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Marco Lala

Associate Real Estate Broker
Senior Vice President, RM Friedland
NY Metro Team Leader
License NY:30LA0846852 NJ:1112092
914.380.3806
mlala@rmfriedland.com

20+ Year Veteran

1.7B+ Gross Sales

500+ Transactions

High Stakes Negotiations

Complex CRE Underwriting

Coaching/Mentoring

Marco Lala is one of the most active investment property specialists in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Westchester County. His sharp focus and intensity has resulted in a string of seventy seller oriented building transactions in as little as eighteen months. He has personally handled the sale of over $1.7 billion in the New York Metropolitan Area.

Past Performance & Experience

Spearheaded Massey Knakal’s expansion into the Bronx, Northern Manhattan & Westchester. Under his guidance the division grew to a 20+ person operation in a firm that employed over 200 brokers and support staff.

Lead agent and deal originator on 500+ properties sold.

Achieved Marcus & Millichap’s largest fee in Metro NY in 2014.

$142.4M sale & 1031 exchange – 8 Manhattan apartment buildings sold in two packages and exchanged into 4 Florida retail and office complexes for a local family owned organization.

Hundreds of $1M - $30M transactions of rent regulated apartment buildings, affordable housing, retail, and development sites for local “mom & pop” owners, funds and nationwide institutions.

Differentiators

Mid Market, $1M - $100M Focus.

Sales Experience in Multiple Asset Classes: Multi-family, Affordable, HUD, Sec 8 Voucher Development, Retail, Industrial, etc…

Deep knowledge of NY metro submarkets, including local customs, laws, taxation scenarios, regulations, etc…

Born and Raised in the Bronx & Yonkers, NY.

About Marco

Marco’s intense focus began with his martial arts training at the age of 14. Marco achieved the coveted rank of Black Belt by the age 17. By the time he was 18, he wrote his first of three books on the subject. By 21, he was one of the youngest, non-Asian full contact Karate champions.

Marco was a partner and top earner at Massey Knakal Realty Services and a top producing agent and team leader at Marcus & Millichap. He was a member of Marcus & Millichap's National Multi Housing Group and the Special Asset Services Group.

Marco graduated from Mount St. Michael Academy (High School) and received a degree in Marketing from Manhattan College in the Bronx. He currently resides in Bergen County, NJ.