Cushman & Wakefield

One of the largest real estate services companies in the world.

England-born Bernard Wakefield and J. Clydesdale Cushman founded their eponymous firm after working together at the brokerage Heckscher & de Saulles. Chicago-based DTZ acquired it in 2015 for $2 billion. The buyer took the Cushman & Wakefield name after DTZ assembled a large collection of real estate companies, including Massey Knakal and Cassidy Turley.

The company is one of the most prolific dealmakers in New York and globally, having represented buyers or sellers in some of the biggest real estate leases and sales ever completed, including Related and Allianz’s $2.2 billion sale-leaseback deal with WarnerMedia at 30 Hudson Yards and Google’s $2.4 billion purchase of Chelsea Market from Jamestown in 2018, the largest office deal in New York real estate history.

According to their web site, C&W has some 53,000 employees in 60 countries and claimed $8.8 billion in revenue in 2019.

Lawyers rolling in money.
Industry  ·  Tenant Talk
New York City

Bonus Spike Sparks Law Firm Competition Amid Return to Office

By Andrew Coen
1250 Broadway
Leases  ·  Office
New York City

Zillow Unloads 27K SF at 1250 Broadway to Butler Hospitality

By Nicholas Rizzi
Skyglass Tower.
Finance  ·  Construction
Washington

AIG Lends $113M for Skyglass Tower Multifamily Development in Seattle

By Cathy Cunningham
An Amazon Prime package delivered to a mailbox.
Leases  ·  Industrial
California

Amazon Signs 202K SF Distribution Lease in SoCal

By Greg Cornfield
301 Water Street.
Leases  ·  Office
Washington DC

Water Tech Company Xylem Sets Up Shop at DC’s Lumber Shed

By Keith Loria
Pete Otteni.
Sales  ·  Commercial
Washington DC

Boston Properties to Acquire Maryland Biotech Campus for $117M

By Keith Loria
A view of a city skyline.
Industry
New York City

New York City’s Building Sales Volume Up Almost 40% From Q1

By Celia Young
231 Najoles Road.
Leases  ·  Office
Maryland

Call Data Provider Moves HQ to St. John Properties’ Office in Maryland

By Keith Loria
Symantec World Headquarters in Silicon Valley (Whisman Campus buildings not pictured).
Finance  ·  Acquisition
California

Goldman Sachs, TMG Partners Land $362M Loan for Silicon Valley Office 

By Cathy Cunningham
2121 Wisconsin Avenue
Leases  ·  Office
Washington DC

Nexstar Media Group Renews, Expands With JBG SMITH in DC’s Glover Park

By Keith Loria
Andrew Judd has joined JRT Realty.
Players
New York City

JRT Realty Group Taps Cushman & Wakefield’s Andrew Judd as New COO

By Celia Young
A mover unloads a truck on August 31, 2020 in New York City.
Industry
Washington DC

Back to the Big Apple: Residents Start Flocking Back to NYC and LA 

By Celia Young
Hamilton Square.
Leases  ·  Office
Washington DC

Partnership for Public Service Nonprofit Signs Lease at Hamilton Square

By Keith Loria
323 East 61st Street.
Sales  ·  Commercial
New York City

Billy Macklowe Sells Interest in Upper East Side Medical Building to LaSalle

By Cathy Cunningham
One Soho Square.
Finance  ·  Refinance
New York City

Goldman Sachs Leads $900M Financing on One Soho Square Office Property

By Andrew Coen
499 Park Avenue
Leases  ·  Office
New York City

Germany’s Deutsche Bundesbank Renews Lease at 499 Park Avenue

By Nicholas Rizzi
373 Park Avenue South.
Leases  ·  Office
New York City

Sports Betting Software Company Simplebet Moving to 373 Park Avenue South

By Nicholas Rizzi
A tall, boxy skyscraper.
Leases  ·  Office
New York City

Cushman & Wakefield Takes 12,600 SF at Brookfield’s One Liberty Plaza

By Tom Acitelli