DANIEL C. O'BRIEN
PRESIDENT & PRINCIPAL BROKER
Platform Realty Group
14 Corporate Woods Blvd.
Albany, NY 12211
Phone: 518.465.1400, ext. 224
Fax: 518.465.1441
Email: dobrien@platformrg.com
CAPITAL DISTRICT CONCENTRATION:
Albany, Rensselaer, & Saratoga Counties
MARKET SPECIALIZATION:
Office/Industrial
Tenant Representation
Economic Development Opportunities
Investment Portfolios
CLIENTS REPRESENTED
Sealy Corporation
Media Logic
Thomson Delmar Learning
Deer Park Natural Spring Water
Healthcare Association of NYS
Kaiser Permanente
Garden Way, Inc.
Vicarious Visions
Seton Health
Davies Office Refurbishing
Citibank
Keeler Motor Cars
Pyramid Companies
Coca-Cola of New York
Rolland Paper/Cascade, Inc.
Tate Portfolio
Grimm Portfolio
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Daniel O'Brien is a commercial real estate broker engaged in general brokerage, as well as tenant/buyer representation. A partner in a combined portfolio of over $40 million in development and rehabilitation work, he demonstrates a clear understanding of all facets of real estate from approval through Certificate of Occupancy. Daniel is a leader in the brokerage field who consistently seeks challenging projects, and has brokered over $200,000,000 in the past 15 years. Representing local, regional and national clients, Daniel has achieved Prudential's prestigious "Chairman's Circle" designation in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 as well as Prudential Real Estate Affiliates prestigious "Pinnacle Award" representing PREA's number one top producer in the nation for commercial real estate in 2001.
EDUCATION:
BS/Marketing, Boston College, 1984
NYS Brokers Course, Siena College
NYS Appraiser Course and Certification, Siena College
NYS Sales Associates Licensing, Siena College
CCIM: CI 101, 102, 104, 301
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Commercial Industrial Real Estate Board (CIREB)
Greater Capital Area Realtors (GCAR)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
Board of Directors - St. Gregory's School (2004-Present)
President - Commercial & Industrial Real Estate Brokers (2000-2001)
Secretary/Treasurer, Commercial & Industrial Real Estate Brokers (1998-1999)
Board of Directors - St. Anne's Institute (1996-Present)
| TRANSACTIONAL EXPERIENCE: | ||
| OFFICE | ||
| Garden Way Inc., East Greenbush, NY | 250,000 sq. ft. | Lease and sale |
| Thomson Delmar Learning, Clifton Park, NY | 130,000 sq. ft. | 10 year lease |
| Kaiser Permanente | 119,000 sq. ft. | Sale |
| Kaiser Permanente | 109,500 sq. ft. | Sale |
| NYS Dept. of Transportation, Albany, NY | 62,000 sq. ft. | Lease |
| Healthcare Association of New York State | 60,000 sq. ft. | 10 year lease |
| Immigration and Naturalization Service | 36,000 sq. ft. | 10 year lease |
| Int'l Lighting Research Center, Troy, NY | 28,000 sq. ft. | Lease |
| Seton Health, Rensselaer, NY | 25,000 sq. ft. | Lease |
| Citibank, Albany, NY | 12,000 sq. ft. | Purchase |
| Prudential Financial Services, Albany, NY | 10,000 sq. ft. | Lease |
| INDUSTRIAL | ||
| Sealy Corporation, Albany, NY | 256,000 sq. ft. | 10 year lease |
| Huck Finn's Warehouse, Albany, NY | 250,000 sq. ft. | Lease/sale |
| Garden Way Inc., Port Washington, WI | 240,000 sq. ft. | Sale |
| Garden Way Inc., Port Washington, WI | 180,000 sq. ft. | Sale |
| Peerless Liquor Distributors, Colonie, NY | 130,000 sq. ft. | Lease/sale |
| Rolland, Inc. of Montreal, Albany, NY | 118,000 sq. ft. | Lease/sale |
| Millbrook Breads, Colonie, NY | 52,000 sq. ft. | Sale |
| Alling & Cory Paper, Colonie, NY | 27,000 sq. ft. | Lease |
| Amsterdam IDA, Amsterdam, NY | 20,000 sq. ft. | Sale |
| RETAIL | ||
| Pyramid Companies, Syracuse, NY | 100,000 sq. ft. | Sale |
| Rumford Pet Centers | 13,000 sq. ft. | 10 year lease |
| Newcommer Cannon Funeral Homes | 8,000 sq. ft. | Lease/sale |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation, Colonie, NY | 3,500 sq. ft. | Sale |
| LAND | ||
| Garden Way, Inc., East Greenbush, NY | 22 acres | Sale |
| Coca-Cola of New York | 4 acres | Sale |
| Immigration and Naturalization Service | 2 acres | Sale |