Craig Waggner

About Craig Waggner

Craig Waggner is a Managing Director in the Private Capital Investment Sales Group at Cushman & Wakefield. He joined the company in 2014 following its acquisition of Massey Knakal Realty Services, where he had an impressive 16-year tenure as a Senior Director. Craig has received numerous accolades, including The Real Estate Board of New York’s Young Professional of the Year Award for outstanding achievements and civic leadership, The Steve Spinola Award for excellence and dedication throughout the company, and several CoStar Power Broker Awards. Mr. Waggner possesses exceptional expertise in all facets of acquiring and disposing of investment-grade and owner-occupied real estate, along with development and redevelopment transactions for both institutional and private capital clients across various property types. His extensive transaction history encompasses a full range of asset types and structures.Over his 22-year career, Mr. Waggner has successfully closed more than 300 transactions, totaling over $3.5 billion in aggregate value. He brings significant underwriting experience, having completed over Broker Opinion of Value (BOVs) reports for property owners, conducting detailed analyses to determine the most effective asset disposition or financing strategies. He is an active member of several trade organizations, including the Commercial Brokerage Sales Brokers Committee at REBNY, and has held a board position with the Young Mens/Womens Real Estate Association of New York (YM/WREA) for three consecutive years, serving as Treasurer, Governor, and Education Liaison.Notable transactions include:$147M sale of 144 Unsold Sponsor Units at The Corinthian (645 First Avenue);$87.5M sale of the Gray Block Portfolio, consisting of three office buildings in the Flatiron District;$86M sale of the Retail Condominium at 85 Fifth Avenue;$80M sale of the Alcoma Portfolio, six elevatored apartment buildings throughout Manhattan;$73 million sale of the East Side/Village Portfolio, consisting of 11 walk-up apartment buildings with 300 units on the Upper East Side and East and West Villages;$72M sale of a hotel development site at 12••••25 Broadway (now the Virgin Hotel);$55.5M sale of 27-35 West 24th Street, a SF office building;$50M sale of 281 Park Avenue South, an iconic landmark office building;$29M sale of a portfolio of 10 walk-up apartment buildings throughout Chelsea, SoHo and Gramercy.

Experience

1. Managing Director

   Cushman & Wakefield

   Apr 2021 — Present · Manhattan, NY, US

Education

• Rowan University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Finance and Financial Management Services

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Location Intelligence
• Property
• Investors
• Investments
• Leases
• Real Estate Transactions
• Disposition
• Corporate Real Estate
• Real Estate Economics
• Real Estate
• Negotiation
• Real Estate Development
• Asset Management
• Investment Properties
• Contract Negotiation
• Selling
• Sales
• Commercial Real Estate
• Sellers
• Valuation
• Brokerage