From the August issue: Joanne Podell, a veteran retail broker and executive vice chairman at Cushman & Wakefield, was named the company’s top producer nationwide in 2016. She is the second woman in the history of the company to receive that designation. Podell, who has brokered more than 100,000 square feet in the past year, spearheaded the largest retail transaction in New York City in 2016 when she represented sports giant Nike in a 70,000-square-foot lease for its flagship store at 650 Fifth Avenue. She also represents Ann Taylor and Dean & DeLuca, among other tenants, as well as a handful of landlords, including Empire State Realty Trust, Jack Resnick & Sons, TIAA-CREF and the Trump Organization. Podell joined Cushman from Newmark Grubb Knight Frank in 2001.
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