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Career Summary
Wayne has enjoyed significant success during his time with Grubb & Ellis. In 2002, he was a finalist for The Real Estate Board of New York’s "Young Broker of the Year” award, and that same year, Wayne and two colleagues were awarded The Real Estate Board of New York's “Most Ingenious Deal of the Year” for the relocation of the U.S. Customs Service to two locations measuring more than 400,000 square feet following the destruction of its 6 World Trade Center headquarters in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Wayne and partner Robert Yaffa have represented a cross-section of clients during their combined 30+ year careers, with Wayne particularly focused on leasing in Manhattan's Midtown South market. Since 2005, Wayne and Rob have represented The Olnick Organization as exclusive leasing agents for space availabilities at 130 Fifth Avenue and served as global real estate representatives for Westcon Group, having completed 120,000+ square feet of transactions in eight countries.

Experience (with Grubb & Ellis)
2007 to Present: Managing Director
2004 to 2007: Associate Managing Director
1999 to 2004: Senior Associate
1997 to 1999: Associate Director, Client Services Group

Education
State University of New York at Plattsburgh, B.A., English

Professional Recognition
Real Estate Board of New York's "Most Ingenious Deal of the Year"

Recent Transactions
Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP
65 East 55th Street
56,153 SF

Advanstar Communications
641 Lexington Avenue
24,366 SF

Questex Media
757 Third Avenue
22,606 SF

Birch Family Services
104 West 29th Street
20,000 SF

Ulysses Management
One Rockefeller Plaza
17,131 SF

Hitwise
300 Park Avenue South
12,671 SF

RicciGreene Associates
158 West 27th Street
9,000 SF

M.A.C. Cosmetics
7 West 22nd Street
8,200 SF

Keri Levitt Communications
36 West 25th Street
5,000 SF

agnès b.
50 West 23rd Street
3,000 SF

Professional Profile