Sharon Colburn
(Shari Colburn)
Vice President, Real Estate
Columbia University
Columbia University NYC portfolio
$7.3 billion -specialty 69%, elevator 17%, walkup 2%; Manhattan 100%*
26th largest portfolio by dollar value
18,104,211 sqft – specialty 54%, elevator 33%, hotel 3%; Manhattan 100%
19th largest by SF
262 properties – Manhattan 100%
11th largest
6,926 residential units – Manhattan 100%
37th largest by residential units
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Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 1 for $122 million
Seller signatory: 1 for $64 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Glickberg Family (2), PGIM Real Estate (1), NYS Urban Development Corporation (1), Mark Hersh (1), Howard Glickberg (1), Charney Companies (1), Criterion Real Estate Capital (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Howard Glickberg (3), Ian Christ (1), Elizabeth Fine (1), Mark Hersh (1), Samuel Charney (1), Charles Rosenzweig (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Charney Companies and Criterion Real Estate Capital sold 101 Claremont Avenue for $122 million to Columbia University on July 15, 2026.
• Columbia University sold 3260 Henry Hudson Parkway East for $64 million to PGIM Real Estate on April 21, 2026.
• Howard Glickberg sold 2312 12 Avenue for $7.5 million to Columbia University on March 30, 2022.
• Mark Hersh sold 617 West 112 Street for $25.7 million to Columbia University on February 07, 2022.
• Glickberg Family sold 2330 12 Avenue for $25.2 million to Columbia University on December 30, 2021.
• NYS Urban Development Corporation sold 2329 12 Avenue for $3 million to Columbia University on December 30, 2021.
• Glickberg Family sold 2312 12 Avenue for $58.8 million to Columbia University on December 30, 2021.
Latest Stories:
• Charney Companies files plans to create 240 dorm rooms in Morningside Heights (March 12, 2025)
• Columbia University pays $7.5M to Howard Glickberg for seven properties in Harlem (May 26, 2022)
• Columbia University pays $84M to Glickberg family for 8 properties in Harlem (January 27, 2022)