In addition to being the Founder and CEO of Leasing REality, Larry is the Managing Partner of the Commercial Real Estate Department of the bi-coastal law firm Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP (“AGMB”). He takes great pride in providing his clients with the power to make knowledgeable decisions concerning their business and individual needs. Combining decades of commercial real estate ownership with a professional background in law, accounting, commercial brokerage, property management, construction, planning and development, Larry and his team can be the difference in helping clients navigate the inevitable challenges all businesses face.
Larry represents both tenants and landlords, focusing primarily on commercial lease negotiations, in addition to real estate acquisitions, dispositions, construction contracts and due diligence advisory services. Other areas of expertise consist of commercial and residential real estate closings, including the representation of borrowers and lenders in loan transactions.
In addition to maintaining a law practice for nearly 30 years, in 1996 Larry was a co-founding Partner of a full service commercial real estate firm specializing in the development, ownership, management, repositioning and leasing of commercial and high-rise residential properties. Until he moved on in 2007, as its General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, Larry’s primary responsibilities were the review, preparation, negotiation and analysis of commercial leases, construction, purchase, sale, operating, acquisition, AIA and employment agreements as well as loan documents and other related commercial agreements. Ancillary to the aforesaid legal responsibilities, Larry was intimately involved in the acquisition, renovation, leasing and management of the firm’s portfolio, including the upgrading and repositioning of the properties in the then emerging markets of Newark and Harlem (including the building where Former President Bill Clinton still maintains his office, in which Larry still holds an ownership interest). Additional responsibilities included advising landlords, tenants and clients, as applicable, concerning purchases, dispositions, leasing, property management and value enhancement strategies. In the early 1990’s, Larry played an integral part in representing institutional purchasers of distressed real estate loan portfolios. Responsibilities included oversight of the receiverships pertaining to the underlying real estate, restructuring and workouts of the office and retail leases and, from a legal perspective, supervision of the due diligence and property management ancillary thereto.
Larry resides on Long Island with his wife and their four sons. Larry’s passions include his family, music, skiing and making a difference for charitable programs whose mission is to help those who are not as fortunate (including children with autism and other disabilities).
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Charitable Affiliations
Larry is the Founder and Adult Chairman of Ascent Youth Alliance to Battle Autism (AYABA) and 4Boyz Autographs to Battle Autism (4Boyz ABA). Both programs lend a hand in helping local children impacted by autism reach their full potential, by raising funds necessary for their education and enhancement of their socialization skills, as well as by promoting awareness, tolerance and acceptance.
Media and Speaking Engagements
Larry has been actively involved in social media since early 2009, including an instructional YouTube video channel focusing on negotiating commercial leases. Larry has conducted numerous training and/or continuing sessions for such companies, schools and trade organizations as ABS Partners Real Estate, Avison Young, B6 Real Estate Advisors, Bohemia Realty Group, CBRE Group, Colliers NYC, Compass, Cushman & Wakefield, Douglas Elliman, Jones Lang LaSalle, Keller Williams NYC, Lee & Associates NYC, Newmark Knight Frank, Onyx Equities, RIPCO Real Estate, Savills, The Corcoran Group, The Shopping Center Group, Winick, Baruch College, Brooklyn Law School, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), and Long Island Board of Realtors (LIBOR).
Education
Experience
Bar, Court Admission and Licenses
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