Matthew Astrachan is a Vice Chairman in JLL’s New York office. He focuses on leasing and sales activities in the New York Region and across the United States. Mr. Astrachan is equally accomplished in both tenant and owner representation, and has been responsible for completing several of the country’s most significant transactions over the past three decades. His efforts on behalf of tenants led to strategic plans that fulfilled business objectives and real estate solutions that allowed for productivity and profitability going forward. For owners, he has created marketing plans that identified optimal users for available space and arranged transactions that ultimately increased the value of the property. He has sold properties at values well above market. Mr. Astrachan has also worked with developers to market and lease space in speculative projects and buildings under construction. He joined JLL in 2011.
Mr. Astrachan has more than 30 years of real estate experience. Prior to joining JLL, he was an Executive Vice President at Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., where he was consistently part of the firm’s elite group of Top 100 real estate professionals for 15 years. Mr. Astrachan ranked among the firm’s Top 10 producers in 2001, 2008 and 2009. Previously, he was a Managing Director at The Galbreath Company.
Mr. Astrachan earned a bachelor of arts in economics from the University of Wisconsin. He is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and an active member of the Department of Economics Advisory Board of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Astrachan is involved with many philanthropic foundations, including Sanctuary for Families, The Jeffrey Model Foundation and The Intrepid Foundation.