Gardner, Poretsky and Sykes join Studley

Studley has tapped three of Cassidy Turley's senior New York City brokers: Patrick Gardner, Howard Poretsky and Richard Sykes. Gardner and Poretsky, senior managing directors, are located in Studley's Midtown office, while Sykes, principal, is located in the London office.The team has specialized in representing international banks, law firms, nonprofits and media companies. "We are thrilled to have such an accomplished brokerage team join our firm," said Studley chairman and CEO Mitchell Steir. "Their long experience working together and their expertise in all aspects of cross-border collaboration make them uniquely qualified to work in New York and internationally." Gardner and Sykes have worked together for more than 25 years, both working as high-level executives for leading brokerage firms, as well as owning their own brokerage business. Poretsky joined their team at Cassidy Turley in 2008. Collectively, the three have closed transactions totaling more than five million s/f for leading organizations some of which include: British Petroleum, Community Preservation Corp., imc2, Kissinger Association and National Corporate Research. Their most notable transactions include acquiring a 150,000 s/f freehold office condominium at 198 Madison Ave. for Oxford University Press; consolidating a one million s/f portfolio of leased properties throughout the United State for United Business Media; and, since 1987, handling more than 200,000 s/f for Allied Irish Bank.