Brian Lynch Lynch: “Many of the clients I now have would never be my clients before I had the Lee platform.”

ELMWOOD PARK, NJ—Lee & Associates has named Brian Lynch chief strategy officer in charge of East Coast expansion, based here. He also will continue serving in the position he held prior to the promotion—president of Lee & Associates New Jersey

Prior to joining Lee & Associates in 2009, Lynch founded Commercial Realty Associates in 1995 and was the leader of this boutique firm providing landlord representation, property management, and construction management services to small and mid-sized companies. He later expanded his services to his clients, founding CRA Architecture and Design in 2007.

According to Jeffrey Rinkov, CEO of Lee & Associates, the primary push will be focused on the Boston, Washington DC, Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and Miami markets, with an additional 10 to 12 Eastern markets expected to be added in the next two years.

“After continued successful US expansion and growth into Canada and Europe, Lee & Associates is committing additional resources to continue expanding our East Coast presence,” says Rinkov. “Brian brings an excellent understanding of the landscape and a keen eye on the dynamics of this broker market. We are excited to have him lead our expansion efforts.”

He adds, “After continued successful U.S. expansion and growth into Canada and Europe, Lee & Associates is committing additional resources to continue expanding our East Coast presence. Brian brings an excellent understanding of the landscape and a keen eye on the dynamics of this broker market. We are excited to have him lead our expansion efforts.”

Notes Lynch, “Before I joined Lee & Associates, I operated a successful, profitable New Jersey firm. Since joining Lee I now service clients on a national and international basis. Many of the clients I now have would never be my clients before I had the Lee platform. I simply could not have serviced their needs the way I can now.”

He continues, “Lee & Associates provides the best of all worlds by allowing me to operate a brokerage firm without bureaucracy, but still provides me the infrastructure and network to service client needs. And because of our unique business model, which provides a platform of which each office is 100% broker-owned and managed, Lee is a model that has proven itself over and over again.”