Notable clients
- DZ Bank
- New Visions for Public Schools
- The Research Foundation of the State University of New York
- The Yard
- Winton Capital
Awards
- Commercial Observer’s 30 Under 30
- REBNY Most Ingenious Deal of the Year Nominee
- SL Green Deal of the Year
Industry experience
Creative, Digital Media, Education, Hedge Funds, International Banking, Investment Banking, Legal, Non-Profit, Private Equity, Staffing, Tech, Venture Capital
Market experience
Downtown, Midtown, Midtown South, NoHo, Penn Plaza, Plaza District, SoHo, Times Square
Lance joined SquareFoot’s New York team in 2022 as an Executive Managing Director, bringing 13 years of commercial real estate experience with him. Before joining SquareFoot, he worked as a Senior Managing Director at Savills Studley (now known as Savills) and ran the company’s junior broker training program. To date, he has worked on nearly 3 million square feet of tenant representation transactions and is an expert in developing complex corporate real estate strategies and portfolios for NYC-based, national, and international clients.
Lance specializes in representing financial services firms in commercial lease transactions. In 2010, Lance created hedgefundspaces.com, a website dedicated to helping the financial services community with its office space needs. Having represented over 250 tenants, Lance is intimately familiar with the technology, infrastructure, and space needs of companies at all stages. In addition to financial companies, Lance works with organizations across several other verticals (including technology, staffing/recruiting, media, advertising, and non-profits) to negotiate new leases, lease renewals, and sublease/disposition assignments.
In addition to working with commercial tenants, Lance is tasked with assisting in hiring and expansion for SquareFoot, as well as training and mentoring junior and mid-level brokers.
Lance graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He is a car enthusiast and an avid collector of watches. In his free time, he enjoys blogging, podcasting, cheering on the Knicks, and spending time with his dog.
Lance Leighton
Lance joined SquareFoot’s New York team in 2022 as an Executive Managing Director, bringing 13 years of commercial real estate experience with him. Before joining SquareFoot, he worked as a Senior Managing Director at Savills Studley (now known as Savills) and ran the company’s junior broker training program. To date, he has worked on nearly 3 million square feet of tenant representation transactions and is an expert in developing complex corporate real estate strategies and portfolios for NYC-based, national, and international clients.
Lance specializes in representing financial services firms in commercial lease transactions. In 2010, Lance created hedgefundspaces.com, a website dedicated to helping the financial services community with its office space needs. Having represented over 250 tenants, Lance is intimately familiar with the technology, infrastructure, and space needs of companies at all stages. In addition to financial companies, Lance works with organizations across several other verticals (including technology, staffing/recruiting, media, advertising, and non-profits) to negotiate new leases, lease renewals, and sublease/disposition assignments.
In addition to working with commercial tenants, Lance is tasked with assisting in hiring and expansion for SquareFoot, as well as training and mentoring junior and mid-level brokers.
Lance graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He is a car enthusiast and an avid collector of watches. In his free time, he enjoys blogging, podcasting, cheering on the Knicks, and spending time with his dog.
