Category: Spotlight Content

2019 Year in Review: Edward Smith, Jr., Commercial Classroom LLC

2019 Year in Review: Edward Smith, Jr., Commercial Classroom LLC

December 31, 2019
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019? I have reached a couple of new milestones in my teaching career. I have personally now trained 15,000 plus students in commercial real estate
2019 Year in Review: Ron Lanzo, AFR Furniture Rental Inc.

2019 Year in Review: Ron Lanzo, AFR Furniture Rental Inc.

December 31, 2019
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019? Getting promoted to the Director of National Accounts for the Commercial Division at AFR Furniture Rental.
2019 Year in Review: Ralph Perna, Newmark Knight Frank

2019 Year in Review: Ralph Perna, Newmark Knight Frank

December 31, 2019
What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2019?  J P Express, trucking company has been trying–for over ten years–to find a location, with the amount of land required: 7 to 10 acres, zoned for
2019 Year in Review: Rod Santomassimo, The Massimo Group

2019 Year in Review: Rod Santomassimo, The Massimo Group

December 31, 2019
What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2019? We piloted several of our coaching programs with international CRE brokerage firms that are being picked up for implementation in 2020.
2019 Year in Review: Scott Kind, Teal, Becker, & Chiaramonte CPA’s P.C.

2019 Year in Review: Scott Kind, Teal, Becker, & Chiaramonte CPA’s P.C.

December 31, 2019
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019? 2019 was a tough year for CPA’s in regards to taxes and especially tax planning. The new tax laws from the Tax Laws and Jobs Act
2019 Year in Review: Howard Stein, Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP

2019 Year in Review: Howard Stein, Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP

December 31, 2019
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019? As an adjunct professor at Touro Law Center, I have taught a course in real estate transactions for the past 26 years. I really enjoy
2019 Year in Review: David Zere, Zere Real Estate Services

2019 Year in Review: David Zere, Zere Real Estate Services

December 31, 2019
strong>What are your predictions for commercial real estate in 2020? Commercial markets are strong nationwide and wage growth has outpaced inflation. There is no imminent recession. U.S. Mexico trade deal and China deals look like
2019 Year in Review: Jay Rosenbaum, Rosenbaum Design Group Architecture

2019 Year in Review: Jay Rosenbaum, Rosenbaum Design Group Architecture

December 31, 2019
What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2019? Our most notable projects in 2019 were both in the supermarket sector. First, was the Stop & Shop Supermarkets takeover of the
Question of the Month: What is the “Next Act” for  struggling shopping centers and malls? - by Anthony Amenta

Question of the Month: What is the “Next Act” for struggling shopping centers and malls? - by A...

November 19, 2019
What better opportunity to create an affordable community than our existing retail centers? Many of these centers already have the criteria for success – a large land area, well-located in suburban locations, flexible zoning and vacancies to enable a complementary mix of uses. The
Savanna completes two retail leases totaling 4,522 s/f at The Lee Building, 1825 Park Ave.

Savanna completes two retail leases totaling 4,522 s/f at The Lee Building, 1825 Park Ave.

November 19, 2019
Manhattan, NY Savanna has leased over 4,522 s/f of retail space at 1825 Park Avenue, also known as The Lee Building: Zaro’s Bakery has signed a new 15-year lease for 1,387 s/f on the ground floor and 735 s/f of sub-level space. Jedd Horn and Chris Mombello of
Wickey of SCRE represents Belpointe Capital in $20 million Opportunity Zone investment deal

Wickey of SCRE represents Belpointe Capital in $20 million Opportunity Zone investment deal

November 19, 2019
Westport, CT Saugatuck Commercial Real Estate, (SCRE) has brokered the following transactions: Penny Wickey, principal at SCRE, exclusively represented Belpointe Capital LLC in in the purchase of the
Exhibitor Showcase: Kassin Sabbagh Realty

Exhibitor Showcase: Kassin Sabbagh Realty

November 19, 2019
Kassin Sabbagh Realty has been named one of the top ten retail brokerages in Manhattan by The Real Deal Magazine for the past three years. This honor solidifies that we are an all-inclusive, independent real estate firm dedicated to