Martin Cottingham is a Principal specializing in transaction management in Avison Young’s New York office. A real estate veteran with over 23 years of experience, Marty’s success leading major initiative at Avison Young is the product of his hard work, knowledge of the industry and unique background.
Marty is a preferred provider for the national transactions for JPMorgan Chase, providing an array of services including office and retail leasing, consulting, and sales in cities across the country. His tireless efforts working with NYU Winthrop University Hospital’s real estate task force reduced portfolio operating costs across the owned and leased facilities in the hospital’s network, enabling the institution to identify over $5 million in savings. Marty also worked with city official to transform vacant lots on Brooklyn’s Coney Island Boardwalk into the stunning 5,000-seat Ford Amphitheater.
Marty’s accomplishments have been recognized by the Real Estate Board of New York, which named him a finalist for the Most Ingenious Deal of the Year Award for arranging the relocation of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) headquarters from Harlem to 1133 Avenue of the Americas. The NBPA project also received the Design & Construction of a New Facility Award from the New York Chapter of the International Facility Management Association. Marty also received the following recognition and awards: Connect Media Top Brokers Award, 2018; Avison Young Circle of Excellence, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018; and Avison Young Largest Sale Transaction Award, 2016.
Previously, Marty was a Managing Director of the Corporate Services Group, for Grubb & Ellis (now Newmark), where he oversaw the firm’s corporate services in the Northeast region. Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis, Marty was a Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Company, where he was responsible for all global facility management, property management, design, development, construction, facility planning, furniture procurement and corporate services units for a real estate portfolio totaling more than 4 million square feet. Prior to being name Managing Director, Marty oversaw all site activities for the development of Bear Stearns’ 1.2 million-square-foot world headquarters at 383 Madison Avenue.
Marty was appointed to the New York State Real Estate Boards by former Governor George Pataki. He is the President of the Irish American Building Society; a Board Member of the LaSalle Academy, Futures in Education, YMCA; a member of the U.S.-Ireland Council; and he serves on the Public Policy Committee of CoreNet Global.
Marty received a B.S. in Organizational Management from St. Joseph’s College, a M.S. in Real Estate Development from New York University, and a Certificate in Construction Management for NYU.
The mission of the Irish American Building Society (IABS) is to develop and foster business, cultural, educational, and charitable activities, and maintain continuous exchange of information among our members, IABS strives towards a setting that promotes friendship, encourages cooperation and mutual development on both a personal and professional level and fosters education through their scholarship program.