Education

Brown University – B.A. European History & Political Science


Columbia University – M.S Real Estate Finance and Development

Eric Michael Anton

senior managing director

Mr. Anton is a Senior Managing Director and Director of the firm’s Global Capital Group. He is located in Marcus & Millichap’s New York office, the firm’s largest. With more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate, his group is focused on investment sales and equity placement transactions in the New York metropolitan area. Additionally, Mr. Anton is Director of the Global Capital Group at Marcus & Millichap. In this role, he is responsible for identifying new sources of inbound capital to the U.S. from across the world. Mr. Anton has spent many years traveling to meet investors in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Cannes, Hong Kong, London, Singapore, Germany, Canada, and Korea.

Since joining Marcus & Millichap in 2017, Mr. Anton has completed several signature deals, including the recapitalization of 520 Fifth Avenue, a $650 million development site in the heard of the Grand Central submarket, the net lease of the Times Square Theater, a $100 million project on West 42nd Street, and the NNN ground lease of the IAC world headquarters.

Throughout the course of his career, he has successfully completed more than $23 billion in commercial real estate transactions, including office, multifamily, hotel, and development site transactions. In addition, his group is active in the structuring and placement of debt, mezzanine, and equity capital for a broad range of commercial real estate assets. Mr. Anton has successfully closed more than $3 billion of debt, mezzanine, and equity financing.

In 2022, Mr. Anton and his partner, Nelson Lee, were the recipients of two prestigious awards for their sale of the Martinique Hotel, which included the restructuring of the underlying ground lease and the leasing of the vacant retail space. The awards were “The CoStar Impact Best Sale” and first place “Henry Hart Rice Achievement Most Ingenious Deal of the Year” award issued by the Real Estate Board of New York (“REBNY”).

Prior to joining Marcus & Millichap, Mr. Anton was Senior Managing Director at HFF’s New York office, where he completed many signature Manhattan deals, including the $330 million sale of 1407 Broadway and the acquisition financing for 645 Madison Avenue. Prior to that, he was Managing Partner at Brookfield Financial, wholly owned by Brookfield Asset Management. Mr. Anton began his career with Lendlease, an Australian-based construction management firm.

Mr. Anton is a director for the Real Estate Board of New York’s commercial division, a member of the Board of Associates for the Ronald McDonalds house of New York, and the National New Leadership Board of Israel Bonds. He is also an active supporter of Asphalt Green, a non-profit that provides high-quality sports, swim and fitness instruction, and programs to New York City children and adults.

Mr. Anton earned a Master of Science in Real Estate Finance and Development from Columbia University after graduating with a dual degree in European History and Political Science from Brown University. He resides in New York City with his wife, Christina, two children, and dogs Charlie & Sharpie.

contact

Manhattan
260 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10016

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