Vornado Hires Elisa Young From Brookfield to Lead Manhattan Retail Leasing
She's now in charge of the lease-up of 2.3 million square feet across 40 locations
By Mark Hallum October 19, 2026 5:57 am
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Vornado Realty Trust has hired a new head of retail leasing for its Manhattan portfolio, Commercial Observer has learned.
Elisa Young started Monday in her new role as executive vice president of Vornado’s retail division, in which she will oversee the lease-up of 2.3 million square feet of street-level retail space across Vornado’s 40 Manhattan buildings.
Young makes the jump from Brookfield Properties, now known as BGRE, where she was senior vice president of retail leasing, according to Vornado.
“Elisa is an accomplished retail leasing executive with a distinguished track record of attracting world-class brands and shaping premier retail destinations,” Glen Weiss, Vornado’s executive vice president of office leasing and co-head of real estate, said in a statement. “Her deep industry relationships, market expertise and strategic vision will be instrumental as we continue to strengthen and elevate Vornado’s exceptional retail portfolio. We are pleased to welcome her to Vornado.”
Young has worked with a number of major retailers in her career, striking deals with Gucci, Dior, Bottega Veneta, Sephora, Lululemon, Eataly and TAG Heuer in Brookfield’s Manhattan portfolio since joining that firm in 2019.
Prior to her time at BGRE, Young worked at boutique brokerage Robin Zendell & Associates but started her retail brokerage career at SiteWorks Retail Real Estate Services in 2013, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Mark Hallum can be reached at mhallum@commercialobserver.com.
