About
Professional Summary
An elite broker and leading tenant advocate with more than 35 years of real estate industry experience, Bob Tunis has represented many of the nation’s largest corporations, institutions and organizations in negotiating transactions valued at more than $5 billion. Bob is co-head of the tenant advocate group and the recipient of CoStar’s prestigious Power Broker Award for his achievements in the New York City market.
AWARDS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Colliers’ Everest Club
Bob was inducted into this premier group which recognizes Colliers’ top producers “who demonstrate a dedication to service excellence and building longstanding and valued client relationships”.
Accomplishments
During his career, Bob has established long term relationships with some of America’s leading corporations, leasing many of them hundreds of thousands of square feet. These transactions range from 25,000 square feet to almost one million. Examples include the leasing of 722,000 square feet for Google Inc., 207,000 square feet on behalf of Parsons Brinckerhoff for its New York City headquarters, 135,000 square feet for Donovan Data Systems, 151,000 square feet for PNC Bank, 35,000 square feet for National Bank of Canada, 88,000 square feet for Moses & Singer LLP, 134,000 square feet for Legal Aid Society’s NY Headquarters, and most recently, 360,000 square feet for Facebook’s NYC Headquarters and 106,000 square feet for Travel Leaders. Bob has written numerous real estate articles that have been published in the industry’s leading periodicals, including Real Estate Review, National Real Estate Investor and The Real Estate Forum. He is the author of the book, PLAN of Attack: A Powerful, Principled Strategy for Office Space Negotiation (Falcon Press, 1990).
Education
Hunter College BS
Harvard Negotiation Seminar
Memberships & Involvements
COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT
Bob has taught real estate courses for The American Management Association,
The New York State Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, The New York State Society of CPAs and other seminar organizations. He has been featured on nationally syndicated radio programs and is a guest speaker for NYU’s Business School.
He is a member of The Young Men’s/Women’s Real Estate Association and is a Director of its Commercial Brokerage Division. He is a seven-time nominee for the board’s Most Ingenious Deal of the Year Award and was named to Real Estate New York’s All-Star Brokers.
Clients
Donovan Data Systems, Population Council, PNC Financial Services Group, United Overseas Bank, TIBCO Software, Facebook, Google, Parsons Brinckerhoff, National Bank of Canada, Moses & Singer LLP
Testimonials
Jim Sailer – Population Council:
Bob guided us very skillfully through our decision process (first, rent vs. buy, then where to rent) and provided us with sound counsel throughout the process. What I think distinguishes Bob is his gravitas and his remarkable client service orientation. He and his firm did an enormous amount of work for us, and the results (a significant rent reduction in our current building) speak for themselves.
K. Jin Koh
Senior Vice President & General Manager United Overseas Bank:
Bob has represented United Overseas Bank Group in New York for several years. In all our dealings with him we have found him to be a wise counselor and strong advocate for our company, always putting our interests first.
Services
Service Lines
My Team
My Team
Eric Ferriello is a Vice Chairman at Colliers International, who specializes in tenant representation and strategy development. His expertise covers a variety of transactions including lease acquisitions, renewals, and dispositions.
Eric is Co-Leader of the Media and Technology Group at Colliers International. He has represented firms in every stage of business from early stage startups, to some of the largest publicly traded media and technology firms in the world. Eric addresses the unique needs of these companies, which include provisions for dynamic change, across a complex national real estate landscape
Clint specializes in tenant and landlord representation services in the Midtown market and formerly in Westchester County.
He has worked with tenants in a wide range of business sectors including auto services, biotechnology, education, financial services, insurance, law and technology.
Sam Einhorn is a Director at Colliers International, specializing in tenant representation services in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Sam has worked with tenants in a wide range of business sectors but focuses on media, technology and co-working. He has completed transactions in multiple markets, both domestic and international.
Sam was a finalist for the 2018 REBNY Most Promising Salesperson of the Year Award