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Personality Profile: Nagappa Ravindra, P.E. 2013

Name: Nagappa Ravindra, P.E. Title: President Company: Ravi Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C. Location: Rochester, NY. Place of birth: Mysore, India Family: Wife - Vasantha Ravindra, Two daughters - Priya and Anisha College: B.S. from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India and M.S. from Syracuse University First job unrelated to your current field: Teaching Assistant at Syracuse University First job in your current field: Structural Engineer at a Consulting firm in Syracuse, N.Y. What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We provide structural, environmental, geotechnical engineering, land surveying and construction inspection services in New York. Expand geographically to Pennsylvania in the future. Hobbies: Golf, tennis and ping pong Favorite film: "Beautiful mind" Favorite novel: "To Have and Have Not" by Ernest Hemingway Keys to success: Perseverance If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Professional tennis player Person you admire most (outside of the family): Stefan Edberg
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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
Tri-state capital  migrates nationally amid  regulation pressure - by Reese Weaver

Tri-state capital migrates nationally amid regulation pressure - by Reese Weaver

New York tri-state multifamily investors are increasingly reallocating capital to less-regulated markets across the U.S. as rent control and legislative risk erode returns at home. With over 60% of New York City’s rental housing stock classified as rent-stabilized, the traditional value-add model — buying under-performing buildings,

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,
A fresh start - by Shallini Mehra and Amit Doshi

A fresh start - by Shallini Mehra and Amit Doshi

For the past several years, the New York City multifamily housing market has been defined by disruption. The combined impact of the HSTPA rent laws and a sharply higher interest rate environment has fundamentally reduced