Leslie Wohlman Himmel

Leslie W. Himmel is a Managing Partner of Himmel + Meringoff Properties LLC, which she formed with Stephen Meringoff in 1985. Since that time, she has become one of New York’s most active Owners/Landlords having accumulated a substantial portfolio of commercial real estate holdings valued in excess of $500 million. She has been called “the highest ranking female landlord in Manhattan’s commercial property market” by Crain’s New York Business. Himmel + Meringoff’s focus continues to be on opportunistic purchases with an emphasis on strategic repositioning of the properties. In January 2011, Ms. Himmel received the prestigious Mendik Lifetime Leadership in Real Estate Award for a lifetime of exceptional accomplishment in the profession and dedication to leadership in New York real estate. She was honored as YM/WREA's 2009 Senior Women of the Year. Ms. Himmel’s board memberships include the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), serving on the Board of Governors and Executive Committee as Assistant Treasurer. In 1992, she founded and continues to chair the REBNY Economic Development Committee and is a member of REBNY’s Owners and Builders. She is an active member of the Harvard Business School Club of New York as well as the Young Presidents’ and World Presidents’ Organizations (YPO/WPO). In addition, she was elected to the Trustees Council of Penn Women (University of Pennsylvania) and the Wharton School Zell Lurie Real Estate Center. Ms. Himmel has been honored as one of “New York’s 100 Most Influential Women” by Crain’s New York Business, featured in The Mann Report’s “Tribute to Women of the Real Estate Industry” and has been included in the Association of Real Estate Women’s list of “100 Women Real Estate Leaders for the 21st Century.” In December 2009, Ms. Himmel was awarded the Young Man/Young Woman Real Estate Association (YMWREA) Senior Woman of the Year Award. She has been featured on the televised Michael Stoler Report, and is a frequent guest speaker and panelist. Leslie Wohlman Himmel graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. degree. She received a M.B.A. with high honors from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.