David Lebenstein
Executive Managing Director • United States
Local Office:
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
United States
Office: +1 (212) 318-9737
David Lebenstein
Executive Managing Director • United States
Profile
David Lebenstein oversees the Not-For-Profit Advisory Group at Cushman & Wakefield and has closed more than a thousand transactions during his real estate career, which began in 1985. Previously, he served as an executive at Time Equities, Inc. and was co-founder of Interface, a public policy group. He also worked for Mayor Joh V. Lindsay’s administration. In 2018, David was named one of New York City’s “Most Responsible People” by City & State New.
Awards & Associations
Professional Affiliations
- Licensed Real Estate Broker, New York State
- Member, Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)
- Member, YMREA and Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
Professional Recognition
- Honoree at United Neighbourhood Houses annual gala, “New Yorkers Who Make A Difference”
- Honoree at Public Health Solutions
- Honoree at Community Access
- Developed first successful commercial condo for non-profit organizations at 666 Broadway
- Senior Man of the Year, Young Men’s/Young Women’s Real Estate Association
- Two-time nominee, REBNY’s Most Ingenious Deal of the Year
Community Leadership
- Board of Directors, City Futures Inc.
Education
- Law degree, Brooklyn Law School
- Bachelor’s degree, Hunter College
Assignments
- College Board – 165,000 SF relocation and 88,000 SF sale
- McBurney YMCA – Sale and relocation to first new YMCA in Manhattan in 70 years (245,000 SF)
- National Urban League/United Negro College Fund – Building sale and relocation (150,000 SF)
- Redeemer Presbyterian Church – Acquisition of a four-story parking garage on the Upper West Side for a church with a 900-seat sanctuary, classrooms and community meeting spaces
- Bowery Residents Committee (BRC) – 104,000 SF relocation, including homeless shelter
- Actors Fund of America – 212 new affordable housing project in Brooklyn and new headquarters in Manhattan
- Multiple public school sites for acquisition including new Pre-K locations in Queens
- Volunteers of America – Sale of 50,000 SF headquarters plus 30,000 SF relocation
- Services for the Underserved – Sale of commercial condo floors plus 30,000 SF relocation
- Sanctuary for Families – Relocation to new, modern 50,000 SF home
Clients
Clients Served
- Actors Fund of America
- American Museum of Natural History
- Aspen Institute
- Bowery Residents Committee
- Breaking Ground
- Center for Urban Community Services
- City Harvest
- College Board
- Doe Fund · Enterprise Community Partners
- Inwood House
- New York City School Construction Authority
- New York City Housing Authority
- New York School of Interior Design
- Opportunity Agenda
- Planned Parenthood of NYC
- Professional Staff Congress
- Public Health Solutions
- Public Interest Projects
- Robin Hood Foundation
- Sanctuary for Families
- Services for the Underserved
- United Neighborhood Houses
- Volunteers of America – Greater New York
- Wounded Warriors
- YMCA of Greater NY
My Listings
For Lease • Office
The Continental Can Building
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
United States
Rental Price: Negotiable
For Sale • Special Use
1665 Hoe Avenue, Bronx, NY 10460
1665 Hoe Avenue, Bronx, New York, 10460
Bronx, NY 10460
United States
Sale Price: Negotiable
For Sale • Commercial Condo/Co-op
50 Woods Place, Brooklyn, NY 11226
50 Woods Place, Brooklyn, New York, 11226
Brooklyn, NY 11226
United States
Sale Price: Negotiable