Plavin joins Cresa New York as vice president

According to the New York office of Cresa, Michael Plavin joined the office's expanding group of mid-level and senior brokers as vice present. Plavin will focus on providing tenants with flexible real estate solutions that address clients' long and short-term business objectives, as well as their corporate cultures. "Having steered technology, media, financial and legal clients through the many different challenges corporations face as tenants, Michael is more than prepared for a successful career with Cresa New York," said Mark Jaccom, president and managing principal of Cresa New York. "He has defined himself as an innovative industry leader and a solid team player, which matches our strategic approach to tenant representation and our collaborative work environment." Prior to joining Cresa New York, Plavin was an associate at Grubb & Ellis, where he advised tenants and landlords in the development of their real estate strategies, which most recently included the acquisition of 150,000 s/f of space for Harbor Freight Tools. He also received Tishman Speyer's Top Dealmakers Award in 2011, and built a portfolio of established clients that included Banc of Manhattan Capital, AMI-Partners Inc., Careerbuilder.com, Verizon, Qwest Communications and Jacobs Associates.