Four decades ago Rick spearheaded and then fine-tuned a tenant-only focus within Julien J. Studley, Inc, (now Studley, Inc.) and became one of New York’s leading real estate advisors specializing exclusively on tenant needs. He also created a unique customized approach which became the basis of Vortex, started with Scott Grayson in 2002 to focus exclusively on providing a high level of personal service to tenant clients.

Honored by the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) for his outstanding humanitarian efforts after 9/11, Rick also Chairs REBNY’s prestigious Plaza Committee and serves on the Commercial Board of Directors and Ethics Committee. Through his involvement with REBNY, Rick has established long-standing contacts with key decision-makers and leaders of the real estate industry.

Having successfully negotiated leases on behalf of tenants such as Lazard Freres & Co., LLC and Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Rick is one of Manhattan’s leading advisors to law firms and financial institutions.

Email Rick Marek: fmarek@vortexre.com

Scott has over 33 years of real estate experience in both the commercial and residential sectors. His career began at Julien J. Studley, Inc. in 1978 where he cut his teeth in the real estate world as a tenant representative. He was quickly recruited into the newly formed investment sales group where he brokered the sale of several Manhattan office buildings.

Three years later Scott went to Wall Street, first with E.F. Hutton and then with Bear Stearns directing the acquisition and public syndication of investment property on a national level. Later on, he established his own firm acquiring, renovating, and operating commercial as well as multi-family residential real estate in the New York City metropolitan area before refinancing and selling his entire portfolio through a combination of publicly traded conduits and commercial banks.

In 2002, he co-founded Vortex with Rick and has been actively involved in virtually every Vortex transaction to date. Scott is also responsible for the firm’s day to day administration.

Among the clients Scott has represented in lease negotiations are: Hypo Real Estate Capital Corporation, Milliken and Company, Coller Capital, Inc, and ALaS Consulting, LLC.

Email Scott Grayson: sgrayson@vortexre.com

Jordan is a principal at Vortex with more than a decade of commercial real estate experience. Prior to joining Vortex, Jordan was responsible for building and positioning UGL Equis' New York office and strengthening its platform to complete transactions for corporate clients. He also created and launched the Junior Training Program, which helped develop and mentor the firm's junior brokers. From 2000 to 2006, Jordan served as a senior director of CB Richard Ellis' New York office. Before embarking on his real estate career, Jordan worked at Bloomberg L.P., under the direction of New York’s current mayor, Michael Bloomberg.

Jordan has secured more than 3 million square feet of office space totaling more than $850 million. He was named a finalist for Real Estate Board of New York Most Promising Broker Award. At Bloomberg L.P., he helped launch Bloomberg WebNetworks, selling and marketing for one of the most successful product launches in Bloomberg's history. In 2009, Jordan was named as a Commercial Broker All Star by Real Estate New York magazine.

Email Jordan Mandel: jmandel@vortexre.com

Prior to joining Vortex, Marina was part of the Investment Banking group at Cushman & Wakefield, where she specialized in the origination, pricing, and execution of commercial real estate financing structures, such as first mortgage and mezzanine financing, sale-leasebacks, capital leases, and preferred REIT structures.

Marina has completed financing and advisory assignments valued in excess of $1.3 billion. She has advised tenants such as Pfizer Inc, and Citigroup Inc. on their real estate ownership and occupancy strategies. Most recently, Marina completed an advisory assignment for a financial consulting firm, and a leading telecommunications company.

Marina holds a BA in Economics from Brown University, and an MS in Statistics. As part of an assignment, she is responsible for providing financial analysis and forecasting.

Oliver started his career at the New York office of UGL Services and joined Vortex in 2009. As a tenant advocate, his focus has always been in exclusively representing tenants and advising them on the nuances associated with process and strategy tied to every real estate related project. The majority of his clients are in the financial service and the legal industries although he continues to advise tenants across a variety of industries. His experience spans a global basis having represented clients throughout the United States, Europe and the United Kingdom, his native country.

Since 2007, Oliver has negotiated and secured leases in excess of 300,000 square feet. Among the clients he has represented in lease negotiations are: The Dennelisse Corporation, US International Media, ActForex, Melbourne IT, Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP and The Susquehanna International Group.