Professional Experience
David Ratner is a Licensed Associate Broker at Tri State Commercial Realty with more than 20 years of experience spanning sales, marketing, business development, and entrepreneurship, including over a decade dedicated to New York City commercial real estate.
His work covers office, creative office lofts, retail, industrial, mixed-use, and multifamily properties throughout Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. David is currently involved with more than 150 properties across New York City, giving him continuous exposure to leasing activity, tenant demand, investment trends, and changing market conditions.
Throughout his real estate career, David has leased more than 4 million square feet of commercial space and participated in more than $128 million in property sales. His assignments include office and creative office loft buildings, industrial facilities, neighborhood retail, and mixed-use investment properties valued at up to $50 million.
David is particularly well known for his work across New York’s office, creative office loft, and industrial markets, handling both leasing and sales assignments. His work in these sectors has allowed him to build longstanding relationships with property owners, investors, entrepreneurs, creative companies, and growing businesses.
Technology is also a major part of David’s practice. An early adopter of artificial intelligence in commercial real estate, he has invested more than 1,000 hours since 2024 learning, testing, and refining emerging technologies and AI-driven workflows.
His philosophy is not to replace the judgment, relationships, market knowledge, or hands-on work of an experienced broker with artificial intelligence. Instead, he uses technology as a force multiplier expanding the depth of his research, increasing the speed at which information can be analyzed and delivered, improving marketing execution, and helping him operate with greater precision across every stage of an assignment.
By combining decades of sales and business experience with the latest tools available, David aims to significantly enhance what a commercial real estate broker can deliver. Technology allows him to process more information, evaluate opportunities faster, respond to clients more efficiently, and devote more attention to the strategy, negotiation, and relationships that ultimately drive successful transactions.
His broader approach brings together market intelligence, strategic property positioning, targeted marketing, advanced technology, and disciplined negotiation. Each property is evaluated individually based on its economics, competitive advantages, current market environment, and the client’s long-term objectives.
David’s background in financial planning and business development further strengthens the analytical side of his work, particularly when evaluating value, structuring transactions, identifying potential upside, and navigating complex negotiations.
David holds the designations of Master Certified Negotiation Expert (MCNE), Certified Buyer Representative (CBR), and Certified Property Manager (CPM), and provides commercial real estate services in both English and Hebrew.
