Herskowitz, whose commercial real estate career spans a quarter century, will be part of a Cohen Bros. team that carries out the leasing program for approximately 11 million square feet of Manhattan office space, including 623 Fifth Ave., 3 E. 54th St., 3 Park Ave. and 805 Third Ave. In a statement, Charles Cohen, CEO and president of Cohen Bros., says he's confident that Herskowitz's "talent and extensive experience" will prove to be "a valuable resource to our organization."

As president and CEO of Grubb & Ellis New York, Herskowitz led the overall operations of the firm's tri-state regional offices. Prior to that position, he served as executive managing director of Newmark, where he was responsible for the entire brokerage division. He had previously represented tenants and owners in the sale and leasing of office space at Insignia ESG.

Herskowitz began his commercial real estate career as the founder of Priority Funding Inc., a commercial mortgage company. He later went on to establish R.E. Quest of New York, a sales, leasing and financial services firm. Herskowitz then served as director of Lawrence Properties, a division of the Bernstein Organization, where he established the firm's brokerage division.