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The Wall Street Journal has written, “(There is) an exceedingly small club of women who have managed to move to the top of the brokerage business. That club’s most prominent member is Mary Ann Tighe.” Crain’s New York Business has named Mary Ann the 4th most powerful businesswoman (across all industries) in New York City, and the New York Post placed her #4 on their “Most Influential Women in New York” list, saying, "New York, New York, it's her kind of town—literally."
Indeed it is. From the revitalization of Times Square and the rebirth of Downtown to the westward expansion of Midtown's central business district, Mary Ann Tighe has been at the forefront of the transformation of New York's skyline during her 24 years in the real estate industry. Mary Ann has conceived, structured and negotiated virtually every form of deal including ground leases, air rights acquisition and disposition, net and gross leases, government incentive packages, and a range of equity transfers from partnership and condominium interests through fee simple sales. She has been responsible for over 70 million square feet of commercial transactions, and her deals have anchored more than 5.65 million square feet of new construction in the New York region—believed to be a record in commercial brokerage.
Mary Ann has been CEO of CBRE’s New York Tri-State Region since 2002, a region of 2,125 employees. Under her leadership, CBRE has become New York's preeminent firm, outdistancing all competitors in market share, revenue and margins.
Mary Ann is a six-time winner of the Real Estate Board of New York's Deal of the Year awards for ingenious brokerage. Recently, Mary Ann won the 2007 Henry Hart Rice Achievement Award for the visionary transaction that brought global creative agency Grey Group as the anchor tenant to 200 Fifth Avenue. She received the 2004 Louis Smadbeck Memorial Broker Recognition Award, REBNY’s highest award in brokerage. Most significantly, Mary Ann has enjoyed unbroken, long-term relationships with a number of public and private companies and non-profit organizations, shaping and implementing their real estate strategies for large and small projects. Her on-going accounts include the Archdiocese of New York, CIT, Condé Nast, Crain's, Limited Brands, Medco, The New York Times Company, The Conference Board and WPP Group.
Mary Ann began her real estate career as a broker at the Edward S. Gordon Company, ultimately rising to the position of Vice Chairman of Insignia/ESG, where she was regularly recognized among the firm's top producers. Prior to entering the real estate field, Mary Ann served as a Vice President of the American Broadcasting Companies, where she launched the A&E cable channel. Recognized nationally for her expertise in the arts, Mary Ann was also formerly the Deputy Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Advisor to Vice President Walter Mondale, and a staff member of the Smithsonian Institution.
Achievements
- Appointed to the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) in 2001. Currently Vice President of the Executive Committee.
- REBNY’s 2009 Bernard H. Mendik Lifetime Achievement Award
- REBNY’s 2007 Henry Hart Rice Achievement award (Deal of the Year)
- REBNY’s 2004 Louis Smadbeck Memorial Broker Recognition Award, REBNY’s highest award in brokerage
- REBNY's 2002 Most Creative Retail Deal of the Year
- REBNY's 2002 Henry Hart Rice Achievement award (Deal of the Year)
- REBNY's 1998 Robert T. Lawrence Memorial award (Deal of the Year)
- REBNY's 1997 Henry Hart Rice Achievement award (Deal of the Year)
- REBNY's 1992 Robert T. Lawrence Memorial award (Deal of the Year)
- NAIOP’s 2003 New York Deal of the Year award
- NAIOP’s 2002 New Jersey Deal of the Year award
- Commercial Property News’ 2004 “Rising Executive” award
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