Ruth Colp-Haber
President and CEO, Wharton Property Advisors, Inc.
New York, NY 10022
Seasoned Commercial Real Estate Executive, Entrepreneur, commentator and advisor
Phone (212) 759-0408
Seasoned Commercial Real Estate Executive, Entrepreneur, commentator and advisor
Specialties
Tenant Rep, Tenant Rep (Office)
Property Types
Office, Multi-Family
Markets
New York City
Languages
English, Spanish
Bio
Over the last 25 years, Ruth Colp-Haber has completed roughly 500 NYC office leases for businesses, schools, and nonprofits. Her company, Wharton Property Advisors (WPA), is a real estate consultancy that represents tenants leasing office space in New York. Ruth is a Real Estate counselor and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. WPA is also a partner in an exclusive global network of real estate agents representing tenants in approximately 75 cities in the United States and worldwide.
In a real estate market where landlords charged eye-popping rents until the pandemic hit, Ruth has a long history of obtaining favorable leases for her clients. Ruth has been a Real Estate Board of New York member since 1989 and currently serves on its Economic Policy, Plaza District, Grand Central, and Lower Manhattan Committees. She is a Board Member of St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children and the Association of Latino Alumni at the University of Pennsylvania.
Before starting her own woman-owned business as a real estate entrepreneur, Ruth was a Mortgage Trader at Merrill Lynch.
Ruth earned her MBA at The Wharton School. She also received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating Magna cum Laude. Ruth is a fourth-generation native New Yorker and attended the Fieldston School.
Personal interests include Victorian Literature, the Spanish Civil War, and Art History.
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