New York, NY – August 11, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Kent M. Swig, President of Swig Equities, LLC, is pleased to announce that Jonathan J. Dean has been appointed Senior Vice President and Director of Commercial Leasing. Mr. Dean brings 25 years of commercial real estate experience in New York City from such top tier firms including Cushman & Wakefield and Jack Resnick & Sons.
As Senior Vice President, Mr. Dean will be responsible for the leasing activity of all commercial office properties for Swig Equities, which total over 3 million square feet and include 110 William Street, a 900,000 square foot office building; 48 Wall Street, a 324,000 square foot office building; 5 Hanover Square, a 325,000 square foot office building; and 80 Broad Street, a 400,000 square foot office building. He will also coordinate the leasing for Swig Equities at 44 Wall Street, a 350,000 square foot office building, and 90 Broad Street, a 400,000 square foot office building.
“Jonathan is an extremely talented real estate professional who has been an active player in commercial real estate in New York City for over 20 years,” said Mr. Swig. “During his tenure at Cushman & Wakefield, he served as the exclusive leasing agent for many of our properties and worked directly on a number of transactions involving Swig Equities’ portfolio. His knowledge of both our portfolio and tenants makes him an extremely valuable addition to our company.”
Prior to joining Swig Equities, Mr. Dean was Managing Director of Leasing at Jack Resnick & Sons and was responsible for the leasing and tenant relations for nine office buildings totaling 3.5 million square feet. Among his most notable achievements throughout his four years at Jack Resnick & Sons was the lease up of 250 Hudson Street, a 365,000 square foot commercial office building that recently became the New York City headquarters of public relations firm Edelman, who leased approximately 140,000 square feet. Other notable tenants with whom Mr. Dean concluded leasing transactions at 250 Hudson Street were Lowe Worldwide Advertising for 40,000 square feet, the image company Corbis for the entire 4th floor, and Writers Guild of America East.
“I am thrilled with the confidence that Kent and the entire Swig Equities team have shown in me, and look forward to contributing to the ongoing success and growth of Swig Equities in the years to come,” said Jonathan Dean.
Mr. Dean began his career at Cushman & Wakefield, where he gained significant experience in both landlord and tenant representation, leased in excess of 2.5 million square feet and attained the title of Senior Director. During his 20 years with the company, he represented notable landlords such as Swig Equities, Brookfield Properties, HRO International, REEF, HJ Kalikow & Co., Forest City Ratner and Kennedy Wilson. He also worked with and represented GMAC, Gensler Design Architects and Hawkins Delafield & Wood, among others in a variety of industries.
In 1993, Mr. Dean was the recipient of Cushman & Wakefield’s Top Producer Salesperson Award in its downtown Manhattan office and was named a member of the Million Dollar Club for the year 2000.
Mr. Dean was also an active participant on the steering committee for establishing the Hudson Square Business Improvement District (BID) and led the executive search committee for hiring of the president for the BID. Upon the BID’s formation, he became a member of the interim board of directors and served on the finance and marketing committees.
Mr. Dean has been a member of the Real Estate Board of New York since 1987 and graduated from the University of Richmond with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He currently resides in Morristown, N.J., with his wife and three children.
About Swig Equities, LLC
Swig Equities, LLC is a real estate development, investment and management firm based in New York City with offices in San Francisco. The firm is an active purchaser and developer of prime residential and commercial buildings, as well as operating companies and securities. Over the past few years, Swig Equities has purchased and/or developed in excess of $3 billion of properties, which includes 110 William Street, a 32-story, 900,000 square foot commercial office building; 90 Broad Street, a 25-story, 400,000 square foot office building; 80 Broad Street, a 36-story, 400,000 square foot office building; 48 Wall Street, a 34-story, 324,000 square foot office building; 44 Wall Street, a 350,000 square foot office building; 5 Hanover Square, a 25-story, 325,000 square foot office bui lding; 770 Lexington Avenue, a 20-story, 155,000 square foot commercial office building in Midtown Manhattan; and 450 Sansome Street, a 140,000 square foot office building in downtown San Francisco.
