VB Porter & Company - NYC Commercial Real Estate

About Us

Professionals

Vlad B. Porter, President

Commercial real estate entrepreneur Vlad Porter established VB Porter & Company in 2004, after refining his skills for more than a decade at some of the world’s largest consulting firms and New York City’s most established commercial real estate firms. With his in-depth understanding of the financial and technical aspects of commercial real estate and his hands-on experience in negotiating complex transactions, he offers his clients a full range of real estate services. That experience and entrepreneurial edge has helped to establish VB Porter & Company as one of Manhattan’s fastest growing specialty real estate services firms. Prior to forming VB Porter & Company, Mr. Porter drove business development initiatives for real estate services firms including GVA Williams and Cushman & Wakefield, where he completed transactions totaling hundreds of thousands of square feet. He has provided his high level of expertise to institutional clients on both acquisitions and dispositions primarily in New York City, including MONY, American Lawyer Media, Siegel & Gale and The Daily Deal. Before entering the brokerage services arena, Mr. Porter developed appraisal skills in the Valuation Services Group with Arthur Anderson LLP, where he conducted all aspects of appraisals for commercial, retail, industrial and residential properties throughout the United States and Canada for clients including CIBC, GTE, MCI, Tishman Speyer Properties, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette and Sumitomo. Mr. Porter was previously a consultant within Ernst & Young’s Real Estate Group, where he analyzed the performance of real estate portfolios, advised on site-search and selection and evaluated incentive programs from local EDC’s. While at Ernst & Young, his clients included Chase Manhattan Bank, Goldman Sachs, Mutual Benefit Life Assurance Corporation, General Electric Capital Corporation, among others. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from New York University, and is fluent in Russian.

Bruce Murray, Director of Consulting

Bruce Murray, Director of the VB Porter Consulting Department, has been helping clients to make decisions pertaining to their commercial real estate matters for over 20 years. Upon developing an understanding of the question at hand, Mr. Murray has employed a variety of solutions, ranging from detailed analyses of cash-flow estimates or market due diligence for a wide range of real estate types to development of big-picture concepts relating real world practicality with client goals. Such services have included financial modeling for market sensitivity analyses for developers to developer selection and negotiation support for municipalities and government agencies. Experience includes 11 years of commercial real estate appraising at small and large firms including Cushman & Wakefield and Chase Manhattan Bank, and 9 years of consulting (including 5 at a “Big Five” accounting firm. Affiliations and Memberships Mr. Murray is a: — General Associate Member of the Appraisal Institute — Certified General Appraiser in the State of New York (46-4621) — Marshall & Swift Certified Appraiser.

Darren Berman, Director of Restaurant Consulting

Darren Berman, Director of Restaurant Consulting for VB Porter & Comapny brings to his clients his passion for creating memorable dining experiences with his attention to detail. Darren's experience runs the gamut from designing new restaurants and opening flagship locations for current restaurants to training staff , setting systems and establishing ordering procedures. Darren starts with the customer and ensures that all restaurant operations are developed in coordination to ensure the desired experience. Darren has been invovled in multi mullion dollar operations with such companies as Sbarro and BICE Corporation.

Advisory Services:

Back office Setup
Design flow
Hiring and training
Budgeting and pricing
Temporary on site management
Marketing and reservation systems
Cost analysis

Dorrie Massaria Roberts, Director

Dorrie Massaria Roberts is a Director at VB Porter & Company, and specializes in leasing of office and retail properties with emphasis in tenant representation. Dorrie began her commercial real estate career at Helmsley-Spear Company as an Assistant Director of Leasing where she acquired b problem solving, analytical, planning and implementation skills. With in-depth and comprehensive expertise of the marketplace, Dorrie has gotten positive results for a diverse client base. Her business activity has her well qualified to represent her clients? best interests. Additionally, her broad understanding of landlords? priorities enables her to provide clients with best tactics for negotiating favorable lease transactions. Dorrie has a reputable track record of defining client objectives, formulating aggressive goal and outlining direction to perform to the highest level. Dorrie has undergraduate degrees from FIT and SUNY and an MBA from Fordham University.

Boris Stutskiy

Boris Slutskiy is a licensed Real Estate Agent and a member of Board Association in New York and New Jersey. Mr. Slutskiy is a graduate of Weichrt Real Estate Academy where he had passed a comprehensive training program. He has a significant experience in commercial and residential real estate. He had worked in leading real estate companies where he represented clients in connection with all types of real estate operations. Mr. Slutskiy is experienced in all aspects of commercial leasing and has been involved in numerous and substantial real estate transactions. His knowledge, persistence and reliability have made him an exceptional deal maker. Boris works with his clients to support their long-term interest, not just the deal at hand. His commitment to high-quality service has enabled him to earn great reputation and build long lasting relationships with clients. Boris Slutskiy is recognized for his capability to find creative solutions. He has an extensive network of business contacts in the US and abroad.

Inese Kobiaka

Inese Kobiaka brings invaluable real estate knowledge and experience to VB Porter & Company. She started her real estate career at Prudential Douglass Elliman, where she contributed to finding, negotiating and completing numerous residential sales and rentals. Inese has developed an exceptional reputation as a sharp negotiator with impeccable service skills and attention to detail. She works closely with sellers to aggressively and intelligently market their properties in order to receive the highest possible price. With buyers, she uses her knowledge of the fast-moving market to find the best properties in the most efficient manner. She is talented at quickly assessing the needs and desires of her clients and achieving their unique goals with same dedication and diligence as if they were her own. Inese is rewarded with constant stream of referrals and repeat business from loyal, satisfied clients.

Irina Fedotova, Director of the Real Estate Investment Division

Irina is a specialist in commercial properties and business sales and has been doing business in United States since 2001. In 2002, she established her own firm , specializing in interior design, also writing articles on design for a magazine "All for Home" - Russian publication in the US. Mrs. Fedotova has been working in the Real Estate industry since 2006, has reputable and reliable clientele in commercial and business sales. She has an impeccable reputation in the industry, as well as recognized and proven track record working with Russian investors on purchases of Real Estate/businesses in the United States . She finished University of St. Petersburg, Russia, with Economics Degree; School of Interior Design in Finland; and has a New York State Real Estate License and is fluent in Russian.