Debra Wollens
Sr. Director • United States
Local Office:
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
United States
Office: +1 (212) 318-9773
Debra Wollens
Sr. Director • United States
About
Profile
Debra Wollens has focused on the not-for-profit and government sectors throughout much of her 20-year career in real estate. She has assisted numerous organizations with lease acquisitions and dispositions, property purchases and sales. Ms. Wollens has developed particular expertise in site selection in New York City’s outer boroughs and non-“central business district” neighborhoods.
Prior to entering commercial real estate, Ms. Wollens worked as a financial analyst for HBO and as a press officer in New York City government.
Awards & Associations
Professional Affiliations
Professional Recognition
Education
- Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, New York State
- Member, Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)
Professional Recognition
- Nominated for the Real Estate Board’s Most Ingenious Deal of the Year for the sale and relocation of McBurney YMCA
Education
- Master of Business Administration, Columbia University
- Bachelor’s degree, University of Pennsylvania
Assignments
Major Transactions
- Spearheaded borough-wide site and lease acquisition search in Queens for the NYC School Construction Authority
- 60,000 SF leasing of community facility space to Mt. Sinai, The Doe Fund, Social Security Administration and SCAN in East Harlem
Clients
Clients Served
- American India Foundation
- Aspen Institute
- Bowery Residents' Committee
- French American Foundation
- General Services Administration
- Madison Square Boys and Girls Club
- New York Blood Center
- New York restoration Project
- New York City School Construction Authority
- Presbytery of New York
- SCAN-NY
- Services for the Underserved
- The Doe Fund
- United Neighborhood Houses
- YMCA of Greater New York
- YWCA