Real Estate Sales
Resume:
DAVID S. KRISS
New York, New York 10022
EMPLOYMENT: David S. Kriss Realty Company, Inc. President-Owner.
Self-employed Commercial Real Estate Broker, active in Store Leasing, Office Leasing and Sales
of Commercial and Residential Properties. Exclusive Leasing Agent for more than twenty-five
office properties in the midtown New York City area. Negotiated more than $100,000,000
in store leases, office leases and sales of properties. Organized a market plan for major
acquisitions of commercial and residential properties as principal for foreign and domestic
investors. Managed 2,500 apartments, 100 retail locations on the Upper Westside of Manhattan.
Responsible for rent collection, heating plant maintenance, renovation and alteration of facilities,
lease negotiations, lease renewals and dispossess proceedings in Civil Court.
DSK Construction, Inc. President-Owner
1991 to Present
New York City Licensed General Contractor. Renovated and built offices, schools, up scale salons, health spas, gyms, showrooms, medical offices, recording studios, retail stores and hi rise-single family residential construction jobs. Responsible for managing design, demolition, framing, sheet rocking, flooring, marble-tile installation, HVAC, electrical, plumbing and detail finishing. Manage and employ 15-20 trades at one time and responsible for financial disbursement of all funds.
Reynolds Organization, Inc. Managing Director,
1992 to 1993.
Commercial Real Estate Broker active in the areas of Store Leasing, Office Leasing, Sales,
Investments, and Financing. Structured and developed a market plan to represent the Fortune
500 commercial tenants in the United States. Worked on numerous exclusive commercial
agencies in the midtown New York area. Active in developing and maintaining listings and
agency relationship for class A commercial building locations.
Garrick-Aug Store Leasing, Inc. Managing Director,
1991 to 1992.
Active in the area of Retail Store Leasing in Manhattan; transacted numerous store leases.
Represented landlords as exclusive retail leasing and marketing agent. Acted as a Retail
Leasing Consultant to worldwide, national and local retail tenants in identifying locations,
negotiating all business terms and executing retail leases.
Davedon Development Company, Inc. Executive Vice President-Owner,
1987 to 1990.
Acquired, developed, financed and constructed over $20,000,000 of single family luxury homes
on the Gold Coast of Long Island, New York. Responsible for assemblage of land parcels,
developed site preparation, active and final decision-maker in the design of homes. Negotiated
land and construction loans with first and second mortgagees. Principal final decision maker
in all aspects of the day to day construction operation including site clearing and excavations
foundation pouring, framing, H.V.A.C., carpentry, plumbing and electrical.
Choice Realty Company, Inc. Executive Vice President-Owner.
1978 to 1986.
Principal owner of a major New York City midtown Commercial Real Estate Leasing,
Investments and Sales Company. Employed fifteen full time real estate brokers
responsible for running and managing the day to day operations of a full service real estate
brokerage office. Purchased and sold for my own real estate portfolio. Active in all aspects of
negotiating land acquisition, leasing, renewals and construction of all alterations work. Net leased and
managed as a principal owner numerous properties throughout New York City.
Economic Development Administration of the City of New York. Executive Assistant to the
First Deputy Administrator, 1973 to 1977.
Responsible for Project Coordination and monitoring of each of EDA’s Capital Budget Projects
which totaled approximately $500,000,000. Assisted in development of individual projects,
including responsibility for preliminary and final lease negotiations, relocations, demolition,
construction and marketing of the facility. Assisted small and large businesses in business
management and financing towards sound industrial development. Worked on Corporate
Development retention and marketing of New York City-owned industrial parks.
Owens-Illinois. Libbey Glassware Division. Marketing and Institutional Sales
Specialist, 1971 to 1973.
Responsible for the sales of institutional glassware to authorized dealers, restaurants, bars,
country clubs, hotels, hospitals, airlines, railways and steamship lines. Territory included
Manhattan and Brooklyn total sales responsibility in these areas was approximately $800,000. Prime responsibility was to establish good customer relations with the institutional dealers and other accounts on behalf of Owens-Illinois.
TEACHING Baruch College of City University, Adjunct Associate Professor, November 2000 to present.
POSITIONS: Real Board of New York-REBNY Instructor of Real Estate Salesperson and Brokers New York
State Qualification License Requirement. Lectured in the area of Property Management, Real Estate Development & Construction, REITS, Condos & Coops, Finance, Affordable and Non-Profit Housing & etc 2005 to present
New York University, Adjunct Associate Professor, 1994 to 1996.
Long Island University, Adjunct Associate Professor, 1992 to 1998.
Sobelsohn Real Estate and Business School, Instructor, 1992 to 2000.
Career Real Estate Brokerage Institute, Instructor, 1994 to 1998.
Education Unlimited Real Estate Institute, Instructor, 1996 to 1997.
Instruct various Real Estate and Finance related classes at the Continuing Education School and
the Undergraduate School. Licensed by the Department of State to teach Real Estate Licensing
classes and Continuing Education classes to Real Estate Persons and Brokers. Emphasize
the Economic realities in an ever changing and dynamic Real Estate Market.
PUBLICATIONS David S. Kriss Realty Show “Business America Radio”
AND RADIO: What you need to know about Commercial Real Estate For Success. Radio Host to Real Estate Industry
guest leaders on various topics and issues of Commercial Real Estate 2005
Simon & Schuster, Prentice Hall Educational Group In contract to write nationwide text book for
undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education schools on the subject of Commercial Real Estate.
PROFESSIONAL New York State Real Estate Brokers License, 1970 to present.
ORGANIZATIONS
AND LICENSES: Member of Real Estate Board of New York, 1977 to present.
Member of ICSC International Council of Shopping Centers, 1993 to present.
Licensed by the Department of State to Instruct Licensing and Continuing Education Classes for Real Estate Salespersons and Brokers, 1995 to present.
United Nations Operation Habitat, Member of Board of Directors, as a consultant for building
homes for the homeless throughout the world. Attended numerous conferences at the United
Nations, represented the United Nations at the World International Real Estate Show in Cannes,
France, March 1991.
EDUCATION: New York University School of Continuing Education,
Various classes in Real Estate Development, Finance, and Commercial Law
1975 to present.
Pace University, Post Graduate Course in Business Banking and Financing, 1974.
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
Bachelor of Science, 1971.
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