Jonathan Bright

For nearly 30 years, Jonathan Bright has represented building owners and publicly traded companies in commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis on commercial leasing. He brings his extensive and varied experience to bear in representing both owners and tenants in office and retail leasing, including shopping center leasing and long-term development ground leasing. 

Jon represents major New York City office building owners and developers as well as shopping center owners and developers throughout the U.S.  His tenant representation includes office and retail leasing on behalf of national companies, banks, and hedge funds. Jon also represents sellers and purchasers of commercial properties in New York City and throughout the U.S.

Jon has also represented national real estate brokerage companies in various brokerage matters.

Prior to joining Wilk Auslander in 2006, Jon was a partner at the real estate firm Carb, Luria, Cook & Kufeld, LLP.

• Represented a national retailer in a lease of over 350,000 square feet for the company’s New York headquarters.
• Represented publicly traded company in a lease of 120,000 square feet for the company’s New York headquarters.
• Represents institutional owner in leasing transactions of 800,000 square foot office building in midtown Manhattan.
• Represents owner in leasing transactions of 700,000 square foot office building in midtown Manhattan. 
• Represented a prominent building owner in a 75,000-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan.
• Represented a preferred developer of a national chain drugstore in numerous acquisitions and ground leases of properties throughout the New York City Metropolitan Area for development and leasing to the drugstore tenant.
• Represented a shopping center owner in a 75,000-square-foot lease with a national retailer.
• Represented an investment firm in sublease dispositions totaling over 100,000 square feet.
• Represented a subtenant in a multi-tiered sublease of 47,000 square feet in Midtown Manhattan.
• Represented numerous hedge funds and private equity firms in various leases of Class A Plaza District office buildings.
• Represented an international corporation in a multimillion-dollar sale of industrial park buildings.
• Represents a regional supermarket in shopping center leases.
• Represents an owner in a leasing program of 170,000-square-foot retail, office, and residential center.
• Represents a prominent fitness club chain in a national leasing program.