Jerry Igra is a Senior Managing Director in the Global Corporate Services division of Newmark. During his 32-year career in commercial real estate, Igra has completed more than 750 transactions, totaling in excess of 6.0 million square feet. Experienced in both leasing and sales, Igra has a thorough understanding of the factors affecting real estate transactions. Among the real estate assignments he has completed on behalf of clients are tenant relocations, lease renewals, lease restructuring, lease buyouts, subleases, multi-market account management, international representation, strategic planning, agency leasing, investment sales, sale-leasebacks, land sales, build-to-suit evaluations, equity lease negotiations, appraisals and development analysis. Igra has successfully completed assignments for corporate headquarters, law offices, data centers, telecommunications switches, regional offices, back office operations, call centers, professional firms and medical offices. Additionally, he has sold properties on behalf of investors and tenants.
Igra earned his LEED accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council, signifying expertise in environmentally sustainable practices. He has taught a lease negotiation course to attorneys as part of the continuing education program of the State Bar of California. He has also been a speaker at several national real estate events. A winner of numerous local and national awards during his career, Igra has been named a Top Producer 18 times and has received several service excellence acknowledgements.
Partial List of Completed Transactions
- Qwest Communications, network and data center: 312,000 SF
- Bechtel Investments, investment sale: 233,000 SF
- Prudential Real Estate, agency leasing and sale: 230,000 SF
- AirTouch, corporate headquarters: 228,000 SF
- City & County of San Francisco, sale/leaseback: 180,000 SF
- IRC Yerba Buena, agency lease: 173,000 SF
- AirTouch, sublease disposition: 172,000 SF
- Grosvenor International, agency leasing and sale: 155,000 SF
- CMP Media, sublease disposition: 150,000 SF
- eBay, tenant representation: 140,000 SF
- Verizon Wireless, tenant representation: 129,000 SF
- Gillette, sale/leaseback: 115,000 SF
- Littler Mendelson, tenant representation: 120,000 SF
- Fox Interactive, tenant representation: 105,000 SF
- Bank of America, tenant representation: 82,000 SF
- Interactive Networks, tenant representation: 80,000 SF
- eBay, tenant representation: 77,000 SF
- Sprint, lease termination: 66,000 SF
- PlanetOut, lease termination: 62,000 SF
- PayPal, tenant representation: 61,000 SF
- Duane Morris, tenant representation: 53,000 SF
- United Business Media, tenant representation: 37,000 SF
- Fox Interactive, sublease disposition: 35,000 SF
Partial Client List
- American Express
- NCR Corporation
- AirTouch Communications
- Pacific Telesis
- CMP Media
- Verizon Wireless
Education
Igra holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Oregon.