David Behin is a Partner and President of the Investment Sales and Advisory Division at MNS, New York's pre-eminent real estate marketing and sales company. He has been been involved in over $1B of real estate transactions within the tri-state area and Philadelphia.
The Investment Sales and Advisory division was launched mid-2011 and within its first twelve months of inception, has sold over $150M of real estate including development sites, multifamily apartment building, and note sales for development sites, while successfully raising over $20M of equity for developers. The division's rapid success is due to years of cultivated relationships with banks, property owners and other brokerages, providing insider knowledge of deals before they happen.
David also provides strategic direction to our clients, from a property's acquisition to its final disposition. He focuses on creation of housing that speaks to consumers' wants and needs; housing that is beyond four walls and a roof, and that ultimately gives buyers a sense of home. Always with an eye on the bottom line, his consulting services have helped his developer clients create some of the most notable and highest earning new developments. His marketing and sales strategies are always tailored to each project, market and potential buyer pool, and have consistently led to successful sellouts for some of New York's most notable condominium developments and rental new developments.
In addition to consulting, marketing and sales of new development projects, David also consults to several banks, developers, investors and asset management firms in connection with the sale of distressed assets. Using his knowledge of the market, financing, and the planning, marketing and sale of new developments, he is achieving results that benefit the banks and borrowers and ultimately result in the completion of, and the highest and best use of the properties.
Prior to starting MNS, David was co-founder of a technology and telecommunications company that created software merging the utility of the cellular phone and ubiquity of the internet. Among his notable achievements, he helped raise $30MM of capital for the company in one year while building it up from 2 employees to over 100.
Born in New York City, David received his JD from Fordham University School of Law, and received his Bachelors degree from Adelphi University. He is a guest lecturer at New York University's Graduate Real Estate Program as well as a panelist in numerous discussions about the residential real estate market. A nationally recognized market expert, David has been quoted in The New York Times, New York Daily News, The Real Deal, Crain's New York, Real Estate Weekly, and Bloomberg. A strong believer in giving back to the community, David was most recently presented with Brooklyn CareWorks' Robert J. Wilkin Commitment to Community Award.
