Professional Experience
Mr. Ripp joined CBRE/New England, formerly Insignia/ESG, in 1985, having concluded a successful career as an investment executive with Paine Webber of Boston, MA. In 1993, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, having attained several milestones as a suburban office leasing specialist. In 1997, he became an Executive Vice President/Partner in the firm.
Mr. Ripp co-manages the Public Institution and Education Services Group (PIES) for CBRE/NE. He recently consulted with the State of Connecticut on a 600,000 SF, $185 million “City of Hartford Project.” Clients include MassDOT, Boston Redevelopment Authority (EDIC), DCAMM and Brown University.
Achievements
- CBRE Top 200 Broker, multiple years
- Recipient of the Tenant Representation Deal of the Year, awarded by the Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBREB) for the largest suburban office lease, 1994
- Recipient of the SIOR Designation, 1997
- Member of GBREB's Multi-Million Dollar Leasing Club
Professional Affiliations / Accreditations
- Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
- National Association of Industrial & Office Professionals (NAIOP)
- United Way
- Big Brothers
- TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs)
- MIT Enterprise Forum
- Alzeimer's Association of New England
- Rosie's Place
- The Cummings Foundation
Education
- College of the Holy Cross, B.A.
Landlord Clients Represented
- Boston Properties
- Cummings Properties
- LStar
Significant Transactions
- Eaton Vance
1,860,000 SF Sale of terminal port facility (New Jersey) - Raytheon
Multiple Assignments Sale/Lease - Fresenius Medical Care
1,500,000 SF Lease - Lycos
250,000 SF Lease - DNV KEMA
200,000 SF Lease - Nokia
170,000 SF Lease - Antigenics
160,000 SF Lease - Symbotic
154,000 SF Lease - KeySpan Energy (National Grid)
130,000 SF Lease - Electric Insurance
100,000 SF Lease - McKesson
100,000 SF Lease - Charles River Systems
100,000 SF Lease - Covidien
75,000 SF Lease - NameMedia
75,000 SF Lease