Name: Bruce Kaye
Title: President
Company: AKB Realty Group, Inc.
Location: 2537 Rte. 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
Birthplace and year: New York City, N.Y., 1946
Family: Married, 25 year old daughter
College: Boston University, BS and BA
First job outside of real estate: Always real estate
First job in real estate or allied field: Management/dev., McDavis Realty.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Real estate advisor, consultant, acquisitions, asset management, syndications.
Hobbies: Biking, tennis, sporting clays, hunting and fishing.
Favorite book: "Gold Coast" by Nelson DeMille
Favorite movie: "Lion in Winter" (Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn)
Person you admire most (outside of family): Ronald Reagan
Key to success: Being the best person one can be in everything one does in God's eyes with respect for others.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? High school basketball coach.
What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? I would like to say there was an outstanding transaction for me this past year but 2024 was more a culmination of long-term relationships, most of which continued to transact. Deals were smaller in many cases but we saw robust leasing both on the agency side as well as on the tenant side.