Lee & Associates New Jersey is headquartered at 611 River Drive in Elmwood Park — Courtesy: Lee & Associates New Jersey
By Joshua Burd
Lee & Associates New Jersey has announced the addition of longtime office broker Geoffrey Schubert, adding a 54-year industry veteran to its Elmwood Park-based team.
Schubert, who spent more than two decades as a top broker with CBRE, joins Lee & Associates New Jersey at the partner level, the firm announced. He comes with a list of past clients that has included AT&T, CBS, The Georgetown Group, Hanover Real Estate and others, specializing in office buildings and development and transactions in the Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, Morris and Bergen County markets.
“Geoffrey is an extremely intelligent and talented commercial real estate professional joining our team with vast industry knowledge and experience,” said Jason Lynch, a principal at Lee & Associates New Jersey. “He will make an excellent leader, mentor and continue to provide superior service to his extensive client roster within the New Jersey market.”
Schubert most recently was a senior vice president at CBRE, where he focused on agency and tenant representation, build-to-suit business and investment sales, according to a news release. During his time there, he was ranked in the top 10 percent of the firm’s professionals nationally.
The well-known broker is also a former senior vice president and managing director of Koll Management Services’ New Jersey team, following the company’s acquisition of his former firm, Bridgewood Properties Inc. With the latter, Schubert served as CEO and president.
His career also includes serving as New Jersey division president of Vantage Cos., where he liquidated a $450 million real estate portfolio of land and high-tech, industrial and office space. Additionally, Schubert is a past president of the Industrial and Office Real Estate Brokers Association and received its 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Schubert’s past clients also include Merrill Lynch, Prudential Financial, Rialto Capital Advisors and Transwestern Investment.
“With over five successful decades of experience in commercial real estate, I have always had a great relationship with the team at Lee & Associates New Jersey,” Schubert said. “I am excited to begin my next chapter with a diverse, vibrant and creative team filled with incredible young talent and vast industry opportunities.”
