Scott Berfas has been promoted to the position of director at the Melville, N.Y. office of Newmark.
A specialist in representing both tenants and landlords in the Long Island and metropolitan New York office market, Berfas originally joined the global real estate services provider as an associate director in 2004, following a stint with the Long Island office of CB Richard Ellis.
During his real estate career, Berfas has represented a number of prestigious clients, including Citibank, in its recent lease of a 210,000-square-foot operations center in Melville; Danaher Corp., in its disposition of a 180,000-square-foot facility in Port Washington; Sonomed Inc., in securing its corporate headquarters location Lake Success; and Merrill Lynch, in its 53,000-square-foot lease in Garden City.
“Scott has grown substantially in his ability to create business opportunities and service accounts. We expect him to become one of Long Island’s prominent office brokers in the years to come,” says Newmark Executive Managing Director Brian Lee.
Prior to entering real estate, Berfas worked for Manhattan-based investor relations/corporate communications consultant Anne McBride Co., where he focused on advising public telecommunications companies. He also assisted in providing market research on domestic and international banks for Global Finance magazine.
Berfas is a member of Commercial Industry Brokers Society of Long Island; the March of Dimes Society, Long Island Chapter; and ExecuLeaders Business Group, for which he serves on the event committee. Berfas received the 2007 “Executive Leadership Award” from ExecuLeaders and has been recognized by the Costar Group as a Long Island “Power Broker”. He has been a distinguished speaker at SUNY-Farmingdale State College’s School of Business. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Delaware, and is currently pursuing graduate education in real estate-related areas.
Newmark is one of the largest independent real estate service firms in the world. Headquartered in New York, Newmark and London-based partner Knight Frank Newmark operate from over 165 offices in established and emerging property markets on six continents. Last year, transactions were valued at more than $37.3 billion with annual revenues of over $537 million. With a combined staff of more than 5,300, this major force in real estate is meeting the local and global needs of owners, tenants, investors and developers worldwide. For further information, visit www.newmarkkf.com.