Professional Experience
Associated Office
Jeffrey C. Babikian is an Vice Chairman at CBRE and is based in the Saddle Brook, New Jersey office. Jeff was one of the initial members hired at Edward S. Gordon Company (Insignia) prior to its purchase by CBRE. Since then, Jeff has become one of the most active and highly respected brokers in the Tri-State area. His consultative approach has led to long-term relationships and a career representing occupiers, investment clients and landlords in all facets of the commercial real estate process, on a local and national level.
Jeff continues to develop and implement short and long-term real estate strategies for a diverse client base that ranges from Fortune 500 corporations to non-profit institutions, as well as emerging growth companies.
In 2019, Jeff became an Advisory Board member of the Rutgers Center for Real Estate. He is consistently ranked as a top broker in the state and has won numerous industry awards including “Broker of the Year” several times, and is a multiple Colbert Coldwell Circle recipient representing the nation’s top 3%. He is also a multiple recipient for NAIOP’s Transaction of the Year Award and has been recognized as one of NJBiz’s 50 most influential people in the real estate industry.
Jeff maintains a high level of community and charitable involvement. He has contributed his time as Event Co-Chairman of Shelter Our Sisters, committee member of the Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scouts of America and is an active consultant to the Bergen County Economic Development Corporation. Jeff is married with four children residing in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
Education
- Rutgers University, Bachelor of Science, Economics
Professional Affiliations/Accreditations
- Licensed Real Estate Broker, New Jersey
- Colbert Coldwell Circle, Multiple-Year Recipient
- NJBiz, Real Estate Power 50
- Rutgers Center for Real Estate, Advisory Board Member
Awards
- CoStar, Power Broker Award
- Mack-Cali, Broker of the Year Award
- Morris County Economic Development Corporation, Real Estate Award
- NAIOP, Multiple Award Winner of the Office Deal of the Year, Mixed-Use Deal of the Year, and Industrial Deal of the Year Awards
- RXR, Deal of the Year Award
- The United Way, Community Impact Award
Significant Transactions
- Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler (multiple national assignments)
4,200,000 - Siemens (multiple national assignments)
2,050,618 - KPMG LLP (multiple national assignments)
1,875,000 - SONY Corporation (multiple national assignments)
825,000 - BASF
800,000 - Stryker (multiple assignments)
705,000 - Toys "R" Us
622,000
- Citigroup
410,000 - GAF Corporation (Headquarters)
377,000 - Lundbeck Research (multiple assignments)
151,000 - Confidential Confectionary Manufacturer (headquarters)
146,000 - Daiichi Pharmaceutical
142,000 - BMW of North America
134,226
Clients Represented
- BASF
- Bechtel Corporation
- Catholic-Charities
- Confidential Confectionary Manufacturer
- Daiichi Pharmaceutical
- Daimler
- Dun & Bradstreet
- GAF Corporation
- INVESCO
- “K” Line Shipping
- KPMG
- Lundbeck Research USA
- MCS Canon
- National Utility Service
- NBC Universal
- Newell Brands
- NY Giants
- Siemens AG
- Sony Corporation
- Stryker Corporation
- The Williams Companies
- Toys "R" US
Team Overview
Our team provides the highest level of service available at CBRE. Having extensive experience in every aspect of transaction management, we specialize in office and industrial leasing in the Tri-State region, and in tandem, manage several multi-market accounts. With both national & international transactions, we provide reach and connectivity on a global scale.
Our team utilizes a holistic approach – implementing a broad spectrum of strategies to get the best results for our clients. Our meticulous attention to detail, diverse deal involvement and deep internal network allow us to tackle the most challenging requirements in any region. We look forward to leveraging our team practice and the industry leading CBRE platform to help business partners with all their needs.
Featured Clients:
- “K” Line Shipping
- BASF
- Catholic-Charities
- Covanta
- Crestron
- Crum & Forster
- Daimler
- GAF
- Global technology company
- Global Interactive Logistics
- Goodwill
- Global Luxury Car Manufacturer
- H&M Intermodal / IMC Companies
- Hackensack Meridian Health
- Hertz
- International Global Bank
- JB Hunt
- Kaseya
- KPMG
- Lundbeck Research
- Master Builders
- National Utility Service
- NJ Transit
- NY Giants
- Polestar
- Russell Reynolds
- Securitas
- Sony
- Standard Industries
- Steward Partners
- Valley National Bank
- Volvo
- Wallenius
