Mitchell S. Steir

Mitchell Shubow Steir
Born (1955-08-03) August 3, 1955
Ethnicity Jewish
Alma mater University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupation Chairman & chief executive officer of Savills Studley
Board member of
Spouse(s) Nancy Ganz
Children two
Website http://www.savills-studley.com/bios/mitchell-steir

Mitchell Shubow Steir (born August 3, 1955)[4] is a commercial real estate broker.[5] He is chairman and chief executive officer of Savills Studley.[6]

Steir was raised in Brookline, Massachusetts.[7] His grandfather was rabbinical scholar in Boston.[4] He attended Milton Academy, in Milton, Massachusetts,[8] and then the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[9]

Steir's first job was at a computer training startup. He took his first real estate job with Huberth & Peters in 1983.[8][9] In 1984 he received The Most Ingenious Deal of the Year award of the Real Estate Board of New York.[5] In 1988 Steir joined Julien J. Studley Inc. He negotiated the largest transaction of 1999 in Manhattan, a lease of 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m2) for Time Inc., and the largest transaction of 2000 in midtown New York, 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) for the headquarters of AOL Time Warner.[9] In 2003, Steir led a management buyout of the company from Julien J. Studley,[10] and became chief executive officer.[11][12] He has since negotiated leases for WilmerHale at 7 World Trade Center, in 2011,[5] and for Tiffany & Co. at 200 Fifth Avenue, in 2012.[13]

Steir is a member of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Real Estate Division Executive Council.[14] He is married to Nancy Ganz;[15] they have two children. Max and Rachel[4]

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  4. 1 2 3 Lauren Elkies ([n.d.]). Mitchell Steir. The Real Deal. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "The Next" (pdf). Real Estate Forum 66 (828): 101. 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  6. "The Commish: Inside the Brokerage Biz". The Wall Street Journal.
  7. Vivian Marino (August 14, 2009). Square Feet - The 30-Minute Interview: Mitchell S. Steir. The New York Times. Accessed March 2015.
  8. 1 2 Teri Karush Rogers (January 1, 2006). A Tenacious Broker Who Avoids the Pack. The New York Times. Accessed March 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 "Mitchell Steir: Executive Profile & Biography". Business Week.
  10. "Studley Buyout Completed". Real Estate Weekly: 11. December 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  11. >Rich, Motoko (December 2002). "Studley Brokers Buy Control of Firm From Founder". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  12. Silverman, Susan D. (February 2003). "A Word With…". Commercial Property News: 28. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  13. "Tiffany Signs For More Space At 200 Fifth, Giving it 100% Occupancy". Commercial Observer.
  14. American Israel Public Affairs Committee: "AIPAC REAL ESTATE DIVISION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL" retrieved December 2, 2014
  15. About Nancy Ganz. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
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