David Pennetta
Executive Managing Director • United States
SIOR, CIBS, LEED GA •
Local Office:
175 Broad Hollow Road, Suite 235
Melville, NY 11747-4711
United States
Office: +1 (631) 425-1240 x391240
David Pennetta
Executive Managing Director • United States
SIOR, CIBS, LEED GA •
About
David Pennetta is an Executive Managing Director of the Long Island Office of Cushman & Wakefield. He has over thirty years of successful experience in commercial real estate brokerage. He is responsible for overall team business, including the implementation of the company’s key business initiatives, leadership, client relationship management, business development and recruitment. He ensures the delivery of the full array of C&W’s creative and innovative services to its clients. He serves in a brokerage capacity with an emphasis on Corporate Representation with sub-specialities in Land Sales, Government Affairs, Economic Development, and Tax and incentive procurement. He possesses extensive expertise in tenant representation with additional expertise in investment property sales, property management, development and landlord representation.
Formerly a Microelectronics Engineer, he is well versed and proficient in the latest technologies and is personally proficient in Argus, ProCalc, MS Office, MS Project, Peracon, RCM and continues to be extremely computer and technology literate.
Clients
Clients Served & Major Transactions:
- County of Suffolk – 152,000 SF
- Town of Riverhead – 1643 Acres
- ADP Inc. – 68,000 SF
- Chyron Corporation 100,000 SF
- St. John University – 175 Acre Campus
- Polar Electro USA – 130,000 SF
- Broadridge Financial Services – 400,000 SF
- Catholic Health Services of Long Island – 120,000 SF
- Rivoli LHTC Apartment – 120,000 SF
Affiliations
- Current Strategic Officer, Co-President 2023-2024, CIBS Strategic Officer (2013-2022) and twice Past President (2011-2012 and 1998-1999) of the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island.
- Held a Voting Board Seat on the Long Island Partnership on behalf of CIBS. Currently in hiatus, the partnership worked as a liaison between the commercial market and governmental and quasi-governmental entities to promote Long Island by attracting and retaining corporations to the region.
- The SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE REALTORS® (www.SIOR.com) is the leading professional commercial and industrial real estate association. With more than 3,000 members in more than 580 cities in 26 countries.
- Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED), Holds a LEED GA designation.
- Formerly Vice Chairman of the Town of Huntington Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Was appointed to the EDC in February 2007-2013.
- Board Member of the Huntington Planning Board.
- Real Estate Institute of SUNY Stony Brook (REI) – Executive Board Member
- Regional Planning Association (RPA) – Member
- Member of the C&W Land Practice Group, Legal Services Group and Tenant Advisory Group
Awards & Recognition
Professional Recognition & Community Leadership
- 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 Long Island Business News Top Long Island Influencer
- 2025-2024 LIBN Executive Circle Award and Top LI Influencer.
- 2023, 2019, 2018 Cushman & Wakefield, Inc – Top Producer by Market. Top revenues generation for Long Island.
- 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 Long Island Business News- Top Influencer's in Real Estate
- 2024-2022 Long Island Business News- Power Real Estate Professionals
- 2020 & 2023 Costar Power Broker Leasing Transaction
- 2020 Costar Power Broker Sales Transaction
- 2020 & 2023 Long Island Business News Honoree Top Office Lease Long Island
- 2019 Association for a Better Long Island (ABLI) / Commercial Industrial Brokers Society (CIBS) -Most Ingenious Broker of the Year Award (MIDY)
- 2019 Long Island Business News (LIBN) - Commercial Broker of the Year, Long Island.
- 2019 Long Island Business News (LIBN) – Nassau County Industrial Deal of the Year.
- Huntington Planning Board Member 2013-Present
- Melville Employment Center Plan Chairman: Re-envisioning a 9 million square foot business park.
Accomplishments
- Nassau & Suffolk County – Court Approved Real Estate Broker
- Nassau & Suffolk County – Court Approved Receiver
- NYS Licensed Real Estate Instructor for SUNY Campuses & RE Continuing Education
- Commercial Real Estate Subject Matter Expert (SME) for litigation and arbitration
- CIBS (Commercial Industrial Brokers Society) Strategic Officer- Created the Mediation and Arbitration Committee Bylaws and Procedures for the Organization
Community Involvement
- Huntington Planning Board Member 2013-Present
- Melville Employment Center Plan Chairman: Re-envisioning a 9 million square foot business park
Education
- BS with Honors, New York University, New York, NY
- Honors: Inducted Alpha Sigma Lambda – Majored in Real Estate
- Energeia Partnership Graduate (2008-2010)- Regional Stewardship Program, sixteen core subjects over two years. Exposure to the most dire and challenging issues impacting the Long Island Region.
My Properties for Lease
Multiple Spaces
For Lease • Office
Station Yards
80-111 Railroad Avenue
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
United States
Rental Price: Contact us for pricing
Available in Future
For Lease • Office
Melville Medical Centre
10 Melville Park Road
Melville, NY 11747
United States
Rental Price: Contact us for pricing
My Properties for Sale
Available
For Sale • Office
Melville Medical Centre
10 Melville Park Road
Melville, NY 11747
United States
Sale Price: Contact us for pricing
Investment Property
Available
For Sale • Land
Suffolk County Land Portfolio
Suffolk County Land Portfolio
Riverhead, NY 11901
United States
Sale Price: Contact us for pricing