Helmsley Spear, LLC, America’s oldest continuously operating real estate firm founded in 1866, is pleased to announce the hiring of Richard Rosenthal to serve as Executive Managing Director. Mr. Rosenthal will focus primarily on strategic real estate planning and implementation, transaction structuring, tenant and landlord representation, lease negotiation and property sales.

“We are thrilled to have a two-time recipient of the REBNY’s coveted ‘Most Ingenious Deal of the Year’ award joining our firm,” said Kent M. Swig, President of Helmsley Spear. “Our clients will greatly benefit from the strategic approach Richard Rosenthal is well known for in client representation.”

Prior to joining Helmsley Spear, Mr. Rosenthal served as the Executive Managing Director and Principal for Lee & Associates NYC with its office brokerage division. He has represented many notable clients including National General Corp., SIAC, Williams College, News America Publishing, HarperCollins Publishers, The Kaplan Thaler Group, Polo/ Ralph Lauren, Mount Sinai and MicroTek. Mr. Rosenthal has also represented some of New York City’s most prominent properties such as 460 Park Avenue, 555 Madison Avenue, 750 Seventh Avenue, 666 Fifth Avenue and 1500 Broadway.

Mr. Rosenthal started his career as a licensed real estate broker over thirty years ago at Wm. A. White & Sons which evolved into Grubb & Ellis. During that time Mr. Rosenthal had the distinction of having twice been selected as the recipient of the Real Estate Board of New York’s prominent Most Ingenious Deal of the Year award. Mr. Rosenthal earned his first award for the assemblage of properties, and the planning and the structuring of a major office lease with National General Corp. culminating in the construction, by joint venture, of a 33-story, 478,000 square foot office building at 1500 Broadway. The second award was for a transaction enabling Actors Equity to maintain its identity and enhance its financial position at 1560 Broadway, a 17-story 213,000 square foot office building now known as the Actors Equity Building.

“It is with great pleasure that I join the Helmsley Spear team. I look forward to bringing my years of experience and client base to this iconic New York City real estate firm,” said Richard Rosenthal.

Mr. Rosenthal earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Hobart College as well as a Juris Doctorate from New York Law School.

About Helmsley Spear

Since 1866, Helmsley Spear has been a leader in commercial real estate creating legendary deals that are the cornerstones of the real estate industry, and is the oldest, continually operating real estate firm in America. Evolving from a real estate appraisal company to a full-service firm providing highly-skilled, professional performance and bottom-line profitability for its clients, Helmsley Spear provides property owners and users of real estate with a full array of services including: office and retail leasing; property and asset management; capital advisory services; investment sales and financing; project development and construction management; preventative maintenance and engineering; insurance services and appraisal. Helmsley Spear is independently owned and operated with offices in New York and San Francisco.