Monty Harris rejoined Newmark as Executive Managing Director in 2016 and is a member of the Critical Transactions Group, specializing in minimizing the cost and balance sheet impact of single and anchor tenant transactions. The Critical Transactions Group is a geographically dispersed, 20-member team that exclusively collaborates with large occupiers on their headquarters and mission critical facilities on an international basis. Leveraging data and predictive analytics, the group identifies value creation opportunities for its clients, irrespective of geography or lease expiration.
The Critical Transaction Group forensically examines non-traditional opportunity indicators such as changes in landlord investment strategies, capital stack exposure, and anchor tenant impact on asset valuation. Utilizing this approach, Monty and the team have successfully executed over 3.1M SF of transactions over the past 3 years.
Monty brings with him over 27 years of commercial real estate experience and has secured millions of dollars in savings for his clients through his expertise in areas such as: Accretive Value Arbitrage, EBITDA Enhancement, Balance Sheet Optimization, Portfolio Optimization, Strategic Planning, Workplace Optimization, Financial Engineering, Traditional Leasing, and Fixed Fee Build-to-Suits.
Monty started his real estate career in 1996. In 2002, he was part of the team that opened Newmark’s first office in the south.
Partial List of Transactions
As a tenant representative:
- Office Depot, 675,000 SF, Boca Raton, FL; 120,000, Austin, TX
- Belk, Inc., 475,000 SF, Charlotte, NC
- Wellcare, 380,000 SF, Tampa, FL
- CH2M, 380,000 SF, Denver, CO; 240,000 SF, Atlanta, GA
- St. Luke’s University Health Network – 220,000 SF, Phillipsburg, NJ
- WageWorks, 154,000 SF, Irving, TX
- Allianz, 135,000 SF, Richmond, VA
- First Data, 125,000 SF, Atlanta, GA
- Nelson Mullins, 120,000 SF, Atlanta, GA
- Womble Carlyle, 120,000 SF, Atlanta, GA
- Burr & Forman, 105,000 SF, Birmingham, AL
- SunTrust, 90,000 SF, Orlando, FL
Professional Achievements
- Savills Top Producer 2015
- Largest Office Transaction Charlotte 2016
- Newmark Top Producer Atlanta 2011 and 2012
- Largest Office Transaction of the Year, South Florida 2017
- Office Deal of the Year, Orlando 2018
- Largest Office Transaction of the Year, Denver 2015
- Best in Atlanta Office Category, Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2008
- Office Transaction of the Year, NAIOP, 2006
- Office Transaction of the Year, CoStar 2005
Education
Monty graduated from the University of Virginia with honors in 1996. He lives on a farm in Charlottesville, VA with his wife, four children, three dogs and a number of other animals.