Leo Farrell

Principal
Industrial Land Sales & Leasing Office

Main Line 516-962-5400
Direct Line 516-962-5406
Mobile 631-375-1677
Email [email protected]

Long Island
58 South Service Road
Suite 110
Melville, NY 11747 United States

Leo Farrell joined Avison Young in 2023 as Principal at the firm’s Long Island office. With over 28 years of commercial real estate experience, Leo specializes in the leasing and sales of industrial, office and land as well as build-to-suits.

Before joining Avison Young, Leo held the title of Managing Principal at another national real estate firm located in Islandia, New York for the past ten years. Prior to that, Leo worked at a Manhattan-based commercial real estate firm where he quickly advanced to Managing Director during his nine years at the company. Consistently a top producer, his responsibilities included office and industrial leasing and sales as well as managing the firm's brokers and training new personnel. He was honored in 2018 as one of CoStar's top Industrial Leasing Power Brokers on Long Island, a title given to only eleven brokers in total.

Throughout his career, Leo has continued to be one of the most prolific commercial brokers on Long Island. He has been instrumental in brokering the construction of over 25 buildings totaling over 1 million sf of space, having represented national, as well as local customers and landlords throughout the commercial real estate community. Some of Leo’s notable clients include Teachers Federal Credit Union, Newsday, Quality King Distributors, Suffolk County, Bridgehampton National Bank, Rechler Equity Partners, Fairfield Properties, Walmart, People's United Bank, McDonald's, New York State, GSA, Marriott Hotels, Brookhaven Rail Terminal, Computer Associates, and Motorola.

Leo's education and background in engineering has given him a multifaceted perspective into the most technical aspects of the commercial real estate industry. He has also worked closely with top developers, landlords, architects, lawyers, engineers, and government personnel throughout Long Island. Leo is currently a member of the Executive Board of the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society (CIBS). He is also a member the Long Island Business Development Council (LIBDC), and the Brookhaven Industrial Group Association (BIG).