David Martel joined Newmark in 2015 as Vice Chairman in the firm’s Boston office, where he advises tenants, landlords and investors on leasing and sale transactions in Boston’s real estate market. Co-managing a deep and experienced team of high quality advisors, Martel and his team collaborate closely with the Newmark investment sale team in Boston, which is widely recognized as one of the most powerful and accomplished capital markets operations in the country.
Martel’s clients include some of the largest U.S. corporations as well as local boutiques. He has played a central role in the Boston headquarters leases for Bain Capital, Brown Brothers Harriman, Nixon Peabody, Partner’s Capital, and JP Morgan. He also takes significant pride in helping smaller companies and early stage ventures navigate the marketplace.
Martel has also advised some of the best-known landlords and investors in the U.S. During his 36-year career, he has represented some of Boston’s most iconic buildings and development sites, including The John Hancock Tower, International Place, One Beacon Street, One Financial Center, 1 Lincoln, 101 Seaport, 121 Seaport, and 125 High Street.
Martel and his team have built a practice centered on access to diverse information and data, which is the foundation to developing the insights and strategies clients need to make optimal real estate decisions.
Prior to joining Newmark, Martel served for 12 years as an Executive Vice President with Cushman & Wakefield. Before that, he was a Partner at Spaulding & Slye (now JLL). Dave is an 11 time winner of the CBA Office Leasing Deal of the Year and in 2008 was recognized by his peers in the industry as the CBA Broker of the Year (now known as the William McCall Award).
Education
Martel is a 1984 graduate of Providence College. He resides in Brookline, MA with his wife Cydney and his three sons.