Kenneth W. Bauer runs leasing on Long Island for RXR Realty, one of the most active privately held real estate firms in the New York City area.

RXRs portfolio includes some 106 properties in the tri-state area covering more than 18 million square feet and with a gross value of about $5.5 billion. In 2010 and 2011 alone, RXR invested more than $3 billion in Manhattan real estate alone.

The firms Long Island portfolio includes some 46 commercial properties in Uniondale-Mitchel Field, Syosset, Melville, Woodbury and Hauppauge. These properties include the 1.07 million-square-foot RXR Plaza in Uniondale-Mitchel Field, which also hosts the firms Long Island hub.

As part of his role running the leasing for these properties, Bauer works with other parts of RXR, including its Manhattan headquarters. This allows him to fill some spaces with the back-end offices of New York City-based firms, for instance.

Before joining RXR in 200, Bauer worked as a director at brokerage Cushman & Wakefield.  -TA