Michael Frisoli joined Newmark in 2015 and is a Vice Chairman in the Boston office. Frisoli leads a team with his partner, Vice Chairman J.R. McDonald. Frisoli and his team completed sale and lease transactions with a total value of $3 billion in 2020. The team services both landlord and tenant clients in their markets as well as manage national portfolios for many global tenants.
Over the course of his 29-year real estate career, Frisoli has been involved in lease and sale transactions totaling more than 50 million square feet within every market in Greater Boston. He has been recognized by his clients and peers as a creative, trusted and innovative real estate advisor. Frisoli has received multiple “Deal of The Year” awards from the Commercial Brokers Associate (“CBA”).
As a tenant representative, Frisoli and his team recently represented CarGurus for a 225,000 SF headquarters lease in Boston, MA; ZoomInfo for a 375,000 SF headquarters lease in Vancouver, WA and a 225,000 SF lease in Waltham, MA; and Keurig with a 590,000 SF build-to-suit in Burlington, MA. In addition, the Frisoli & McDonald team recently completed multiple sale transactions throughout Greater Boston.
Prior to joining Newmark, Frisoli was an Executive Director at Cushman & Wakefield. He was also a founding partner of Richards Barry Joyce & Partners and a senior member of Trammell Crow Company, Fallon Hines & O’Connor and Spaulding & Sly.
Partial List of Recent Lease Transactions
- Keurig; 1,500,000 SF
- ZoomInfo; 1,000,000 SF (Multiple)
- Ahold; 973,376 SF
- 135 American Legion Hwy, Revere: 826,338 SF
- Moderna: 650,000 SF
- University Station, Westwood: 500,000 SF
- CarGurus; 275,000 SF
- Beth Israel; 120,000 SF
Partial List of Recent Sale Transactions
- 135 American Legion Highway, Revere: $355,000,000
- Boston Logistics, Boston: $76,000,000
- The Campus at Marlborough, Marlborough: $66,000,000
- 480 Sprague Street, Dedham, $46,750,000
Partial Client List
- Blackstone
- Bridge Investment Group
- Camber Development
- Campanelli Companies
- Charles River Realty Group
- DRA Advisors
- FoxRock Properties
- Greatland Realty Partners
- Griffith Properties
- Keurig
- National Development
- The Davis Companies
- Trigate Capital
- Wheelock Street Capital
- ZoomInfo
Professional Affiliations
- Greater Boston Real Estate Board
- Commercial Brokers Association – President 2019-2020
Personal Affiliations
- Athletic Board of Advisors Trustee, Tufts University
- Athletic Board of Advisors Trustee, Tufts University
- St. Sebastian’s School, Trustee
- JJ Frisoli Foundation
- Harvard Varsity Club
- Duke University Iron Dukes Club
- Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship
- Team Impact
- Campaign for Catholic Schools
Education
Frisoli attended Tufts University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993. Frisoli resides in Massachusetts with his wife Kerry and their five sons.