Rising Stars In The Industry

Melissa Libner is the senior managing director of eEmerge, LLC — a wholly owned SL Green Realty Corp. subsidiary — which operates an 80,000sf platform of executive suite space in two of the REIT’s portfolio buildings: 440 Ninth Avenue and 28 West 44th Street. In her position, Libner oversees all aspects of the company, focusing a great deal of energy on expanding the eEmerge platform and brand as the market continues to favor demand for flexible office space alternatives in mid-town. Prior to joining eEmerge, Libner worked in on the client service side of two major advertising agencies, Draft Worldwide and a subsidiary of Merkley, Newman, and Harty. Collectively she spent over two years in Chicago and New York, where her focus was on direct response marketing for large consumer packaged goods clients. Libner received a Bachelor of Science in Communications rom the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a Masters in Real Estate Development at NYU.

Recent achievements include the opening of 22,000 s/f of new eEmerge space at 28 W. 44th Street, where Libner is targeting a more corporate tenant demographic, one that sees value in eEmerge’s specialized office services and convenience to Grand Central. Libner continues to promote the use of both eEmerge centers, and the SLG portfolio as a whole, as locations for TV and film and photo shoots when appropriate. With high-end, unique space and unobstructed views of mid-town, both centers are being marketed to their fullest potential in this effort. Simultaneously, Libner has partnered with one of its 440 Ninth tenants to offer on-site editing and equipment to its space users.

Real Estate Weekly, April 27, 2006