今年5月,谷歌决定以6亿美元(折合41.6亿人民币)收购曼哈顿Meatpacking区的“牛奶大厦” – 6亿的出价,是该建筑1996年价格的100倍!自此,这家高科技巨头,正式入驻曼哈顿!
在这比巨额地产交易的背后,还有一位不为人所知的地产明星 - 道格·哈蒙(Doug Harmon),这次的交易,也成为了他从业生涯当中的一个里程碑 – 第五次作为地产经纪人,出售这座称为“牛奶大厦”的建筑,并且价格屡创新高!
许多人都不知道,在商业地产行业当中,一个好的经纪人,不仅仅为大型机构间的交易提供建议,更为重要的是,他们的每一次交易,都使得地产本身越来越好,焕发出更高的价值!
----- 五次转手成传奇
1996年,道格第一次以6百万美元,出售牛奶大厦。当时这座大厦周围的社区,还充斥着妓女和非法毒品交易。道格找到了犹太地产开发商摩西·马纳与他的合伙人,并着手规划能够让这座历史悠久的大厦重现生机的开发计划。
在他们的努力下,这座大厦被打造成适合媒体公司工作的办公中心,被人们戏称 “牛奶工作室” (Milk Studio),并引导整个社区向时尚办公区域转型。
2004年,道格第二次出售牛奶大厦。经过8年,大厦与周围的社区已经改头换面。纽约本地的地产投资公司Angelo Gordon相中了这座大厦,以5500万美元的价格购入。2008年,道格又协助Angelo Gordon以1.61亿美元的价格,将大厦转手给佛罗里达的建筑以及地产投资公司Stellar Management。2013年,他又再一次作为地产经纪人,将该大厦以2.8亿美元,转手给纽约的高端地产投资管理公司Jamestown。
最终,今年5月,道格找到谷歌,以6亿美元的高价,买入牛奶大厦。在商业地产经纪人的领域,道格相信,他的成功,归咎于纽约地产稳健的需求,以及,更为关键的,驾驭本地市场的专业熟识。
----- “毛头小子” 挑战 “刁钻女王”
作为一名戏剧制片人和投资银行家的儿子,道格于1984年从常青藤名校布朗大学毕业,并获得心理学学位,他的第一份工作远赴英国伦敦,为著名的博彩公司Ladbrokes Betting工作。1990年,他回到美国,并开始在加州大学洛杉矶分校学习MBA。1992年毕业时,他才开始正式进入房地产行业。
当时,他的家人在一次晚宴上邀请了著名的曼哈顿地产女王 - 雷欧娜·汉姆斯利。时值她刚接手来自丈夫哈利·汉姆斯利的一个价值50亿美元的房地产投资组合。由于雷欧娜刁钻古怪的个性,以及随心所欲解雇合作方的恶名,没有人愿意接手这个“烫手山芋”。但初出茅庐的道格决定挑战这项任务。
(图片来源:雷欧娜与哈利·汉姆斯利夫妇,1991年;AFP 法新社)
除了自己埋头工作之外,勇敢接受挑战的道格,充分运用了自己的心理学专长。日后雷欧娜最喜欢的宠物 – 一只马耳他狗,就是道格的赠礼;同时,道格悉心陪伴雷欧娜,成为她在四季酒店出入最常见的伙伴。
道格回忆道:“与雷欧娜相处的那段时间,是我进入房地产市场的疯狂训练场。”
但正是这三年陪伴雷欧娜的时间,让道格接触了日后他一次又一次转手销售的那些地产资源,其中就包括这次他成功推销给谷歌的牛奶大厦,这段时间也使得道格积累了大量纽约地区买家和卖家的渠道,并在一次一次的大型招标会中,训练了自己。
道格认为,自己作为地产经纪人成功的秘诀是:永远带着真诚,再以最聪敏的方式,去说服对方。
他也认为,要成为一个成功的商业地产经纪人,必须不惜一切代价,在对方进行尽职调查前,就吊起对方足够的兴趣 – 这便是他从与雷欧娜的相处中,学到的。
----- 屡创纪录,走向成功
从“刁钻女王”那儿毕业的道格,将所获的经验,融入了之后的交易中。2003,他成功将通用汽车大楼卖给了纽约著名的地产开发商哈利·麦柯龙(Harry Macklowe),创下了14亿美元的纪录。
在接下来的十年中,他先投身纽约著名的房地产投资公司Eastdil Secured,带领的商业地产团队,与世邦魏理仕(CBRE)的经纪人们,争夺纽约天际线的统治权。他的团队,在2015年,成功以首创记录的54.5亿美元,卖出史岱文城与库珀村(Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village)的巨型开发项目。
同时,道格深刻地认识到,房地产投资市场,也在经历着前所未有的改变 – 越来越多私募股权公司、养老基金、以及主权财富基金,开始大量投资纽约的房地产市场。道格形容:“纽约市场的游戏规则,已经在形式和制度上发生了改变。”
另一方面,道格也敏锐地察觉到,为了吸引更多、且实力更强的买家,地产经纪需要掌握大量的数据和研究,迈入大数据时代 – 这成为了他与他的团队,在2016年集体加入高纬环球(Cushman & Wakefield)的契机。
当时的高纬环球,虽然在纽约的市场份额有限,但拥有庞大的国际网络,并且,市场情报与投资咨询方面的服务,已经相当完善。道格来到高纬环球的第一单,就是将当时哈德逊广场的新时代华纳(Time Warner)中心项目,以13亿美元的价格卖给瑞联(The Related Company),帮助当时资金短缺的时代华纳还债。
5年之后,哈德逊广场获得空前的商业成功。道格的团队,又促成时代华纳的新母公司 – AT&T,以22亿美元的价格,回购15年的租约。
(图片来源:哈德逊广场时代华纳中心;纽约时报)
----- 道格给我们的启示
十多年来,道格和他的团队,已经成为纽约地产市场上,屡创纪录的交易掮客。自2016年加入高纬环球至今,他的团队管理着35亿平方英尺的地产,在70个国家拥有400个办事处,2017年收入达到69亿美元,为全世界顶级的业主和投资者服务。
在高纬环球的个人页面上,道格留给客户的寄言是:
“多年以来,我们紧跟行业变化,给予值得信赖的建议。如今,相比以往任何时候,我们的客户更需要能够提供全球化、全方位服务平台的合作伙伴,以帮助他们,维护竞争优势。”
道格的座右铭是:
Meet What’s Next – 遇见下一步
他总是时刻准备着,顺应变化,抓住市场先机。
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