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BMAR Members Professional Profiles: Eliot Cherson, Esq. 2013

Name: Eliot Cherson, Esq. Title: Partner (RHC&R) and Legal Counsel to Bronx-Manhattan North Association of Realtors, Inc. Company: Rappaport Hertz Cherson & Rosenthal, PC Location: Forest Hills, NY 11375 Birthplace: New York City Education: JD, Hofstra Law School, 1976 First job outside of real estate: Counselor on Teen Cross Country camping trips where I met my wife. First job in real estate or allied field: Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald & Doyle, PC What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? As Legal Counsel to the Board, I am involved in all aspects of the board while also being a senior partner to my firm. How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Veg. Favorite book or author: "Truman" by David McCollough Favorite movie: "Godfather I & II" Last song you downloaded? Norah Jones One word to describe your work environment: Chaotic Rules to live by in business: Keep the client happy If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go? Franklin Roosevelt. Any restaurant in Hyde Park, NY What is your dream job? Cruise director
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Strategic pause - by Shallini Mehra and Chirag Doshi

Strategic pause - by Shallini Mehra and Chirag Doshi

Many investors are in a period of strategic pause as New York City’s mayoral race approaches. A major inflection point came with the Democratic primary victory of Zohran Mamdani, a staunch tenant advocate, with a progressive housing platform which supports rent freezes for rent
Behind the post: Why reels, stories, and shorts work for CRE (and how to use them) - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian

Behind the post: Why reels, stories, and shorts work for CRE (and how to use them) - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian

Let’s be real: if you’re still only posting photos of properties, you’re missing out. Reels, Stories, and Shorts are where attention lives, and in commercial real estate, attention is currency.
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AI comes to public relations, but be cautious, experts say - by Harry Zlokower

Last month Bisnow scheduled the New York AI & Technology cocktail event on commercial real estate, moderated by Tal Kerret, president, Silverstein Properties, and including tech officers from Rudin Management, Silverstein Properties, structural engineering company Thornton Tomasetti and the founder of Overlay Capital Build,
Lasting effects of eminent domain on commercial development - by Sebastian Jablonski

Lasting effects of eminent domain on commercial development - by Sebastian Jablonski

The state has the authority to seize all or part of privately owned commercial real estate for public use by the power of eminent domain. Although the state is constitutionally required to provide just compensation to the property owner, it frequently fails to account