Paul Mas

Current responsibilitiesAs Managing Director of Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., Paul Mas is a senior member of the New York team and interfaces with the firm's major clients. He is responsible for business development and growing the platform to address client needs across a broad range of services including leasing, investment sales and development.

SpecialtiesTenant representation, investment sales, consulting and government services

Years of experience28

ExperiencePaul began his career in the New York City commercial real estate market in 1983 in the Downtown office of CB Commercial, joined Colliers ABR in 1987, becoming a Principal of the firm in 1991. Over his career in commercial real estate, Paul has become known for successfully tackling complicated leasing and investment sales projects involving corporate, institutional and public sector clients.

Key transactions

Tenant Representation

State Street Bank

124,000 s.f. lease in 1290 Avenue of the Americas

150,000 s.f. lease and consolidation in Two World Financial Center

60,000 s.f. lease in 1230 Avenue of the Americas

200,000 s.f. lease in 600 College Road, Princeton, NJ

1.5 m s.f. data center lease in confidential locations

PwC/PricewaterhouseCoopers

280,000 s.f. lease in 1 North Wacker Drive, Chicago

60,000 s.f. build to suit LEED Gold data center

Beijing Vantone (China Center)

200,000 s.f. lease in One World Trade Center

Hunts Point Produce Market

700,000 s.f. in Hunts Point Food Distribution Center, Bronx

MF Global

75,000 s.f. lease in 717 Fifth Avenue

62,000 s.f. lease in 55 East 52nd Street (Park Avenue Plaza

50,000 s.f. in leases in Sydney, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Toronto

AKF Engineers

57,000 s.f lease in One Liberty Plaza

Xinhua News Service

20,000 s.f. lease in 1540 Broadway

Arista Records

55,000 s.f. lease in 888 Seventh Avenue

Parsons Transportation Group

70,000 s.f. lease in 100 Broadway

TheStreet.com

60,000 s.f. lease in 14 Wall Street

40,000 s.f. lease buyout in 2 Rector Street

AMB

80,000 s.f. lease in 75 Ninth Avenue (Chelsea Market)

RLM

140-acre license for The Dave Matthews Caravan music festival, Atlantic City, NJ

Investment Sales

407 First Avenue to Magnium Management, 100,000 sf redevelopment site

One Peck Slip to the School Construction Authority, 100,000 s.f. redevelopment site

85 Tenth Avenue (Chelsea Market) to Young Woo & Associates, 600,000 s.f.

99 John Street to David Werner, 400,000 s.f.

Majority interest in a private suburban office REIT to TMW on behalf of USAA, 1 mil s.f.

563 Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, NJ to Williams Cos, 5 acres

105 East 17th Street (net-lease) 120,000 s.f., a Related Companies property

Consulting Projects

Beijing Vantone- Feasibility study for China Center New York

Williams Cos- Strategic advisor (and broker) for utility property acquisitions in NYC region

Hunts Point Produce Market- Development feasibility and logistics

Royal Dutch Shell- Strategic advisor and valuation of properties

International Center for the Disabled- Valuation and operational advisory

Boston Properties- Advisory for East River Science Park development bid

Equity Resource Investments LLC- Property valuation

New York Presbyterian Hospital- Predevelopment services for 400,000 s.f. biotech and clinical build-to-suit building

Government Services

State of New Jersey, Casino Reinvestment Development Authority - Atlantic City Tourism District Master Plan

Metropolitan Transportation Authority- marketing and sale of the West Side Yard, a 26-acre 13 mil s.f. mixed-use development site

State of New York, Roosevelt Island Operating Corp

Southtown/Riverwalk- renegotiation of Master Development Agreement and Ground Leases for 5 building 1.1 mil s.f. mixed-income, master-planned residential development

Eastwood/Roosevelt Landing- renegotiation and extension of 63 year ground lease for a 950,000 s.f./1,000 unit privatized Mitchell Lama apartment building

Rivercross- extension of 60 year ground lease for a 400,000 s.f./377-unit Mitchell Lama limited equity coop

Retail Space- privatization of 100,000 s.f. of distressed retail space in 6 buildings along Roosevelt Island's main thoroughfare

Master Marketing Plan- portfolio review and disposition strategy

EducationPaul received a BA in economics from Rutgers College

AffiliationsPaul is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York and the Urban Land Institute