Dobbs Associates

in 1988, Dobbs Associates has become one of the most recognized names in retail brokerage in Manhattan. In 1981, with a Bachelor's Degree in Urban Studies and Fine Arts from New York University, and an internship at the Department of City Planning, Ms. Dobbs went to work for Douglas Elliman Knight Frank. At Douglas Elliman, Ms. Dobbs was assigned t... o be the New York leasing representative for the Dallas Galleria, a new Gerald D. Hines project. She was instrumental in securing Manhattan based tenants for the Dallas Galleria, including retailers FAO Schwarz and Ann Taylor. In 1983, Ms. Dobbs joined the New York Land Company to be a leasing agent for Herald Center, Manhattan's first multi-level vertical mall at Herald Square. At the project's opening, Ms. Dobbs was responsible for 67 of the signed leases at Herald Center. In 1985, Ms. Dobbs was hired by Richard and Fred Wilpon of Sterling Equities to take on the challenge of creating a merchandising plan for the shops at 575 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan's second vertical retail mall. Soon realizing that Manhattan was not a mall city, Ms. Dobbs decided to try her hand at retail brokerage in Manhattan's many exciting neighborhoods. From that moment on, there was no turning back. In 1988, Candice Dobbs formed Dobbs Associates, Inc., blending her own unique style and talent as a Manhattan retail expert. Dobbs Associates has developed a stellar reputation in Manhattan's tough and competitive retail leasing market. Ms. Dobbs has represented a broad range of local, national and foreign retailers in covering every square inch of the city's many diverse neighborhoods, including Midtown, Wall Street, Soho, Upper East and Upper West Sides, Flatiron District, Harlem and the Outer Boroughs of Queens and the Bronx. She has represented prominent retailers and restaurants as varied as Chanel, LVMH, BCBG Max Azria, Dean & Deluca, Nine West, Foot Locker, McDonald's and Starbucks. Some of her other clients have included well known landlords Rudin Management, Forest City Ratner, Rose ...Read More