Our dedicated team of professionals is the cornerstone of our success, comprising valuable experience from a spectrum of different practices. This panoramic perspective enables us to understand and execute alternative strategies that bring you a distinct advantage.
Leadership
PRINCIPAL & CO-FOUNDER
JEFFREY A. BERNSTEIN
During his forty-year career, Jeff has acted as a broker, leasing representative, and advisor to institutional and entrepreneurial owners of commercial office buildings of all asset classes in New York City, Chicago, and other office markets across the country. A recent list of owner-clients include: The Farbman Group, KBS, UBS, Ameriprise Financial, Equis, and First Winthrop Properties.
In 2003, Jeff and his business partner, Laurence B. Elbaum, started Bradford Allen Realty Services, a Chicago-based real estate firm providing commercial real estate brokerage services both locally and nationally. Since then, the firm has grown considerably and is recognized as one of Chicagoland’s most active and preeminent locally-based, private commercial real estate firms.
Prior to starting Bradford Allen, Jeff began his career in New York City in 1981 at Newmark and Company where he leased and managed commercial properties. He oversaw the conversion of over fifteen properties from manufacturing/showroom use to creative, loft-office properties and played an integral role in the transformation of the Midtown South market from light manufacturing to one of Manhattan’s premiere creative-office districts. Beginning in 1993, Jeff served as a senior managing director for Insignia/ESG where he represented tenants and landlords both nationally and throughout Manhattan. During his ten years with the firm, Jeffrey and his partner Laurence completed over 7,000,000 square feet of transactions.
Jeff’s innovative, proactive leasing and marketing strategies are built on the proper positioning of each property within their respective market segments; the gathering of street-level reconnaissance, which is synthesized with macro market trends; insistence on direct prospecting from his brokerage teams; opportunistic and cost effective transaction structures; and savvy deal making. Together, these methods have consistently created value and a strong financial performance for his clients’ assets.
PRINCIPAL & CO-FOUNDER
LAURENCE B. ELBAUM
Laurence leads the firm’s Tenant Representation practice. Since opening the firm in 2003 with his partner, Jeffrey A. Bernstein, he has rapidly grown the business, and earned a reputation for aggressively pursuing clients’ interests and achieving superior results.
Prior to starting Bradford Allen, Larry served as a Senior Managing Director for Insignia/ESG, representing tenants and landlords throughout Manhattan. The youngest person to achieve this title in the firm’s history, he completed over seven million square feet of transactions during his ten years with the firm. Additionally, he served on the Secondary Buildings Committee of the Real Estate Board of New York.
In 2004, Bradford Allen was invited to join TCN Worldwide, an affiliate network of commercial brokerage firms. Larry was elected to the Board of Directors in 2006, named Vice Chairman in 2008 and since 2010, has served two consecutive terms as Chairman of the Board.
As an active volunteer and contributor for the Lymphoma Research Foundation, Larry was recently honored with the LRF Chicago Tribute Award. He is also an active member of COLBA, and was recently inducted into Midwest Real Estate News’ Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame.
Larry graduated from Franklin & Marshall College with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, and lives in Highland Park, Illinois, with his wife, Jennifer, and three children. His personal interests include playing golf and ice hockey.
PRINCIPAL & PRESIDENT, CHICAGO REGION
BEN AZULAY
Since joining Bradford Allen as an associate in 2004, Ben has made significant contributions to the firm. In 2015, Ben became a Principal due to his hard work, dedication, and vested interest in the direction of the company. While he specializes in representing office tenants in Chicagoland and nationwide, Ben has also had great success representing landlords in a variety of real estate transactions. His expertise in assisting commercial office clients with operational, qualitative, and financial structuring allows Ben to easily identify problem areas and craft smart, client-specific real estate solutions.
Ben handles various projects across the real estate spectrum, enabling him to cultivate a multi-faceted knowledge of the industry. A few of his successful transactions include assisting GrubHub in completing a substantial expansion, in which they nearly doubled the size of their office space; securing over forty office spaces across the country for MedSpeed; and representing Foley and Mansfield, a national law firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while he assisted in the expansion and renewal of their existing office space in Chicago. Ben works with clients across industries including, but not limited to, marketing and advertising, law, healthcare, and technology.
As a member of the leadership team, Ben also plays an integral role in the strategic direction of Bradford Allen. He is a regular contributor to the firm’s research and recruiting efforts, and he assumes an influential role in mentoring new brokers along with overseeing his own team.
Ben lives in Lincoln Park with his wife and four children where he enjoys staying active by biking and running. He’s an active supporter of Ramah Wisconsin and American Friends of the Hebrew University (AFHU) and is an avid fan of the Chicago Bears.
PRINCIPAL & PRESIDENT, NEW YORK REGION
GLENN ISAACSON
Glenn Isaacson is President for Bradford Allen New York, where he leads brokerage services for the region. Prior to joining the firm, Glenn served in executive roles at Cushman & Wakefield (Vice Chairman for the New York brokerage group), CBRE (Executive Vice President for the Midtown Manhattan office), and Newmark & Company (Executive Director), where he was responsible for the supervision of the Westside leasing office and an agency portfolio of approximately 7,000,000 square feet.
Glenn has been responsible for leasing over ten million square feet of commercial space with aggregate rentals that exceed $12 billion.
As an owner’s agent, Glenn has been responsible for the successful marketing and leasing of over 3 million square feet of available space for Prudential Real Estate Investors, SJP Properties, Investcorp, Equitable Life Assurance, Balcor, Sterling Equities, Charles Benenson, George Kaufman, Jeffrey Gural, Harry Macklowe, Edward Minskoff, Reckson Associates, and Lazard Realty Group.
Leadership
PRINCIPAL & CO-FOUNDER
JEFFREY A. BERNSTEIN
During his forty-year career, Jeff has acted as a broker, leasing representative, and advisor to institutional and entrepreneurial owners of commercial office buildings of all asset classes in New York City, Chicago, and other office markets across the country. A recent list of owner-clients include: The Farbman Group, KBS, UBS, Ameriprise Financial, Equis, and First Winthrop Properties.
In 2003, Jeff and his business partner, Laurence B. Elbaum, started Bradford Allen Realty Services, a Chicago-based real estate firm providing commercial real estate brokerage services both locally and nationally. Since then, the firm has grown considerably and is recognized as one of Chicagoland’s most active and preeminent locally-based, private commercial real estate firms.
Prior to starting Bradford Allen, Jeff began his career in New York City in 1981 at Newmark and Company where he leased and managed commercial properties. He oversaw the conversion of over fifteen properties from manufacturing/showroom use to creative, loft-office properties and played an integral role in the transformation of the Midtown South market from light manufacturing to one of Manhattan’s premiere creative-office districts. Beginning in 1993, Jeff served as a senior managing director for Insignia/ESG where he represented tenants and landlords both nationally and throughout Manhattan. During his ten years with the firm, Jeffrey and his partner Laurence completed over 7,000,000 square feet of transactions.
Jeff’s innovative, proactive leasing and marketing strategies are built on the proper positioning of each property within their respective market segments; the gathering of street-level reconnaissance, which is synthesized with macro market trends; insistence on direct prospecting from his brokerage teams; opportunistic and cost effective transaction structures; and savvy deal making. Together, these methods have consistently created value and a strong financial performance for his clients’ assets.
PRINCIPAL & CO-FOUNDER
LAURENCE B. ELBAUM
Laurence leads the firm’s Tenant Representation practice. Since opening the firm in 2003 with his partner, Jeffrey A. Bernstein, he has rapidly grown the business, and earned a reputation for aggressively pursuing clients’ interests and achieving superior results.
Prior to starting Bradford Allen, Larry served as a Senior Managing Director for Insignia/ESG, representing tenants and landlords throughout Manhattan. The youngest person to achieve this title in the firm’s history, he completed over seven million square feet of transactions during his ten years with the firm. Additionally, he served on the Secondary Buildings Committee of the Real Estate Board of New York.
In 2004, Bradford Allen was invited to join TCN Worldwide, an affiliate network of commercial brokerage firms. Larry was elected to the Board of Directors in 2006, named Vice Chairman in 2008 and since 2010, has served two consecutive terms as Chairman of the Board.
As an active volunteer and contributor for the Lymphoma Research Foundation, Larry was recently honored with the LRF Chicago Tribute Award. He is also an active member of COLBA, and was recently inducted into Midwest Real Estate News’ Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame.
Larry graduated from Franklin & Marshall College with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, and lives in Highland Park, Illinois, with his wife, Jennifer, and three children. His personal interests include playing golf and ice hockey.
PRINCIPAL & PRESIDENT, CHICAGO REGION
BEN AZULAY
Since joining Bradford Allen as an associate in 2004, Ben has made significant contributions to the firm. In 2015, Ben became a Principal due to his hard work, dedication, and vested interest in the direction of the company. While he specializes in representing office tenants in Chicagoland and nationwide, Ben has also had great success representing landlords in a variety of real estate transactions. His expertise in assisting commercial office clients with operational, qualitative, and financial structuring allows Ben to easily identify problem areas and craft smart, client-specific real estate solutions.
Ben handles various projects across the real estate spectrum, enabling him to cultivate a multi-faceted knowledge of the industry. A few of his successful transactions include assisting GrubHub in completing a substantial expansion, in which they nearly doubled the size of their office space; securing over forty office spaces across the country for MedSpeed; and representing Foley and Mansfield, a national law firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while he assisted in the expansion and renewal of their existing office space in Chicago. Ben works with clients across industries including, but not limited to, marketing and advertising, law, healthcare, and technology.
As a member of the leadership team, Ben also plays an integral role in the strategic direction of Bradford Allen. He is a regular contributor to the firm’s research and recruiting efforts, and he assumes an influential role in mentoring new brokers along with overseeing his own team.
Ben lives in Lincoln Park with his wife and four children where he enjoys staying active by biking and running. He’s an active supporter of Ramah Wisconsin and American Friends of the Hebrew University (AFHU) and is an avid fan of the Chicago Bears.
PRINCIPAL & PRESIDENT, NEW YORK REGION
GLENN ISAACSON
Glenn Isaacson is President for Bradford Allen New York, where he leads brokerage services for the region. Prior to joining the firm, Glenn served in executive roles at Cushman & Wakefield (Vice Chairman for the New York brokerage group), CBRE (Executive Vice President for the Midtown Manhattan office), and Newmark & Company (Executive Director), where he was responsible for the supervision of the Westside leasing office and an agency portfolio of approximately 7,000,000 square feet.
Glenn has been responsible for leasing over ten million square feet of commercial space with aggregate rentals that exceed $12 billion.
As an owner’s agent, Glenn has been responsible for the successful marketing and leasing of over 3 million square feet of available space for Prudential Real Estate Investors, SJP Properties, Investcorp, Equitable Life Assurance, Balcor, Sterling Equities, Charles Benenson, George Kaufman, Jeffrey Gural, Harry Macklowe, Edward Minskoff, Reckson Associates, and Lazard Realty Group.
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