Robert Gorton Partner
EXPERIENCE
Robert Gorton has been engaged in Construction Management and Owner's Representation since 1972. He has been responsible for all aspects of the building development process as a senior executive. Through the 1970's Mr. Gorton worked with Tishman Realty and Construction developing his skills in estimating, purchasing, scheduling and project management. In early 1980 Mr. Gorton joined the newly formed construction management firm, Lehrer McGovern (Bovis), starting as a Project Manager and leaving in 1988as the Senior Vice President-Director of Domestic Operations. During his tenure, the firm had grown from a small New York City construction management firm of 10 employees to the fourth largest construction management firm in the country with over 1,200 employees. After leaving Lehrer McGovern, Mr. Gorton joined Edward J. Minskoff Equities, Inc., New York City Developer (EJME), as Senior Vice President/Construction. During his tenure at EJME, he was responsible for the commercial office building known as 1325 Avenue of the Americas, 101 Avenue of the Americas, a 412,000 sf commercial office building, and 712 Fifth Avenue, a 500,000 sf commercial office building. In 1994, Mr. Gorton founded Gorton Associates, Inc., a full service Project Management Consulting firm headquartered in New York City. Mr. Gorton has consulted on numerous renovation and new construction projects in New York City and throughout the East Coast, specializing in residential, commercial, tenant and retail spaces.
REPRESENTATIVE ASSIGNMENTS . Metropolitan Museum of Art- Multiple Projects, New York, NY . Sotheby’s, New York, NY . Private Residence, Fifth Avenue, New York, NY . Columbia University, New York, NY . Milford Plaza Hotel, New York, NY . Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers Hudson Yards Development, New York, NY . Bausch & Lomb World Headquarters, Rochester, NY . Doral Arrowood, Rye Brook, NY . New York Mercantile Exchange, New York, NY . 575 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY . 767 Third Avenue, New York, NY . American Stock Exchange, New York, NY . 101 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY . 712 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND . Bachelor of Science, Construction Management, Syracuse University