Mr. Massey was born in Boston, Massachusetts where he attended Roxbury Latin School. He graduated from Colgate University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1983.
After graduation, Mr. Massey began his career at Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate Services in Midtown Manhattan as head of the market research department, then as an investment sales broker.
Together with Partner Robert A. Knakal, whom he met at Coldwell, he founded what has become New York City's largest investment property sales brokerage firm.
In 2007, Mr. Massey was honored with the Real Estate Board of New York’s prestigious Louis Smadbeck Memorial Broker Recognition Award which honors a broker whose career distinctions include personal and professional integrity, long term leadership and prominence in the brokerage community, and participation on Real Estate Board committees.
With 150 sales professionals serving more than 200,000 property owners, Massey Knakal Realty Services is ranked New York's #1 sales company in volume by CoStar Group, a national independent tracking agency. With more than $2 billion in annual sales, Massey Knakal also ranks as one of the nation's largest privately owned real estate brokerage firms. Services include brokerage, consulting and investment analysis, professional arbitration and valuation.
Mr. Massey is an amateur boxer and an avid sailor. He resides in Larchmont, N.Y. with his wife Gretchen, son, Paul III, and daughters, Sarah and Greta. He can be reached directly at 212.660.7711.