OPEN Impact Real Estate hire Elliott and Fish

 

 

New York, NY According to OPEN Impact Real Estate LLC (OPEN), Kendall Elliott and Julia Fish have joined the firm as associates. The new team members will support the firm’s goal of delivering strategic commercial real estate brokerage and advisory services. The firm has grown from two to 13 team members, the majority of whom are women, in its first year of operation.

Fish graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis with majors in History and Political Science. She was a Phi Beta Kappa member and Danforth Scholar and her senior history thesis won multiple awards. She brings to her role at OPEN experience working at ElectNYC and Fair Share Housing Center, as well as a passion for environmental and sustainability issues.

Elliott earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland, with a major in Government and Politics in the school of Behavioral and Social Sciences and a minor in Sustainability Studies. Working at Nonprofit Prince George’s County, she secured funding for the organization and analyzed survey data to measure COVID vaccine rollout in the county.

A woman-owned business enterprise, OPEN was founded in July 2021 by Lindsay Ornstein and Stephen Powers. The firm is committed to helping mission-driven organizations, including nonprofits and corporations, implement strategic real estate solutions that further their organizational goals. In the year since its founding, the firm has grown to include 13 team members, from a wide range of backgrounds spanning think tanks to fortune 500 executive leadership.

“We are very excited to welcome Julia and Kendall to OPEN as we grow our team in a very intentional manner to best support our clients’ needs,” said Ornstein. “Along with our other new team members, they will make a direct impact on our clients as they serve the education, social services, government and social impact business markets. Our growth supports the largest nonprofit practice in New York City and meets the growing need of socially minded companies that value a topflight women owned business.”