Meet the BMAR Member - Brumback of Massey Knakal

Karl Brumback joined the Northern Manhattan/Bronx division of Massey Knakak as a director of sales covering the North Bronx in December 2005. Since 2009, he has sold over 65 properties or notes with an aggre­gate consideration of over $180 million. In 2007, he received Massey Knakal's Richard Marcinko Award for Tenacity, Loyalty and Single-Mindedness of Purpose in the Pursuit of Excellence in the Northern Manhattan/Bronx/Westchester division. He graduated from the University of North Carolina with his bachelor of science degree in Chemistry and went on to the University of Virginia's Darden School to earn his MBA. After taking a real estate course taught by Massey Knakal founding partner Paul Massey, he bought and renovat­ed a townhouse on Manhattan's Upper West Side and subsequently purchased and renovated sev­eral more buildings. His passion for real estate led him to his current role at Massey Knakal. His prior professional career included management consulting, retail supply chain management, manufacturing operations and immunotoxicolgy research. He is involved in a variety of philanthropic and service endeavors with a focus on education, includ­ing serving on the University of North Carolina's board of visitors and the University of Virginia's NCOUR grant foundation. He is a board member of the Bronx/Northern Manhattan Association of Realtors and serves as VP of grant applications for Massey Knakal's Charitable Foundation. He enjoys fishing, golf, cooking and wing shooting and is an avid wine and cigar collector. He re­sides in the Upper West Side with his wife and three sons.