NYU Furman Center Summer Speaker Series: Tom Ortinau and Brian Steinwurtzel
Please join the NYU Furman Center for a virtual lunchtime presentation on
Office-to-Residential Conversions in NYC
Tom Ortinau
Head of Acquisitions
GFP Real Estate
and
Brian Steinwurtzel
Co-CEO and Principal
GFP Real Estate
Date: Thursday, July 11, 2024
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET
Location: Online, via Zoom
RSVP Here
About the Presenters:
Tom Ortinau - Head of Acquisitions
Tom Ortinau joined GFP in 2014 to lead the firm’s property acquisition efforts. Tom has since been instrumental in making over 10 investments comprising over $1 billion. Tom also handles leasing, asset management and development activities for GFP’s projects.
Prior to joining GFP, Tom was a member of the US Transactions team at PGIM Real Estate where he handled Northeast Acquisitions and Development activities for the firm’s private equity funds. At PREI, Tom handled 34 investments comprising over $5.5 billion. These property and entity level investments were made via common equity, preferred equity and mezzanine debt positions both on a direct basis and through joint ventures.
Tom began his career at WSP Group, a leading design and construction firm in New York. At WSP, Tom worked on the design and construction of over 50 public and private development projects in New York including The Hearst Building, The New York Times Building and The Plaza Hotel.
Tom holds a BSE from the University of Kansas, an MS from New York University, and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Tom is on the board of NYPEN Real Estate and a member of the Real Estate Circle at Columbia Business School. He is also an Adjunct Professor at New York University where he teaches real estate investing to graduate students.
Brian R. Steinwurtzel - Co-CEO and Principal
Brian oversees all aspects of the company’s new investments, financing, leasing, asset management, development and project management.
Noteworthy recent projects include the repositioning of 4 New York Plaza to 25 Water Street, 7 Hanover Square to 100 Pearl Street and 40 Exchange Place in the Financial District; 45-18 Court Square to Innolabs, 10-27 46th Avenue, 11-05 44th Drive, and 43-01 22nd Street in Long Island City; as well as 7 Bushwick Place and 285 North Sixth Street in Brooklyn. Brian led the redevelopment of 100 Crosby/560 Broadway and 1560 Broadway to class A retail and office properties in SOHO and Times Square, respectively, and led the repositioning of The Film Center building in Hell’s Kitchen.
An active member of the community, Brian currently serves on the boards of Cooper Union, The Downtown Alliance, and Selfhelp Community Services Inc. Past board roles include Columbia Business School’s Real Estate Advisory Board and Real Estate Circle, the SoHo Broadway Initiative, East Midtown Business Improvement District and the Center for Family Representation.
Brian received his Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School and his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Washington University.