2015 Year in Review - Ralph Perna

Ralph Perna, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2015? The sale of 18 acres and new construction for pharmaceutical manufacturing and a bottling facility consisting of 300,000 sq. ft. What real estate project, transaction, market trend or product had a significant impact on your industry in 2015? Working with the ever changing and growing health care sector, other expanding industries include self-storage. How will you be supercharging your productivity in 2016? Not much different than what I have been doing for the last 40 years, making the calls, seeing the people What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2016? Looking to keep pace and identifying the next expanding industry

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