Robert Frischman - Commercial Real Estate Showcase

Rob Frischman, Founder and President, has been selling and managing real estate in the New York Metro region for more than 20 years. A graduate of Clark University, Rob is the leader of JDF Realty, Inc., a highly motivated and savvy group of commercial brokerage veterans.

Rob began his real estate career with Algin Management in Forest Hills, NY as a property manager handling such properties as Hilary Gardens and Laurence Towers in Manhattan. After obtaining an Associate Broker's license at age 23, Frischman moved to Chodosh Realty Services in Tribeca. At Chodosh Realty, his primary focus was the retail lease-up of the newly developed and highly ambitious Red Square mixed use, project developed by Mike Gruss and Michael Rosen in the East Village. In addition to Red Square, Frischman established his niche in the downtown market by arranging a number of retail and art gallery lease transactions in Soho and Tribeca. A notable transaction arranged in 1988 was the Gin Market, located at 111 Hudson Street. This deal was significant to the growth of the block, which is now the home of Nobu and its counterpart, Next Door Nobu as well as Bubby's and Issey Miyake. With the continued dearth of supermarkets in Tribeca, the recently renovated Gin Market remains a popular destination for Tribecans.


Rob founded JDF Realty, Inc. in 1992 after three years of success with Chodosh. Since then, Frischman has complemeted JDF's strong retail leasing expertise with office and institutional leasing, restaurant leasing and sales, as well as investment sales. Significant transactions Rob has arranged include the creation of the downtown Manhattan campus of Nyack College, totaling more than 70,000 square feet at 335 Broadway and 361 Broadway. Frischman arranged the lease and development of 28 residential apartments at the Tower at 242 East 14th Street to NYU School of Medicine. More recently, Frischman as exclusive agent for Red Apple Child Development Centers, arranged lease transactions at 101 West End Avenue, 25 Tudor City Place, 600 Avenue of the Americas, 1190 Park Avenue, 1501 Lexington Avenue and 351 West 42nd Street in Manhattan. Rob also arranged the sale of the net lease of the former Bargain World department store building at 6-14 West 125th Street to a group of investors.


The last few years have seen the bar raised dramatically at JDF Realty. Done deals include the Veloce chain of wine bars, Buddakan, Morimoto, Telepan, Japonais, Alto, Boqueria, Pure Food and Wine, Rocco's and L'Impero. Last year, Rob was responsible for the relocation and expansion deal to move Whole Foods Market in Millburn, NJ to a new site in Vauxhall, NJ.


So far this year, JDF Realty has relocated Oscar Gruss and Son to 292 Madison Avenue and has been hired to represent Mike Gruss to lease its landmark townhouse across the street from Goldman Sachs. Jeffrey Lefcourt of Jane restaurant on West Houston Street has signed a lease for the Pizzeria Uno on Third Avenue to build a restaurant and market.


Finally, Rob has sold 107 Reade Street in Tribeca to the owners of the Cosmopolitan Hotel for the addition of up to 30 new rooms and a lobby expansion.


Rob is a member of the Retail Stores Committee of the Real Estate Board of New York and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


As 2007 marks the 15 year anniversary of the founding of JDF Realty, Rob believes that the future is brighter than ever and looks forward to continuing success with all of JDF Realty's clients, customers, colleagues and associates. Less