Timothy L. (Tim) Lenahan serves as Executive Managing Director of Newmark’s Federal Investor Services Group, based in the company’s Washington, D.C. office. In this role, he co-leads the practice group, partnering with Newmark colleagues across the country to negotiate on behalf of owners and investors to attract and retain Federal occupants. Additionally, Tim collaborates with Capital Markets professionals to advise on the sale or purchase of properties with the federal government as the primary or sole occupant.
An established leader in the federal real estate space, Tim has amassed nearly 20 years of expertise leading teams to lease, develop, finance, and trade government-occupied real estate in complex transactions across a wide range of product types. Tim’s broad knowledge, technical expertise, and relationships have resulted in nearly 15 million square feet of successful transactions for clients across the country.
Tim joined Newmark from FD Stonewater, where he served as Managing Director of Brokerage, negotiating for landlords and owners in federal lease procurements and supporting the firm’s investment and development efforts nationwide. Tim began his career in federal real estate as a broker in Washington D.C. with CBRE’s Federal Lessor Advisory Group. Throughout Tim’s career, in addition to achieving outstanding results for his clients, his achievements have consistently been honored with a number of company and industry distinctions.
Partial List of Transactions
- 509,397 SF Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionLease (Greenenbaum & Rose)
- 400,140 SF State Department Lease (Liberty PropertyTrust)
- 358,440 SF Nuclear Regulatory Commission Lease(LCOR)
- 88,092 SF & 64,782 SF United States Coast GuardLeases (Forest City)
- 172,658 SF Environmental Protection Agency (Treeview)
- 191,426 Patent and Trademark Office Lease (Easterly)
- 191,256 Department of the Treasury Lease(s) (ElevenEighteen Partners)
- 63,825 Surface Transportation Board Lease (BentallKennedy)
- 660,814 SF National Science Foundation Lease (Dweck)
- 1,000 Acres (and 1M+ SF) Ground Lessee (Tenant) Representative (Google)
- 191,505 SF GSA Lease (USPS)
- 42,943 SF USCG Lease (Archon)
- 50,901 SF Bureau of Land Management Lease(Behringer Harvard)
- 132,995 SF Drug Enforcement Administration Lease (Urban America)
- 72,454 SF Bureau of Land Management Lease (Davis)
Professional Recognition
- Washington Business Journal Power Brokers in Commercial Real Estate in Greater DC
- Costar Power Broker
- CBRE largest lease transaction
- CBRE largest investment sale transaction
Professional Affiliations
- Licensed Real Estate Professional in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia
- Member National Federal Development Association (NFDA)
- Member Federal Real Property Association (FRPA)
- Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Association of Greater Washington (CREBA)
Education
Tim graduated from the University of South Florida where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and served as President of the Bayboro Campus Student Government.