquarters office in Midtown Manhattan. He is a seasoned professional with a reputation for creatively solving complex transactions. His background in development and leasing began while working in house for three family developers; in 1983 on 767 Third Avenue with the William Kaufman Organization; in 1985 on 750 Lexington Avenue with Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation; and in 1991 on Carnegie Hall Tower with Rockrose Development Corporation. 

Mr. Arkin has over four decades of experience focusing on office leasing transactions in New York City and in the last 10 years with a focus on Long Island City, during which time he established a strong reputation amongst clients and colleagues as the foremost LIC expert. His in-depth understanding of the technical aspects of the physical plant and lease document along with the marketing and branding of an asset contributes to his strong advisory role with clients. Some of Mr. Arkin’s current and former clients are:

Awards & Recognition

• 2003: Young Real Estate Man of the Year (YMWREA) 
• 2005: Henry Hart Rice “Most Ingenious Deal of the Year” (REBNY)

Clients

Owners

• Beacon Capital Partners
• Brookfield Asset Management
• Brause Realty       
• Columbia Property Trust
• Ivanhoe Cambridge 
• Jamestown 
• L&L Holdings
• Moinian Group 
• Morgan Stanley
• Nuveen
• Savanna 
• SL Green

Tenants 

• Albea Beauty Solutions;
• Kaltex America  
• Brennan Beer Gorman
• Project Renewal 
• Banco Santander
• Metlife 
• Cementbloc 
• ML Management 
• Comcast   
• Tina Fey Productions 
• Jamestown 
• Eddie Murphy Productions
• Fresh Direct 
• Game Changer 
• Government of Barbados.
• International Trademark Assoc/li>
• JP Morgan Chase
• Jupiter Entertainment

Assignments

• Fox Corporation-News Corp: 1.2 million sf in 2003; 2005; 2017 and 2023, 
• JetBlue Airways: 200,000 sf in 2022 
• Ropes & Gray:  350,000 sf in 2005 
• Project Renewal:  40,000 sf leasehold condo in 2020 
• Sale of 1250 Broadway to Global Holdings in 2016

Education

• Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield, CT (Graduated 1974) 
• Emerson College, Boston, MA (Graduated 1978) 
• Lubin Graduate School of Business, Pace University, New York, NY (Completed 2 Years)

Affiliations

• Real Estate Board of New York 
• Young Men’s/Women’s Real Estate Association of New York (former chairman, 1999) 
• Long Island City Partnership