Serving Bergen County, New Jersey, and New York for over 20 years
Serving the 1031 Community for over 30 years
Serving Bergen County, New Jersey, and New York for over 20 years
Serving the 1031 Community for over 30 years
David E. Thurston has sold more Commercial Investment Real Estate Properties in Bergen County in the last 15 years then any other broker
David E. Thurston has had 20 years exclusively representing select New Jersey sellers and buyers on investment and user properties throughout New Jersey
David E. Thurston has exclusively represented sellers and buyers of major properties in Manhattan and New York State for over 15 years. Per NY Law, Clients shall be obligated to show ID, an exclusive brokerage is not required and prequalification is not required.
For nearly 30 years, first as a real estate lawyer and then as a real estate broker, David E. Thurston has represented sellers and buyers in their upleg and downleg positions throughout the US
NJ Real Estate License #1967654
NY Real Estate License # 10491208828
FL Real Estate License # BK 3507679
NJ Attorney ID #010812002
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Mr. Thurston is currently Managing Director of Thurston Group LLC which is an Investment Real Estate Brokerage and Advisory Services firm serving Bergen County, New Jersey and New York and assisting Sellers and Buyers in 1031 Tax Free Exchanges Nationwide. Thurston Group LLC was launched in 2018.
Mr. Thurston has been active as a Real Estate Professional for over 30 years. After graduating from Law School in 1982, Mr. Thurston spent two years in Dallas, Texas practicing real estate law. He then moved back east and spent the next four years practicing real estate law in Philadelphia and Manhattan at the law firms of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Shea and Gould. In 1987 he left legal practice and joined The Binswanger Company headquartered in Philadelphia where he managed the National Industrial Brokerage Group for four years and then the International Group for the next five years. He then joined NAI in New Jersey and managed the Corporate Services Group for two years. He was recruited to start up and manage the National Office Sales force at Equis Corporation. He moved to Marcus & Millichap in 1999 to manage the New Jersey office. He moved to sales in 2002 and was a First Vice President and a Director in the Company’s National Office and Industrial Properties Group, the Net Lease Properties Group, and in its Special Assets Services Group. through 2018.
Education
Mr. Thurston graduated from Catholic University Law School in Washington, D.C. in 1982 with a focus on Real Estate Law. He is a 1979 graduate of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. with a BA in Political Science and minors in Economics and History and is a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, The National Political Science Honor Society.
Credentials
Mr. Thurston is currently licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey, and was admitted in Pennsylvania, and Texas and passed the New York Bar.
Mr. Thurston is a Real Estate Broker in the States of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Appointments
Mr. Thurston was appointed to The Village of Ridgewood Planning Board 2014-2016
Mr. Thurston was chosen as one of New Jersey’s Business Leaders for 2003 by Business News New Jersey.
Awards
Recipient of The Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal's 2004 Retail Deal of the Year Award
Ranked 15th of the Top 50 Brokers in 2004 and 18th in 2011 by The Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal
Awarded the Sales Achievement Award from Marcus & Millichap in 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2017
Awarded the National Achievement Award and a Plaque Award from Marcus & Millichap in 2004 and 2017
Published Articles and Speaking Engagements
The Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal: The Office Investment Market: Back to the Future
The Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal: Private Investors Redeploy Retail Capital Outside of Northern New Jersey
The Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal: Interest Rate Effect on Investor and User Purchases of Industrial Real Estate
The Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal: Monetizing Real Estate: The Sale/Leaseback Strategy
The Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal: Using 1031 Exchanges to Solve Tax Problems in Selling Real Estate,
NAIOP Panelist on “Transportation Infrastructure and Its Effect on Real Estate and the NJ Economy”
RealShare New Jersey, Panelist on “Investment Sales: Who’s Buying, At What Price and Why?”
The Appraisal Institute-Metro New Jersey Chapter, Princeton Conference Presenter on “The State of New Jersey’s Investment Real Estate Market"
Ensuring a seller gets full exposure of their Property to the qualified Buyer market requires exclusive representation by a knowledgeable Broker. Using Thurston Group's 20+ years in the Bergen County, New Jersey and New York markets combined with focused Internet and Direct Marketing guarantees a seller the best opportunity to achieve the best price and terms in their sale.
1031 Representation is a unique skill that can only be achieved with a long term track record. With nearly 30 years of experience, first as a real estate lawyer and then as a broker, Thurston Group provides that track record. Knowing the rules you have to follow is merely the basics; knowing how to apply those rules in the dynamic 1031 world today is imperative. This is a fast moving market which changes day by day and one needs to employ a good team to make this process seamless to the Seller or Buyer.
When a Buyer needs a location it is important that they access the whole market which can only be done when they are exclusively represented by a broker that can convince the market that the buyer is serious about their search. The Buyer's Broker can independently assess each opportunity to ensure that each property that is presented meets the buyer's needs.
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