Robert Given and Team Cut Ties With CBRE

Given says his new firm has the most compelling growth story in our industry and is building a world-class multifamily platform here in the Americas.

MIAMI—Robert Given and his multifamily team has switched allegiances. He joins Cushman & Wakefield . Given focus exclusively on representing institutional and private owners in the sale of multifamily properties, developable land, and structured equity finance in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Naples, and other Florida markets. Over the past 13 years, Given and his colleagues has closed over $20 billion in multifamily investment sales and consistently lead South Florida capital markets rankings. “This addition demonstrates Cushman & Wakefield’s commitment to growing our capital markets platform, especially in the multifamily sector,” Noble Carpenter , president of Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets, Americas, tells GlobeSt.com. “South Florida is one of the most active and valuable multifamily markets in the Americas and a true, global gateway “This is a strategic opportunity not only to bolster our capabilities in the region but also across our Americas and global platforms.” Given will serve as a vice chairman at CushWake. Executive managing directors Zachary Sackley and Calum Weaver , director Neal Victor , senior financial analysts Perry Synanidis and James Quinn, financial analyst Aaron Mandel, and client services professionals Brant Long and Elizabeth Rogerio join him. Given will become a member of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Multifamily Advisory Council and will work closely with its leaders, Marc Robinson and Josh Goldfarb , to expand the firm’s multifamily sales practice. In the Southeast, adding the South Florida multifamily group complements Cushman & Wakefield’s recent acquisition of Atlanta-based Multi Housing Advisors. That acquisition resulted in Cushman & Wakefield being the multifamily investment sales leader in the region. “Cushman & Wakefield is the most compelling growth story in our industry and is building a world-class multifamily platform here in the Americas,” Given tells GlobeSt.com. Expanding multifamily capabilities also complements Cushman & Wakefield’s growth in South Florida, where the firm has added more than 70 new personnel since merging with DTZ in September 2015. “Our growth in Florida—and specifically in South Florida—over the past 12 months has been astounding,” Larry Richey , Cushman & Wakefield Florida market leader, tells GlobeSt.com. “Expanding our multifamily operations further solidifies our full-service platform in the region, as well as our efforts to build the leading capital markets group in the state and serve the full array of commercial real estate investors.”