Curtis Woodside
If you want to understand how New York City really works, you talk to Curtis Woodside. Raised on the Upper West Side in a family of NYC professional musicians, Curtis brings a rare blend of artistic discipline and decades of high-profile commercial real estate leasing and sales mastery to Compass. He is the ultimate NYC insider—a seasoned asset manager, master negotiator, and regulatory expert who knows exactly how to bridge the gap between complex boardroom strategy and boots-on-the-ground property operations.
Curtis excels in all aspects of urban real estate, representing hundreds of tenants and landlords across the retail, office, and industrial sectors. He has earned a reputation for delivering results where others see obstacles. His diverse portfolio of experience spans luxury Madison Ave and SoHo retail to global corporate office requirements, diplomatic relocations, and luxury hospitality operations.
What truly sets Curtis apart is his unique perspective on building infrastructure. Having spent many years directing multi-site infrastructure operations for a portfolio of luxury properties, he understands how a building functions from the inside out. This operational depth, combined with over 20 years of experience serving as a strategic real estate advisor to major non-profit boards, ensures his clients receive sophisticated corporate execution backed by unique institutional relationships.
Grounding his real estate career is a previous life in the performing arts as a freelance classical cellist—performing and teaching in NYC across chamber music, major orchestras, and Broadway shows—as well as an international actor and model in Tokyo. Curtis navigates both global networks and local blocks with effortless fluency. He is an active member of REBNY and serves on the REBNY Brooklyn Retail Committee.
Whether you are looking to maximize your portfolio's net operating income, find the perfect commercial space, or unlock a complex zoning challenge, you want an experienced New Yorker working for you.
Call Curtis today to talk about your real estate needs!
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Association of Management Consulting Firms 370 Lexington Ave
Benjamin Salon 255 Lafayette St
Bogner 755 Madison Ave
Boxwood Strategic Advisors/New York Private Finance 370 Lex
Burgess Yachts 540 Madison Ave
Center for Pain Management 55 5th Ave
Center for Optimal Performance (Psychologists) 16 East 40th St
Color Factory 150 Varick Street Retail
Dragon Rouge (Brand Consulting) 30 W 21st Street
Dynamic Muscular Rehabilitation 130 W 42nd Street
Family Office 152 W 57th Street
Family Office 375 Park
Flexis Capital LLC 712 5th Ave
Interieures Retail 228 E 58th St
KGB United Architect designed Furniture 261-271 11th Ave
KGBL Modern Luxury Furniture 555 W 25th Street
Mathnasium 9 Retail locations in NYC
Mark Ingram Atelier 515 Madison Ave, 37 W 37th St
Permanent Mission of Belgium to the UN 1140 6th Ave
School of Rock 300 Huntington St, Brooklyn NY
The End Records 233 Broadway, 88-61 76th Ave Queens, NY
The Voice Shop 37 West 37th Street
Roland Berger & Partners GmbH 350 Park Ave
WaterAid USA 233 Broadway
Warehouse
Janitorial Supplies 50 Cable Drive, Kearny NJ 80,000 sf
Building Sales
132 W 22nd St 47,500 SF
Not-for-Profit & Non-Profit Advisory
WaterAid America | Client | 2006 – Present (20 Years)
National Sculpture Society | Real Estate Advisory Services
Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF) | Client
American Society for Psychical Research (ASPR) | Client