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Eugene Podokshik 2012

Name: Eugene Podokshik Title: CEO/ President Company: First Fidelity Brokerage, Inc. Location: New York, NY Place of birth: Belarus Family: Married with 3 children College: NYU First job unrelated to your current field: Venture Capital First job in current field: Current job What your firm does now and its plans for the future? The firm is a full service commercial real estate insurance agency. He is transforming the company from a general insurance broker to a specialist provider for a select group of industries. Hobbies: Soccer and golf Favorite novel: The Master and Margarita Favorite film: "2001: A Space Odyssey" Keys to success: Honesty, endurance, and persistence Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): George Washington If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Venture Capital
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AI comes to public relations, but be cautious, experts say - by Harry Zlokower

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
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.
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