Ken Meyerson

About Ken Meyerson

Ken Meyerson, a member of CBRE’s Consulting Division since August 1994, is a Vice Chairman and has been involved in the strategic planning, negotiation, and structuring of complex lease and sales transactions for a wide range of clients. With a strong financial background and a deep understanding of the economic and financial statement implications of complex real estate transactions, Ken has creatively structured numerous transactions to accomplish a variety of goals on behalf of his clients. His ability to understand the implications of a transaction for all parties enables him to develop effective negotiating strategies to the advantage of his clients.Ken’s professional experience includes considerable experience in real estate leasing and ownership projects ranging from large corporate headquarters to standard office leases. In his twenty-seven years with the company, he has been involved in a variety of notable large transactions totaling in excess of 20 million sq. ft, including for S&P Global at 55 Water Street, sf for Societe Generale, sf for L Brands, sf for MLB, sf for 1199 National Benefit Funds, sf for Ann Inc, sf for Warner Music Group, sf for Gap Inc, sf for Colgate Palmolive, sf for NY Blood Center in Rye, NY, sf for Edelman PR, sf for SPARC in NYC and sf in Los Angeles, sf for MLB Network in Secaucus, NJ, sf for SNY, among others. Ken has also been on the leasing team for the World Trade Center for the last 10 years where he and the team have successfully leased all of 4 World Trade Center and 3 World Trade Center to various companies such as Uber, McKinsey, GroupM, Spotify, Zurich RE, Casper, Diageo, Hudson River Trading, Kelley Drye and others. In 2009, Ken won the Robert T Lawrence award for the most creative lease transaction for his work on the Gap, Inc. transaction at 40 Worth Street. In 2017, Ken won the Henry Hart Rice Achievement Award for the Most Ingenious Deal of the Year for his work on the 1199 SEIU National Benefit Funds transaction at 498 Seventh Avenue. In 2021, Ken won the NAIOP Westchester Fairfield Chapter “Deal of the Year” for his team’s work on the NY Blood Center’s transaction at 601 Midland Avenue in Rye, NY. Ken also proudly serves as Chairman of the NY Board and a member of the National board for the All Stars Project - a national nonprofit that uses a performance based approach to help tens of thousands of inner-city youth and their families create success in their lives.

Experience

1. Vice Chairman

   CBRE

   Aug 1994 — Present

Education

• Boston University

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance, General

  1990 — 1994