After 22 years as chair and head of NYC Capital Markets Group at CBRE, New York commercial real estate broker Darcy Stacom announced the launch of her own boutique advisory and brokerage firm, Stacom CRE. The new entirely woman-owned venture will provide expertise and personalized service to leading clients in the commercial real estate market.
“Commercial real estate in New York and globally is in transition, and that provides a great opportunity for a new nimble boutique advisory firm in this space,” said Darcy Stacom. “As someone who can read and navigate markets, close deals in difficult circumstances, and who has the trust of the commercial real estate community, I think this is the right moment to strike out on my own. This industry needs more women-led enterprises and I look forward to continuing to forge that path and bring the next generation of women leaders along with me.”
In launching Stacom CRE, Darcy Stacom brings over 40 years of experience in New York City selling the largest residential and office transactions in history, having capitalized over $150 billion of commercial real estate. These include the $5.4 billion dollar sale of Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town (the largest single asset real estate transaction in history), the $2.8 billion dollar sale of the GM Building (the largest single office building sale in history), the $2.6 billion dollar sale of 11 Madison Avenue (the largest office asset sale in Midtown South), and the $1.3 billion dollar sale of 30 Rockefeller Plaza (the largest office condominium sale in history).
“We thank Darcy for numerous contributions in building our New York Investment Properties team. During her more than 20 years here, Darcy drove some of New York’s most iconic transactions and has been a champion of diversity and giving back to the community,” said Matt Van Buren, president, New York Tri-State for CBRE. “We wish her well with her new firm.”
In addition to traditional brokerage services, Stacom CRE will provide consulting and strategy services not generally available in the market. The firm will also offer ground lease negotiations; advisory services for clients looking to right size portfolios, exit or restructure; introduction of limited partners to general partners; and asset dispositions. The nature and size of the firm will allow for fewer internal conflicts.
Stacom serves as the chair of NYRP which provides urban agriculture opportunities and green space for mental health within reach of 1.6 million New Yorkers. In addition, she serves on the Executive Committee and the Board of Phipps Houses, the oldest and largest not-for-profit provider of affordable housing in New York City. For five years, she has worked as co-chair of the Diversity Committee of the Real Estate Board of New York.
Prior to joining CBRE, where she was ranked as the Number 1 Investment Sales Professional at CBRE in the Americas eight times, Darcy Stacom spent 20 years at Cushman & Wakefield where she left as a board member and its representative for the executive committee of REBNY.
