A vice chairman in Newmark Knight Frank’s Denver office, Tim Harrington has experience in all areas of commercial real estate transactions, including valuation, property and investment management, client account management, strategic planning, property optimization, consulting, and tenant representation from site selection to move-in. Mr. Harrington also has experience with new development projects, including transit-oriented development. He is the team lead for Denver’s premier Global Corporate Services team, which represents clients across various industries, including legal, financial services and data center/telecommunications. Throughout his career, he has negotiated more than 120 million square feet of office, retail and industrial leases and land sales with an aggregate value exceeding $4.5 billion.
Mr. Harrington has earned a strong reputation for his client-focused approach of presenting optimal, customized and strategic real estate solutions. He provides in-depth market knowledge and understanding obtained through decades of corporate services advisory leadership and focuses on maximizing the value from property expenditures by matching his clients’ occupancy challenges with solutions integrating their business objectives. Mr. Harrington’s demonstrated expertise in handling complex transactions, combined with a focus on cost effectiveness, timeliness and bottom-line results during various market cycles, has earned him longstanding client relationships.
Prior to joining Newmark Knight Frank, Mr. Harrington was a senior leader in Grubb & Ellis’ Tenant Advisory Group, responsible for securing, transitioning and managing multiple Global Corporate Services contracts. During his tenure, he qualified for the company’s Circle of Excellence 14 times, ranked as the Number One Broker nationwide in 2001 and was the Denver office’s top broker by volume from 1996 to 2011. He was also the top producer in the history of Grubb & Ellis.
Mr. Harrington’s achievements have earned him the respect of his peers throughout the real estate industry. He was recognized in the 2013 Denver Business Journal as the Heavy Hitters’ top-producing office broker in Denver and in the 2011 Denver Business Journal Power Book as one of the Top 10 Newsmakers in Commercial Real Estate. He was also selected from thousands of brokers nationwide to receive NKF’s Hal Ellis Award in recognition of his professional excellence, leadership and high ethical standards..