Paul J Amrich

An undisputed leader in the industry, Paul J. Amrich, Vice Chairman in the New York City Advisory & Transaction Services Group, combines marketing intelligence and an incisive understanding of his clients’ goals to consistently achieve outstanding success in leasing and repositioning properties. Mr. Amrich has 23 years in the business, first joining CBRE in 2006.

Mr. Amrich’s expertise lies in forging and nurturing alliances with the many landlords and financial institutions he serves. He has completed more than 20 million square feet of leasing transactions, and currently represents more than 18 million square feet of Class A office space on behalf of New York’s premier landlords. In 2018, he was named as the number one producer in CBRE’s Tri-State region.

Mr. Amrich was promoted to Vice Chairman in January 2012, making him the youngest Vice Chairman at the time in the firm’s history. He has been included in the prestigious Colbert Coldwell Circle—the Top 100 Global Producing Professionals—every year since his arrival at CBRE in 2006 and has been one of the top 25 producers nationally at CBRE for several years.

Some of Mr. Amrich’s notable deals include the 389,500-sq.-ft., 30-year lease for New York University on behalf of Columbia Property Trust and the 99,000-sq.-ft., 15-year lease for Palantir Technologies in the Meatpacking District on behalf of Rockpoint Group and Atlas Capital. The latter deal was unique opportunity in that the property was a functioning parking garage until 2014, when the space was developed into a premier office building. Mr. Amrich and his team toured the client through the site prior to the redevelopment, securing Palantir as the anchor tenant for the entire asset. Additionally, since 2012, he has been an integral part of the repositioning of 1411 Broadway on behalf of Callahan Capital Properties and Ivanhoé Cambridge. The project was recently completed with great success, driven by the implementation of a large capital improvement program and more than 250,000 sq. ft. of new leases.

Mr. Amrich is often tapped by the media, including Bloomberg and the New York Times, to offer his unique insight on the commercial real estate market. He regularly lends his expertise to industry panel discussions, including the CBRE New York office’s quarterly media updates, and has been profiled in leading industry publications such as the Commercial Observer and The Real Deal. He began his commercial real estate career in 1996 with Cushman & Wakefield.