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Eastern Consolidated promotes Gensburg, Weiner, Buchwald, Hakim, Lyons, Rossland, Volynets, and Aarts to directors

New York, NY Eastern Consolidated has promoted eight associate directors to director: Luke Gensburg, Ross Weiner, Noah Buchwald, Max Hakim, Tripp Lyons, Alexandra Rossland, Ted Volynets, and Peter Aarts.

Gensburg primarily concentrates on investment property sales in Brooklyn. His recent sales include three mixed-use and multifamily properties in Kensington, East Flatbush, and Ditmas Park that sold for close to $8 million. Prior to joining Eastern Consolidated, Gensburg was a professional tennis player on the ITF Professional Circuit, competing in events throughout the United States.

Weiner focuses on commercial properties throughout Manhattan. His notable deals include the $14 million sale of an 18,114 s/f office building at 242 West 27th St. in Chelsea, and the sale of a majority equity stake in a residential building at 537 West 27th St. in West Chelsea for $44.2 million. Previously, Weiner was a leasing specialist at Roseland Property, and an advising associate for Merrill Lynch Private Wealth Management.

Buchwald primarily specializes in investment property sales in Manhattan and was part of the team that recently closed on an 18,114 s/f office building at 242 West 27th St. in Chelsea for $14 million; a mixed-use property at 12 West 19th St. in the Flatiron District for $9.5 million; and a Greenpoint, Brooklyn, walk-up. Buchwald has extensive nonprofit experience.

Hakim concentrates on the sale and acquisition of commercial properties throughout Manhattan. His recent deals include the $16.5 million sale of a five-story townhouse at 38 West 10th St., and the $9.75 million sale of a 7,905 s/f retail condo at 205 Bleecker St., both in Greenwich Village.

Lyons actively markets all asset classes throughout New York City. Most recently he was on the team that closed an $86 million, nine-building multifamily portfolio in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and the $34.5 million sale of two townhouse shells totaling 13,900 s/f at 273-275 West 11th St.

A specialist in the multifamily market, Rossland was part of the team that recently arranged the $52 million sale of an eight-story, 63-unit, newly constructed residential rental building at 341 Eastern Pwy. in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. She also recently closed on a Long Island City property with over 6,000 buildable s/f.

An expert in the Queens multifamily market, Volynets recently closed on an 164 residential unit building at 94-25 56th Ave. in Elmhurst, Queens, for close to $41 million, and a six-story multifamily at 45-50 48th St. in Sunnyside, Queens, for $7 million.

In addition to arranging investment property sales in New York City’s five boroughs, Aarts is part of Eastern Consolidated’s Medical Office Group, which offers advisory services to investors interested in acquiring or selling medical office buildings nationwide. His recent deals include the sale of a Long Island City development site for close to $10 million, and three medical facilities in Central Florida for a total of more than $32 million. He also worked on the sale-leaseback of a medical office property in Michigan that traded for over $7 million.

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