NAI Friedland, Benson Join Forces

YONKERS, NY-NAI Friedland, based here, and Benson Commercial Realty have merged. Benson Commercial founder Scott Benson will take the helm of the merged company, which will keep the NAI Friedland moniker while expanding its reach geographically.

“I've known Scott professionally for 27 years and hold him in the highest regard,” says Robert Friedland, founder and chairman of NAI Friedland. “At this stage of my company's lifecycle, it is time for a dynamic real estate professional such as Scott to step in as the visionary and transform our company.” Benson will assume responsibility for brokerage operations, business development, and expansion into new markets.

The territories covered by NAI Friedland and Benson Commercial complement one another, with Friedland focusing on southern Westchester County and the Bronx, and Benson bringing strengths in Westchester and Rockland counties as well as Fairfield County in Connecticut to the table. The combined firm handles more than 180 exclusive properties.

Benson launched his firm in the late 1980s by securing exclusive properties near train stations throughout Westchester and Connecticut. By 2010, his firm had completed more than 2,400 transactions with an aggregate value of close to $1 billion.

“NAI Friedland has some of the finest brokers in each of its five divisions—office, retail, industrial, investment/user sales, and consulting—and I look forward to adding new talent that will make our team of brokers an even more dominant force in the industry as we establish a larger presence in launching our new White Plains and Greenwich offices and expanding our New York City office,” Benson says. “It will be an honor to uphold and build upon the tradition and reputation of NAI Friedland.”