Rudes named senior vice president at CresaPartners

CresaPartners has appointed Wesley Rudes senior vice president. An expert with over 17 years of experience in commercial real estate, Rudes previously was executive managing director at Murray Hill Properties. He has completed more than three million square feet of transactions, representing both tenants and landlords in New York and elsewhere in the nation. Rudes' past projects include the sale of 75 Broad St. to JEMB Realty; multiple lease transactions for Portware, LLC, most recently 28,000 s/f at the Woolworth Building; numerous deals for New York Internet Co., totaling 70,000 s/f; and over 100,000 s/f of completed leases for Reliance Insurance. In addition, he was instrumental in creating the "Plug and Go" program in New York City and in developing the area known as "Silicon Alley." Rudes holds a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from SUNY Albany. He is a member of the New York State Bar. "Wes is a senior broker with extensive experience, especially in downtown Manhattan, and has a proven record of success. He is an excellent addition to our growing New York team," said Marcus Rayner, managing principal at CresaPartners. CresaPartners is an international corporate real estate advisory firm that exclusively represents tenants and specializes in the delivery of fully integrated real estate services, including: Transaction Management, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Workforce and Location Planning, Subleases and Dispositions, Portfolio / Lease Administration, Capital Markets, Sustainability, Industrial / Supply Chain and Facilities Management. With more than 55 offices, CresaPartners is the largest tenant representation firm in North America. Through its alliance with Savills, one of the world's largest commercial real estate services firms, CresaPartners covers more than 255 locations in 40 countries. For more information visit www.cresapartners.com. # # # 11/2 /11