NEW YORK CITY—The Real Estate Board of New York has named Gabe Marans, managing director at Savills Studley, as its 2014 Most Promising Commercial Salesperson of the Year (Rookie Award).
The award was presented at REBNY's Members' Luncheon Tuesday in Midtown. Marans is the eighteenth winner of the award since its creation in 1996.
“Since beginning his career in commercial real estate with Savills Studley five years ago, Gabe has demonstrated tenacious initiative and great enthusiasm to pursue and cultivate meaningful business relationships,” says Mitchell Steir, chairman and CEO of Savills Studley. “He consistently demonstrates unparalleled professional ethic and inspiring leadership qualities. The exceptional moral quality with which Gabe approaches every situation, together with his team player mentality and innate attention to detail, make him an invaluable asset to our firm.”
“Gabe is distinguished by both his colleagues and clients as a true team player with unparalleled talent, ingenuity, dedication, diligence, and patience—strong qualities that signify a promising future commercial real estate leader,” adds Steven Spinola, REBNY president. “We congratulate him on this esteemed honor and look forward to watching his continued growth at Savills Studley and future achievements within our industry.”
Marans is a member Savills Studley's Steir team, the highest producing team in the firm's New York office, and works under the direction of EVP David Goldstein and executive managing director Greg Taubin. His relentless ambition has earned him Savills Studley's “Best Year Ever” recognition every year since 2010.
Among his accomplishments, Marans represented technology company MongoDB in its New York Times Building relocation and expansion, won the exclusive leasing assignment for Cammack Retirement Group and represented the tenant in its proceeding renewal and relocation to 40 Wall St. and played a significant role in several of Savills Studley's most prominent transactions for clients including Pepper Hamilton, Major League Baseball Players Association, J. Crew, Ralph Lauren, Jones Day, Davis Wright, and Pillsbury Winthrop.
As the winner of the Most Promising Commercial Salesperson of the Year Award, Marans receives a one-year seat on the REBNY Board of Governors. In addition, he will become a lifetime member of REBNY's Circle of Winners group, which meets four times a year for a private dinner with top industry leaders. The award was created by the directors of the board's commercial brokerage division torecognize current and potential professional achievement, as well as high moral character and ethical professional behavior.
Candidates for the Most Promising Commercial Salesperson of the Year Award must be current REBNY members with less than five years industry experience, have displayed leadership and team work qualities, and made significant contributions to their firm's success.
The other finalists in the running for the award were Tyler McNeil of Cushman & Wakefield, Benjamin Bass of Jones Lang LaSalle, Daniel Birney of RXR Realty and Bryan Boisi of DTZ.
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Rayna Katz
Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
