Mitchell N. Friedel joined Newmark in 2014 as an Executive Vice President in the retail division of the firm’s Manhattan headquarters. As a seasoned landlord consultant, Friedel specializes in ground-up, mixed-use development projects that contain a significant retail presence, both nationally and in New York City. Providing full-service, owner-focused retail leasing services from planning to execution, he is involved with every stage of development, from initial space planning with the architectural team to the marketing, positioning and leasing of retail assets. Over the course of his distinguished career, Friedel has worked with landlords in both an in-house capacity and as a third-party consultant, giving him a unique perspective that makes him ideally suited to meeting both the short- and long-term goals of his clients.