Newmark Knight Frank Capital Group provides strategic advisory services to assist clients facing complex investment issues in today's challenging economic environment. Strategic services include:
Workouts: Non-Performing Loan Sales & REO
Financial Institutions
As part of a full-service real estate firm, Newmark Knight Frank Capital Group is uniquely positioned to collaborate with Whole Loan Asset Managers, Securities Asset Managers and Servicers, Special Servicers, and Attorneys to ensure maximum financial recovery for financial institutions. As veterans of the S&L crisis and active participants in the industry's recovery, Newmark Knight Frank's principals have an in-depth understanding of the complexities of maximizing value for financial institutions and have a track record of executing these transactions successfully.
Courts and Receivers
Courts and their receivers have hired Newmark Knight Frank Capital Group's principals to manage assets throughout the workout, foreclosure and bankruptcy processes. We have ensured timely and favorable process outcomes by negotiating with the existing borrowing entity, or in other cases, the court, to reach an agreement.
Public Sector
In addition to the fi nancial sector, Newmark Knight Frank Capital Group has also focused on assisting groups that have been increasingly constrained by budgeting restrictions and diminished capital flow. The Capital Group works extensively with members of the public sector, offering to local, state and federal agencies strategic advice and services including, but not limited to, the sale of underutilized assets, public-private partnerships, project management and construction management.
Newmark Knight Frank Capital Group also has vast experience working with other sectors affected by recent economic events, including hospitals and the healthcare industry. The Capital Group has advised and assisted with the monetization of non-core assets in order to bridge an increasingly widened funding gap.
By leveraging the company's vast resources and relationships, we implement a swift, comprehensive and effective process. Our national and global platforms not only give us access to local market experts and decision makers, but also enhance our ability to market properties effectively. Our residential construction company has been involved in the conversion and development of over 4,000 high-rise units. With assistance from our retail, offi ce, consulting and logistics teams, who have advised corporate clients on the reutilization of obsolete assets, sale-leasebacks and corporate acquisitions, Newmark Knight Frank Capital Group has a comprehensive understanding of the impact of real estate on the balance sheet.
Our Process
Investment Advisory & Due Diligence
Newmark Knight Frank Capital Group provides clients with strategic solutions to their real estate capital concerns and engineers real estate opportunities that are not realized elsewhere.
The principals and professionals of Newmark Knight Frank have been actively involved in the real estate markets for over 30 years. Unparalleled access to information has enabled us to recognize and profit from emerging trends and locales ahead of the general market. Our network of close working relationships with an array of commercial and fi nancial institutions enables us to source off-market deals and special situations that are not available to the real estate market at large.
Newmark Knight Frank‘s principals and in house professionals are leaders in the investment and development business with the skill set to solve and complete complex real estate projects and developments from inception to completion. While primarily owner operators, we also access small urban developers who may have local expertise but lack the size or capital to complete transactions.
Newmark Knight Frank's differentiators include:
- A management company responsible for over 130 million square feet of commercial and residential properties
- A residential construction arm that has converted or developed over 3,000 units of multi-family properties for both rental and for sale
- A leasing company with over 195 offices across the globe
- A headquarters presence in the heart of the financial capitals of the world
Leasing & Management Services
Newmark Knight Frank has a global property and facility management portfolio in excess of 130 million square feet, covering 49 of the United States and 54 countries throughout the world. Possessing over 70 years of invaluable property management experience, Newmark Knight Frank attentively manages properties on behalf of our clients as if they were our own. Our staff is expert at overseeing the day-to-day operations and maintenance for urban and suburban properties of all types, including office, industrial, retail and mission critical.
Newmark Knight Frank's property management professionals work closely with real estate owners and investors, developing customized programs that sustain high levels of occupancy and tenant satisfaction, while lowering property costs and enhancing the value of the property. We focus on maintaining operational efficiency by analyzing a building's operating expenses, labor relations and financial statements, making recommendations for improvement and developing strategies specific to each property. A sophisticated accounting system provides clients with customized property and accounting financial statements and operating cost benchmarks in order to operate an asset efficiently and within budget. Each property in our portfolio is monitored daily to ensure accessible customer service, resulting in superior tenant satisfaction and exceptional lease renewal rates.
We focus on innovation and implementation, creating a core competency of customer intimacy where we, our service partners and our clients work together on the same team. Our investment in technology allows us to seamlessly integrate on a worldwide basis for a true "One World" platform. Our ISO 9001:2000 registration ensures consistency, superior service delivery and quality. Through constant innovation and the introduction of process efficiencies, we are able to drive down operating costs without compromising building integrity - raising client and tenant satisfaction.
Newmark Knight Frank's Global Energy Services program offers clients complete, integrated energy management solutions for every type of property. As an official partner of the Energy Star Program, the firm is authorized to provide oversight to clients interested in reducing costs and conserving energy through energy star certification for existing properties.
Newmark Knight Frank is responsible for the safe, efficient operation of all building systems using innovative and field-tested internal processes. Each process is published in our Quality Manual and backed by our ISO 9001:2000 registration. Our management plan is all-encompassing and gives value to our clients through exceptional customer service and fast, flexible and creative delivery of real estate management solutions
Newmark Knight Frank has a long history of being hired by financial institutions, special servicers and receivers to manage distressed properties both in foreclosure and bankruptcy.