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John Lopez

Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

718-475-4308
john.lopez@marcusmillichap.com

260 Madison Avenue 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016

John's Q&A

What is Your Favorite Movie?

The Shawshank Redemption

01

What is You Favorite Book?

Think & Grow Rich

02

What are the top things you enjoy most about working in this business and on the NYM team?

  • Playing a small roll in the future development of New York City
  • Producing strong results for my clients

03

Professional History

John Lopez is a commercial real estate investment professional specializing in the sale of land and development sites. John is Head of Development for New York Multifamily Group and leads the team’s development site sales efforts. He primarily focuses on the sale of residential ground up development sites in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.

Since becoming a member of the New York Multifamily Group, John has facilitated the transaction of $28,000,000 in land and development sites since 2023.

Prior to joining the New York Multifamily Group, John was a Relationship Manager at JPMorgan Chase. He was responsible for managing and growing commercial client’s relationship with the firm. Some of his responsibilities included loan management, treasury management, and other cash management related responsibilities. John ranked #1 in Manhattan and #4 Nationally in closed business amongst his peers at JPMorgan Chase, and earned the National Achiever Award before leaving to join the New York Multifamily Group.

Lopez completed his graduate education at Cornell’s Johnson School of Business, within their Commercial Real Estate Certificate Program. He earned his undergraduate degree from Elon University, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. In addition, he was a Division 1 Student-Athlete on Elon University’s Football Team.

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April 8, 2024

Sell Now or Wait? Things To Consider Before Deciding

People decide to sell real estate to solve a problem, capitalize on an opportunity, or realize a profit.  Management fatigue is also motivating people to transact. Our team receives countless requests for opinions of value and often the client says, “I can’t sell at that price.” What I’ve noticed is that the people who are contemplating selling are looking for a mathematical reason why it makes sense. The math doesn’t look great, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t sell. We continue to sell rent stabilized buildings at negative leverage on…
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February 8, 2024

Step By Step Process: How I Executed My 1031 Exchange

Listen to an audio narration of this article I’ve been helping clients sell apartment buildings and buy triple net leases for almost 15 years. In almost every scenario the client is initially hesitant to get into something new. After all, the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t. With the challenges facing property owners in New York, this sentiment has started to shift. Private clients are starting to look for the exit ramp but don’t know exactly where to go or how to get there.  I wrote…
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January 10, 2024

How To Prioritize Expiring Debt

Multifamily operators today are finding themselves playing defense more than offense. They wake up each morning thinking about which fire to put out first rather than how to grow their business. A rising market allowed mistakes to go unnoticed or erased with a refinance or a sale. As Warren Buffett said: it’s only when the tide goes out that you learn who has been swimming naked. This article offers a roadmap of how to prioritize the important items related to expiring debt today. Until the laws change to allow rent…

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