James Ritman joined Newmark in 2002 and serves as Executive Vice President and Managing Director. He leads the Connecticut and Westchester County, NY markets for the firm, overseeing three offices. One of the firm’s most accomplished advisors, he primarily focuses on tenant representation globally and has executed deals across North America, Europe and Asia. Over his career, he has completed over 1,000 transactions across tens of millions of square feet, creating billions in total transactional value. Ritman also leads various office leasing agency teams, currently advising landlords on 1.25M square feet throughout New York and Connecticut. Over his career he has also executed $1B in capital markets transactions.
His efforts have been critically acclaimed, winning several Connecticut Deal of the Year Awards by NAOIP as well as being a Newmark Top Producer and Chairman’s Circle invitee. Considered an expert in corporate real estate he is often cited in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and CNBC.
Partial Client List
As a Tenant Representative:
- Axiom
- Blue Owl Capital
- Bridgewater Associates
- Canidae
- Candlestick Capital
- Carter’s, Inc.
- Cartus
- Cenveo
- Cholula Food Company
- Citigroup
- Crunch Fitness
- CVS
- Deep Basin Capital
- Deloitte
- Design Within Reach
- Eldridge Industries
- First Republic Bank
- Front Point Partners
- General Motors
- Green & Tonic
- Inter Energy Group
- Jos. A. Bank
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Lakewood Capital Management
- L Catterton Partners
- Le Pain Quotidien
- LeClair Ryan
- Lone Pine Capital
- Marblegate Asset Management
- M. M. Dillon & Co.
- Millennium Partners
- Modani
- Monomoy Capital Partners
- NordicTrack/iFit
- Patriot National Bank
- Progressive Insurance
- RBS Greenwich Capital
- RLB Holdings
- RSR Partners
- Strategic Value Partners
- SunGard
- The Premcor Refining Group
- Trilogy Capital Management
- Tronox
- Two Sigma
- Vineyard Vines
- Viking Global Investors
- Vitaquest
- Waterworks
- Willoughby Capital
- W.R. Berkley Corporation
As a Landlord Representative:
- Baywater Properties
- Building & Land Technology
- ClearRock Properties
- Fareri Associates
- H.B. Nitkin Group
- Mill Management
- Normandy Real Estate Partners
- Simone Development
Professional Achievements
- Lease of the Year Award, NAIOP, 2014
- Rising Star, Real Estate Weekly, 2007
- Co-Star Power Broker Award, 2007-2012 and 2014
- Forty Under Forty Award, Fairfield County Business Journal, 2005
- Volunteer of the Year, Greenwich Chamber of Commerce, 2004
Professional Affiliations
- Member, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- Board Member, Greenwich Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Real Estate Finance Association (REFA)
- Real estate license, state of Connecticut
Personal Affiliations
- President, Greenwich September 11th Memorial Fund
- Board of Directors, Brunswick Academy
- Board Member, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital Foundation
- Member, Brunswick Alumni Association
Education
Ritman earned a Master of Business Administration degree from George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rollins College. He is a graduate of Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut.