About
Professional Summary
Taylor Bell is a Director in the Midtown Manhattan office of Colliers International where he is focused on Landlord Agency and Tenant Representation. Taylor is an integral part of his team’s local and national business development.
Taylor joined Colliers in September 2014. Since joining, Taylor has represented a variety of institutions including The Rockefeller Group, F&T Group, American Jewish Committee and The Yale Club of NYC. Additionally, Taylor has represented the following Tenants in sublease disposition, relocation, expansion and/or extension transactions:
- Wendel North America
- CMMB
- Merrill Communications LLC
- Brack Capital LLC
- Onassis Foundation
- Reorg Research
- Variety Boys & Girls Club of Astoria
- IKEA
- Hatch Associates
- The Yale Club of NYC
- Merx Aviation
- D. Wigmore Gallery
Landlord agency work includes the following:
- Charney Portfolio (1410 & 1441 Broadway)
- The Hive 42 & 43 (303 West 42nd Street & 300 West 43rd Street)
Accomplishments
Prior to joining our office, Taylor was a poker venture capitalist based out of Athens, Georgia and New York. In this position, he provided liquidity to a brokerage site that purchased and sold specialty currency on an online poker platform, while maintaining a 4% spread and increasing total volume of 300% on the commodity. Taylor was also a professional poker player and travelled the world playing high-stakes games during and post college. This pursuit enabled him to finance 100% of his college tuition/expenses.
Taylor is also a multi-instrumental composer, lead vocalist and pianist. Taylor actively performs live shows throughout NYC.
He holds a Bachelors in Accounting from the University of Georgia – Terry College of Business (J.M. Tull School of Accounting)
Education
Bachelor of Accounting, Terry College of Business
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Memberships & Involvements
Fresh Ground Pepper (FGP) Board Member
- Finance Committee
Clients
UPS, The Salvation Army, Asset International, CMMB, Boys & Girls Club of Astoria, Brack Capital, Wellington Consulting Group, Wendel North America, Merx Aviation Finance, D. Wigmore Fine Arts, SoHo Labs, The Yale Club, Reorg Research, Sprint Connect, Joe's Crab Shack, Jollibee Food Corporation, IKEA, Merrill Corp, HATCH and Inclenberg Investments.
Services
Service Lines
My Team
My Team
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Mr. Plotkin joined the firm in 2003 when it operated as GVA Williams. With seven years of real estate experience, Mr. Plotkin specializes in tenant representation and investment sales in the New York City market as well as the Tri-State area. He represents a broad range of clients in the Media, Retail, Entertainment, Social Service and Financial Services sectors for both the acquisition and disposition of office space. Mr. Plotkin has completed in excess of a billion dollars in investment sales in New York City.
BUSINESS BACKGROUND
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Plotkin was employed by Garage Management Company (GMC), one of New York City’s oldest and largest parking companies. His primary focus was acquisitions.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Mr. Plotkin is the Executive Vice President of The Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation. Additionally he is a Board Member The NY Landmarks Consevancy and The Salvation Army and The Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF).
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Mr. Freedman joined the firm in 1974 when it operated as Williams Real Estate. He became a shareholder in 1985 and was subsequently elected to the Board of Directors when the firm transitioned to GVA Williams and later, FirstService Williams. Mr. Freedman’s principal areas of concentration have been tenant representation and corporate representation of major agency dispositions. He is a featured speaker in the industry and has delivered the keynote address of the Real Estate Board of New York on the state of the industry. He makes regular appearances as an industry spokesman on major media venues like MSNBC, CNBC, Fox, ABC and others.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Mr. Freedman has been appointed the co-chairman of the Incentive and Zoning Subcommittee of Senator Schumer’s Group of 35. His civic and charitable associations include the Advisory Board of The Salvation Army, The Morgan Library, the Executive Board of The Gladney Center, Fort Worth, Texas, his many years of participation in the “Principal for a Day” Program, as well as his involvement with The Partnership for the Homeless in which they recently honored him as “The Man of the Year”. Mr. Freedman and his wife Ann are associated with the “Art in Embassies” Program for the U.S. Government. They currently have works exhibited at Winfield House, the official
residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James. He has recently been named a trustee at Franklin and Marshall College.