Jed Shawn Marcus
About Jed
Biography
Jed S. Marcus is the principal lawyer at Marcus Attorneys and chief executive officer of Insite. Prior to forming Marcus Attorneys and Insite in 1984, he served in New York City’s economic development agencies in several executive positions. Beginning public service as Counsel to the Mayor’s Office of Development, he last was the Executive Vice President of the New York City Public Development Corporation (renamed the Economic Development Corporation).
Insite has developed residential and mixed use projects in the New York area and provides project management services for the real estate projects of institutional and commercial clients.
In addition to his work at Marcus Attorneys and Insite, Mr. Marcus has led the board of directors of The Skyscraper Museum, the board of Dance Theater Workshop, the real estate committee of the Brooklyn Friends School, and Green Fort Greene and Clinton Hill and served on the board of the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York.
Mr. Marcus is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the Columbia University School of Law. He, his wife and their daughters are long-time residents of Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
Practise Areas: Real Estate: Development | Transactions | Financing | Coops/Condos | Zoning I Leases
Commercial Matters: Business formation and structuring | Contracts | Business sales/purchases/mergers | Governance I Succession
Non-Profit Organizations: Creation/tax exemptions | Governance and operations | Earned income
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
42 years
42 years
42 years
42 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Sometimes
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in New York for 48 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1977
No misconduct found
Location
Marcus Attorneys
13 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11238
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Jed Shawn Marcus's Reviews
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Posted by Rebecca | February 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Business
A trusted and resourceful member of our team.
Jed has acted as our attorney for multiple development projects in New York City and internationally. Regardless of the complexity of an issue, he has been an invaluable resource in negotiating and structuring historic tax credit deals, conventional loans, tenant leases, and joint venture agreements....
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"Jed is one of the finest lawyers I've known in 40 years of practice. A genuine mensch."
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Experience
Honors
2000
George Ingraham Seney Award, New York Methodist Hospital
Work Experience
1984 - Present
Principal Attorney, Marcus Attorneys
1979 - 1984
Executive Vice President, New York City Public Development Corporation
Associations
2010 - Present
Myrtle Avenue Revitalization ProjectBoard Member
2007 - 2012
Green Fort Greene & Clinton HillCoordinator
2006 - 2011
Fort Greene AssociationDirector
2002 - 2005
Brooklyn Friends SchoolReal Estate Committee
1996 - 2015
Skyscraper MuseumChair
1990 - 1998
Alliance of Resident Theatres/New YorkBoard Member
1986 - 1997
Dance Theater WorkshopChair
Education
1976
JD - Juris Doctor
1971
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2015
OneTitle Title Company
2014
Creative Structuring & Financing Availability of Complex Deals
Languages
Spanish