Ellis joins Studley's Midtown office

Studley has tapped CB Richard Ellis executive Keith Ellis to join the firm's Midtown office. A 21-year CBRE veteran, Ellis, executive managing director, will move his tenant-representation practice to Studley. "Keith and I have known each other for many years," said Studley chairman & CEO Mitchell Steir, who started his real estate career at the same brokerage firm as Ellis. "Keith is a perfect fit Studley, having spent his career solving complex real estate challenges for his clients. He will be an asset to Studley's New York office, as well as to the company as whole." He has represented corporations worldwide on six million s/f of deals. His expertise in creative problem solving, strategy development, pre-acquisition due diligence, complex transaction management and portfolio analysis has enabled him to deliver results that support his clients' operational and financial needs. He has represented companies from a wide spectrum of industries including communications, advertising, media, banking, finance and fashion. Ellis won the most coveted award in New York's real estate industry, REBNY's Most Ingenious Deal of the Year award, for a 300,000+ s/f deal on behalf of advertising giant Foote Cone & Belding. He was awarded the NAIOP Leasing Deal of the Year for The Interpublic Group of Companies. He has also worked on the corporate side as a divisional president at Levi Strauss & Co. Ellis is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York. He graduated magna cum laude from Brooklyn College and attended New York University's Real Estate Institute.