About

Eric Menkes’ primary area of expertise is commercial leasing, and he co-chairs the firm’s Leasing Practice.

Mr. Menkes is a respected member of New York’s leasing bar and is familiar with virtually all aspects of commercial leasing, representing both landlords and tenants in office, retail, ground lease, industrial, and net lease transactions.  He has particular expertise in retail leasing, representing shopping center and street retail owners, as well as national and international retailers.

Mr. Menkes' significant landlord clients include, among others, RXR, Jamestown, Savanna, Crown Acquisitions, Oxford Properties, Angelo, Gordon & Co., and Olmstead Properties.  His tenant clients include the retailers Prada and Dolce & Gabbana.

Current projects include the leasing at Industry City, a 6,000,000-square-foot development in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and the retail portions of the Wynn and Encore Hotels in Las Vegas.   He represented the law firms Boies Schiller and Holland & Knight in their large New York City office leases. 

Eric Menkes joined Adler & Stachenfeld in 1999 and was one of the firm’s first real estate partners.  Earlier in his career, he worked at Richards & O’Neil and Cahill, Gordon & Reindel.

He has lectured at International Council of Shopping Center law conferences; he is a contributor to The Practical Real Estate Lawyer; and he has spoken before the Real Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.  He is former counsel and board chairman of Miracle House of New York, a not-for-profit housing agency.

Mr. Menkes is admitted to practice in New York.

Associations:

  • International Council of Shopping Centers
  • Committee on Housing and Urban Development of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • Lecturer before the Real Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association
  • Former Chairman of the Board and Counsel for Miracle House of New York, Inc., a not-for-profit house agency

Recognitions: 

  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2019 - 2024 Editions
  • Listed, GlobeSt.com Influencers in Retail Real Estate 2024
  • Super Lawyers: New York Metro: 2006 - 2024
  • Panelist, NYC Bar Association, Commercial Real Estate Leases CLE Program

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