Taryn Brandes
Real Estate
Taryn Brandes
Business Description
Real estate expansion advisory and consulting services for hospitality groups; leasing and brokerage services for tenants and landlords.
Bio
Taryn founded Brand Urban in order to bring a specialized and thoughtful approach to her real estate tenant representation and landlord advisory business. Her passion, paired with her fundamental values as a real estate brand ambassador have allowed her to mesh with the hospitality world in a manner that creates true interest alignment.
Recognized by Crains New York Business as one of its 2023 Notable Leaders in Real Estate, Taryn is known for her ability to develop and execute real estate growth strategies for her clients. Past clients over the years have included Sweetgreen, Starbucks and Sugarfish in the Greater New York Metro. Since launching Brand Urban, clients include Uchi Restaurants, Puttshack, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Shake Shack and The Grey Dog in the New York Metro Region. Taryn has additionally built a niche, master-brokerage and consulting platform where she acts as a strategic real estate advisor for growth-stage brands including Planta Restaurants, Maman, Cactus Club and Quality Branded Restaurant Group. She has the privilege of sitting on the Board of Directors for Maman, utilizing her national real estate expertise and network to grow the company into a recognized lifestyle brand.
Additionally, Taryn’s excitement for hospitality, placemaking and re-imagining retail projects built the foundation for Brand Urban’s Landlord advisory and consulting platform. Current projects today include the retail merchandising for ICONIQ Capital’s ‘Sentral Living’ national portfolio, as well as the food & beverage repositioning at RXR and Blackstone’s Starrett Lehigh Building in New York City.
Prior to launching Brand Urban in 2019, Taryn worked at SCG Retail, an urban division of The Shopping Center Group based in New York City. Active in the community, Taryn is a member of the New York City Hospitality Alliance and sits on the UJA Federation Real Estate Steering Committee. Taryn earned a BS degree from Tufts University and now resides on the Upper West Side in New York City.
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Notable Clients
Maman, PLANTA Restaurants, Uchi Restaurants, Quality Branded Restaurants, Caffe Panna, Van Leewuen Ice Cream, Boqueria Restaurant, & The Grey Dog
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