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Thomas Woodward
Principal
BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Over 35 years of experience in the Commercial Real Estate Industry.
Worked directly for landlords and professional third party property management firms.
Previous CFO/Controller for numerous real estate organizations such as Newmark, Tower Realty Trust, Century 21 Stores, Sutton &
Edwards, Coldwell Banker, Huberth & Huberth, Paramount Group, Feil Organization, Macerich Real Estate and for 14 years CB Richard Ellis
(CBRE).
Extensive expertise in escalation lease interpretations and their compliance.
Scrutinizes complex lease provisions, verifying the accuracy of applicable rent and additional rent charges.
Lease consultant, overseeing the drafting of lease provisions, due diligence for real estate acquisitions, property management.
operations including software conversions, and lease administration.
A qualified expert witness in NYC landlord tenant court.
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Real Estate Board of New York
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, State of New York
Adjunct Professor, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
EDUCATION
City University of New York
Bachelor of Arts Economics
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Performed due diligence procedures for a client before purchasing a property. Saved buyer $150,000 for a tenant improvement liability to be reimbursed at the back end of the lease.
Represented a 17,000 SF tenant that inadvertently over billed their sub-tenant. Initial claim was $269,000 with our assistance reduced to $100,000 based on our interpretation and analysis of the master & sub-lease language.
SEE OUR RECENT SUCCESSES BELOW
The Lease Audit & Review Co., Inc.