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Please join us in congratulating Darcy McFadyen, Head of Operations, on becoming a Partner at BBR. We are thrilled to welcome him to the partnership which has expanded to twenty-two equity partners. Darcy joined BBR Partners in 2006 and is a Director of Operations, overseeing teams who work on trade and cash execution, reconciliation, […]
December 18, 2020
After 14 fruitful years at Two Grand Central Plaza (140 East 45th Street), we are excited to announce that effective January 1, 2021, BBR Partners is moving its main office to Park Avenue Plaza at 55 East 52nd Street. Please note that all of our phone numbers will remain the same.
Our new mailing address will be:
BBR Partners, LLC
55 East 52nd Street – 18th Floor
New York, NY 10055
We are excited to make our home in this new space. This new space will accommodate our current and future team on a large floor that has been designed to support our culture of collaboration. The move is a testament to you, our clients and partners, and the good work we have done and will continue to do together. It also reflects our whole-hearted belief in the vibrancy and resiliency of New York City, and our commitment to its future.
While we have adjusted seamlessly to a remote work environment, we strongly believe that creativity and teamwork are more easily achieved in person. At the same time, we remain committed to the safety of our colleagues. We have instituted every possible measure to ensure their continued well-being, and expect the vast majority of our staff will continue to work remotely until it is safe for everyone to return to an in-person work environment.
Park Avenue Plaza is centrally located and, when the time is appropriate, we look forward to showing you around our new home, in person. Please use the link to explore its location, surrounding neighborhood, and amenities.
BBR is committed to the importance and value of civic engagement. This year we are excited to begin an ongoing initiative called BBR Votes. Its goal is to increase voter participation in elections, provide education and resources, and make sure that all BBR employees have the time and opportunity to vote. As such, we are making Election Day this year and in subsequent years, an official paid BBR Holiday. To further this commitment, we have joined the Time to Vote initiative, a business-led, nonpartisan coalition that aims to increase employer empowered voter participation in U.S. Elections. Check out our video on what voting means to us!
BBR PARTNERS, LLC SIGNS 30,000-SQUARE-FOOT LEASE AT FISHER BROTHERS’ PARK AVENUE PLAZA
Leading wealth management firm will occupy the entire 18th floor of the prominent Midtown property
NEW YORK, NY (July 6, 2020) – Fisher Brothers today announced the completion of a 30,000-square-foot, multi-year lease with BBR Partners, LLC. The lease signing highlights continued demand for well-positioned Midtown office space, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The wealth management firm will occupy the entire 18th floor of Park Avenue Plaza, located at 55 East 52nd Street in Midtown East.
BBR Partners continues to prioritize modern, functional space to support the recruitment and retention of talented professionals. Fisher Brothers, a fourth-generation real estate company that owns and manages more than 5.5 million square feet in Midtown Manhattan, worked closely with BBR Partners to ensure that their office space needs were met as the firm navigated the pandemic.
“This signing is a testament to our continued investment in our properties and our deep-rooted commitment to being reliable partners to our tenants,” said Ken Fisher, Partner at Fisher Brothers. “We’re proud to be able to work with high caliber tenants, such as BBR, by providing knowledgeable, Class A services. Experience and innovation in the workplace have never been more important than now, as the City returns to the workplace.”
BBR Partners is a Barron’s Top Ten Investment Advisor that provides financial advice and service to a select group of wealthy families. In its twentieth year, BBR serves a global, multigenerational client group with diverse backgrounds and interests. Based in New York, with offices in Chicago and San Francisco, the firm’s clients include entrepreneurs, beneficiaries of inherited wealth, executives of Fortune 500 companies, and investment professionals with hedge funds, private equity and real estate backgrounds.
“We are excited to begin our relationship with Fisher Brothers as a tenant of their modern building in Midtown East. We look forward to returning to work and enjoying the spacious and state-of-the-art facilities that Park Avenue Plaza provides,” said Barry Klayman, Partner & COO at BBR Partners. “Fisher Brothers understood our needs and were able to safely accommodate our people, as well as our short and long-term business goals as we enter a post-COVID-19 world.”
Park Avenue Plaza is a Skidmore, Owings & Merrill-designed, 1.2 million square foot modern office tower and is home to several prominent financial firms. Building features include a stately green glass facade, striking views, twelve corner offices per floor, column-free 45-foot interior spans, state-of-the-art security and a glass-walled atrium lobby with a waterfall-side café and European-style luxury retail arcades.
Lease negotiations for Fisher Brothers were handled in-house by Marc S. Packman and Charles P. Laginestra, alongside Howard Fiddle, Peter Turchin, Christie Harle, Benjamin Joseph, and Roger Griswold of CBRE. Brad Needleman at Newmark Knight Frank and Jason Gorman at CBRE handled negotiations on behalf of BBR Partners.
For additional information about Park Avenue Plaza and Fisher Brothers, please visit the firm’s website at www.fisherbrothers.com.
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About BBR Partners, LLC
BBR Partners is a boutique wealth management firm that provides financial advice and service to a select group of wealthy families. We work with each family to design and implement a personalized wealth strategy that is specifically tailored to their unique needs. BBR serves a global multigenerational client group with diverse backgrounds and interests. We work with multiple generations within families and are able to serve as a resource for all family members, regardless of an individual’s level of financial sophistication. Our clients include entrepreneurs, beneficiaries of inherited wealth, executives of Fortune 500 companies, and investment professionals with hedge funds, private equity and real estate backgrounds.
About Fisher Brothers
For more than a century, Fisher Brothers has excelled in real estate innovation, developing, owning and operating unique spaces that enable people to thrive. From cutting-edge building design to neighborhood-defining art installations, Fisher Brothers leverages each real estate asset to create one-of-a-kind spaces for people to live, work and play. The company’s commercial portfolio encompasses seven million square feet of Class A office space, including the iconic towers Park Avenue Plaza, 299 Park Avenue, 1345 Avenue of the Americas and 605 Third Avenue in Manhattan, as well as Station Place, Washington, DC’s largest private office complex. Fisher Brothers residential portfolio includes House 39, an amenity-rich building at 225 East 39th Street and 111 Murray, an ultra-luxury, high-rise condominium tower in Tribeca. In Las Vegas, Fisher Brothers is developing AREA15, a groundbreaking experiential and interactive, retail, dining and nightlife complex set to open later this year. Fisher Brothers has nearly 1.5 million square feet in recent and ongoing development. Launching in late 2020, Fisher Brothers is creating a 5-star amenity product, @Ease, which will be unveiled at 1345 Avenue of the Americas.
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April 22, 2020
WHY BBR PARTNERS CHOSE NOT TO APPLY FOR PPP FUNDS
BBR Partners, like all small businesses (financial services and otherwise) has not been spared by the COVID-19 pandemic. While by the letter of the law, the Paycheck Protection Program may have allowed us to qualify for a low-interest forgivable loan, we are fortunate to have the financial resources and a stable business that allow us to continue running our business at 100% staffing levels without raising additional capital. While additional funding would have helped protect us against future uncertainty, with so many other small businesses struggling for their very survival, we did not want to impede their chances and so chose not to apply.
Please join us in congratulating Sarah Norris, Jennifer Ray, Justin Peterson, and Sarah Rumph on becoming Partners at BBR. We are thrilled to welcome them to the partnership which has expanded to twenty-one equity partners.
Sarah E. Norris Biography
Sarah joined BBR Partners in 2015 and is a Director of Portfolio & Wealth Advisory and Head of BBR Chicago. Sarah works with clients to develop their overall financial strategy, manage their investments, and integrate their investment, tax and estate planning into a cohesive wealth management plan. Sarah is also a member of BBR’s Investment Committee and BBR Connect.
Prior to joining BBR, Sarah was an Executive Director in the Private Bank at JP Morgan where she worked with wealthy families, individuals and single family offices creating solutions for their complex financial needs. Prior to working in the Private Bank, Sarah was selected as a First Chicago First Scholar where she rotated through various departments at the bank which included the fixed income trading desk and mortgage banking.
Sarah holds an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and a BA from Brown University with a concentration in International Relations and a minor in Economics. Sarah serves on the board of trustees for the Latin School of Chicago and is Chair of the school’s Investment Committee. She also is a member of the Investment Committee for the Jewish United Fund.
Sarah lives in Chicago with her husband and four children. She enjoys traveling with her family and always having a next adventure to plan.
Jennifer N. Ray Biography
Jennifer joined BBR Partners in 2007 and is Head of Innovation. Jennifer’s responsibilities include working closely with the Managing Partners to identify, develop, and execute strategies that continuously enhance BBR’s superior service for our client families. Prior to leading the innovation efforts of the firm, Jennifer was a Director of Portfolio & Wealth Advisory working with clients to develop their overall financial strategy, manage their investments, and integrate their investment, tax and estate planning into a cohesive wealth management plan. Jennifer is also a member of BBR’s Operating and Innovation Committees.
Previously, Jennifer was a Project Analyst at Legg Mason Capital Management, supporting the CFO and CEO on research projects and market analysis.
Jennifer received a BA in English from Duke University. She volunteers for the Bryn Mawr School’s annual alumnae giving campaign, is a member of the Young Women’s League of New Canaan and is the former Co-Chair of the Newcomers Club of Canaan Working Women’s group.
Jennifer lives in New Canaan with her husband, Ryan, and sons, George, Henry and Teddy. She is an avid reader, loves crossword puzzles, and has completed two half marathons.
Justin R. Peterson Biography
Justin joined BBR Partners in 2005 and worked in our New York office before opening our San Francisco location in 2011. Now Justin resides in Austin, Texas where he is a Director of Portfolio & Wealth Advisory, working with clients to develop their overall financial strategy and integrate their investment, tax and estate planning into a cohesive plan. Justin has extensive experience working with entrepreneurs during pre- and post-liquidity planning, as well as the management of single stock and concentrated positions. Justin is also a member of BBR’s Investment Committee.
Prior to joining BBR, Justin worked at JPMorgan, where he performed manager due diligence and worked on an investor relations team for traditional asset managers within JPMorgan Private Bank.
Justin graduated cum laude from the University of Nebraska and was previously a member of the San Francisco Foundation’s Professional Advisors Council.
Justin enjoys golfing, fishing, traveling, and spending time with his wife and son, particularly on the family farm in his home state of Colorado.
Sarah N. Rumph Biography
Sarah joined BBR Partners in 2009 and is a Director of Investment Research. Her responsibilities include sourcing new investments across all asset classes and performing ongoing due diligence on clients’ existing investments, as well as working with the Portfolio & Wealth Advisory team to analyze the risk and return characteristics of client portfolios. In addition, Sarah oversees our firm’s ESG investment efforts. Sarah is also a member of BBR’s Investment Committee and BBR Connect.
Prior to joining BBR, Sarah was an Associate at Tremont Capital Management, where she performed due diligence on Relative Value and Emerging Market Credit funds. She also served as an Analyst at Offit Capital Advisors, where she worked with the Client Service and Research teams, conducting analysis, serving as a point of contact for clients and assisting with manager due diligence.
Sarah graduated from Skidmore College with a BA in Business and Economics. She earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
When not in the office, Sarah enjoys baking, reading a good book, and spending time with her husband, daughter and their extended families.