Douglas Larson, MRICS, currently serves as the Vice Chairman at Newmark Valuation & Advisory’s New York headquarters and as Specialty Practice Leader for the National Office Practice. Larson brings to his position over two decades of financial advisement, underwriting, asset management and valuation expertise. He has appraised several major urban office and retail properties on behalf of clients within the financial, investment banking, private wealth, and insurance industries. Larson has successfully completed appraisals and consulting assignments for mortgage loan purposes, arbitrations, allocations, estates, and the acquisition, disposition and marketing of real estate.
As the National Practice Leader for Valuation & Advisory’s Office Specialty Practice, Larson leads a distinguished team of experts renowned for delivering best-in-class valuation and consulting services. Through an innovative, consulting-driven approach, they provide comprehensive solutions tailored to the unique needs of Office asset class properties.
Prior to joining Newmark, Larson served for 24 years as an Executive Director with Cushman & Wakefield’s Valuation & Advisory group in New York where he managed the New York office building valuation team that provided valuation, underwriting and due diligence expertise to support the financing of major office and retail construction projects throughout the city. Clients included private equity firms, hedge funds, banks and other institutional investors. He also provided a number of consulting services, including preparation of appraisals; customized financial analyses; advising acquisition and disposition strategies; preparing market and location studies; and analyzing capital structures to identify short and long-term risks.
Larson has performed valuation and analysis on a wide variety of property types, including Class A office buildings, high-street retail development projects, shopping centers, apartment buildings, manufacturing plants, warehouses and mixed-use projects. He has extensive experience with New York City office buildings and urban mixed-use properties. He has recently appraised over 500 major office buildings in Manhattan.
Licenses and Designations
- Associate Member, Appraisal Institute Metropolitan New York Chapter
- Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
- Certified general real estate appraiser, State of New York #46-39300
Education
Larson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Arizona State University in business administration and economics.