David M. Valdez Email & Phone Number

Blanca Commercial has a ~40% share of the commercial property lease transactions market in Miami Dade (sustained over the most recent 7 years)—making it the leading commercial property real estate brokerage firm in South Florida.Our objective for our clients is continue to be the partner of choice for the management of complex service and commercial.

New York, NY

• Co-managed the firm’s real estate transactions and strategy for all leased and firm-owned properties in the Americas, a portfolio of ~110 leases for ~14 million SF of office and special-use space.Key Duties and Projects:
• Negotiated the business terms for leases, subleases, property acquisition and disposition agreements in the Americas;
• Made and presented recommendations to the firm’s senior management team for each transaction approval. Benchmarked each lease transaction as accretive or dilutive to reducing relative total occupancy costs.
• Evaluated, selected and managed vendors (including real estate brokers, building managers, project managers, construction consultants, attorneys, architects, lease administrators, and hotel managers), while mitigating.
• Coordinated each transaction and review of all associated legal agreements across the firm's various departments.
• Participated in the evaluation, study and development of corporate seating standards used in the programing and design of the firm’s new 2.1 million SF HQ building;

New York, NY

• Commercial property real estate broker advising tenants in US Office market. Key clients:
• Lehman Brothers, completed over 31 lease transactions for ~907,000 RSF of office space (new leases, renewals, expansions, and building sales) in all major U.S. markets, including a 710,040 RSF lease at 1 World.
• AboveNet Communications, completed over 70 separate lease transactions for over ~390,000 RSF of space, including ~117,000 RSF data center lease in Seattle, ~65,000 RSF data center lease in Chicago, and over 50 “Point.
• Worked with a team at CB Richard Ellis to market and lease the 1.2 million RSF Bankers Trust Building, 280 Park Avenue, New York, New York.

Coral Gables, FL

Commercial Property Real Estate Broker, Miami Dade-County office market, advising tenants and landlords in the leasing of office space. Director of Marketing and Leasing for the following Miami Properties:Miami Center Office Building (710,000 sq. ft. Class A), 201 South Biscayne Boulevard, DowntownMuseum Tower (270,000 sq. ft., Class A), 150 West Flagler.

Syracuse, New York

Provided support to the president; summarized and prepared draft responses to all incoming mail. Produced research and summary reports for management decisions and projects in various parts of the world. Verified Carrier market share by product and country in the Americas.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.)

Education record

Not A Degree Program; I Was Not A Degree Candidate At Harvard