Real Estate Forum: Forum 100
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GVA Williams
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Company:   GVA Williams    
Address: 380 Madison Avenue    
City: New York    
State: NY    
Zip:   10017    
Phone: 212-716-3500    
Fax: 212-716-3566    
Email: mcohen@gvawilliams.com    
Website: www.gvawilliams.com    
Key Executive      
1. Name: Michael T. Cohen    
    Title: Chairman of the Exec. Committee    
2. Name: Robert L. Freedman      
    Title: President & CEO, GVA Williams    
3. Name: Mark A. Jaccom      
    Title: President, Tenant Representation Division    
4. Name: Andrew H. Roos      
    Title: Executive Vice President    
* Number of Offices: 6    
* Number of Employees: 317    
* Gross Revenues Fiscal Year 2006: 81.4 billion    
* Projected Revenues Fiscal Year 2007: 90.0 billion    
Selected Areas of Specialization: Office, Industrial, Retail, Corporate Services, Investment, Tenant Representation, Landlord Representation, Asset Management, Property Management, Project Management    
Company Overview: GVA Williams has been one of the nation’s most active, full-service real estate concerns since it’s inception in 1926. The privately run firm is known for both landlord and tenant representation. With more than 300 employees in offices in Manhattan, New Jersey, Connecticut, Boston and Chicago, GVA Williams is a leading provider of specialized real estate services, completing some of the largest and most noteworthy deals in the US. The firm’s growing roster of clients includes top national and international business leaders, institutional and entrepreneurial ownership entities, law firms, publishing companies, financial institutions and services firms, retailers, health-related organizations and pharmaceutical companies. GVA Williams is also the founding partner of GVA Worldwide, which is comprised of more than 3,500 real estate professionals in 90 markets worldwide. In 2006, GVA partners collectively completed $26.5 billion in transactions and managed more than 150 msf of office, industrial, retail and specialized property. As GVA Williams has grown into a super-regional firm led by its Transaction Management business, it has become even more of a trusted business advisor to many of its clients by offering a comprehensive array of advisory services including researchers, financial analysts and marketing specialists. With its international and national partners, GVA Williams has grown into a major global influence, rivaling many of its competitors, while still offering its clients the personalized attention they have come to expect from the privately owned firm.    
*Total Number of Transactions Closed in 2006: 1221    
Total Number of Leases: 1153    
Total Number of Sales: 68    
*Total Value of Transactions Closed in 2006: 2.5 billion    
Total Value of Leases: 1.8 billion    
Total Value of Sales: 0.7 billion    
Percentage by Property Type:      
Office: 97    
Industrial: 1    
Retail: 2    
Apartments: 0    
Hotels: 0    
Other: 0    
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Percentage by Geographic Area:      
Northeast: 79 %    
Southeast: 3 %    
Midwest: 16 %    
Southwest: 0 %    
West: 1 %    
International: 1 %    
Average Transaction Volume per Broker:      
Number of Deals: 9    
Value 17.7 million