Sacha Zarba

Sacha Zarba is a Vice Chairman in the Midtown Manhattan office of CBRE and Co-Founder of CBRE’s Technology & Media Practice Group. With a unique specialization within the technology and high growth sectors, Sacha has unmatched experience in working with the world’s leading innovation companies across the technology, financial and digital media industries. Sacha’s expertise is well-known throughout these communities and is widely regarded as the industry’s “go-to” advisor, offering unique insights gained from his years of partnering with NYC’s most creative and dynamic occupiers.

Since 2015, Sacha is responsible for advising on over 15 million square feet of transactions in NYC and abroad for some of the most highly recognizable names in the technology and fintech industries, from early stage to mature. Over the past 5 years, during times of unprecedented uncertainty, Sacha has routinely utilized his understanding of new and dynamic workplace strategies, as well as location intelligence initiatives, to recommend new and dynamic ways of working to accommodate the ever-evolving landscape of employee preferences.

Education

• University of New York at New Paltz, Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (honors)
• New York University Real Estate Institute specializing in Commercial Leasing

Pro Affiliations / Accreditations

• CBRE Technology & Media Practice Group
• Member, Young Men’s/Woman’s Real Estate Association (YMWREA)
• Member, Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)
• Licensed Real Estate Broker, New York

Panel/Moderator Appearances

• Panel Speaker, REBNY: “New York City Market Forecast - Where Are We Now? and Where Are We Going?”
• Panel Speaker, Bisnow: “Brooklyn State of The Market”
• Panel Speaker, Gensler: "Evaluating Today & Planning Tomorrow"
• Panel Speaker, Metropolitan New York Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Fall Conference: "New York City’s Changing Economy – Who, What or Where is TAMI?"
• Panel Speaker, Commercial Observer: “The Brooklyn Renaissance”
• Panel Speaker: Commercial Observer: “Upgrade New York: Technology, Energy Efficiency, and Meeting the Needs of NYC’s Technology Tenants”
• REBNY Panel Moderator: “No Sleep Til Brooklyn—The growth and emergence of one of NYC’s most important markets”
• Panel Speaker: “State of Brooklyn 2014: The Hip Borough Grows Up”
• IDA NY Panel Speaker: “Future of NYC” Event

Noteworthy Transactions

Clients Represented (Partial List)