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Posted: December 20, 2016
2016 Year in Review: Ralph Perna, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Ralph Perna, Newmark Grubb Knight FrankName: Ralph Perna
Company Name: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2016?
The notable transaction in 2016, was the sale of one of the Ropack Pharma facility, 110,000 s/f to a new generic pharma company, a division of Hetero based in India.
What project, transaction, market trend or product had the greatest impact on your industry this year?
Health care expansion, across the board and I believe will continue
How will you be supercharging your productivity in 2017?
The same drive and persistence which I have maintained for the last 42 years, self-motivation
What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2017?
Hard to say, a lot will be predicated on the new president, interest rates, and the changes for now which are unknown in our tax code.
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