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Pliskin of Pliskin Realty serves as a panelist for “State of Real Estate Industry”

 
Jeffrey Plskin, Pliskin Realty & Development, Jeffrey Plskin, Pliskin Realty & Development,
Woodbury, NY Jeffrey Pliskin, president and CEO of Pliskin Realty & Development, served as a panelist for a breakfast and panel discussion on the “State of the Real Estate Industry.” The event, held at the Crest Hollow Country Club, was attended by members of the region’s real estate, financial and broader business communities. Pliskin’s expertise was tapped on Long Island’s retail market and how it compared with the nation’s market. He discussed the region’s vacancy rate trends, as well as retail building sales and lease activity. Compared with the nation, Pliskin shared that Long Island has the fifth lowest retail space vacancy rate in the nation and the second lowest in the Northeast, behind Fairfield County.

Serving as a keynote speaker for the event was deputy county executive & commissioner for Suffolk County Joanne Minieri, CPA. The panel discussion moderator was Maury Golbert, CPA, JD, LL.M, tax partner at Berdon and the keynote question and answer session moderator was Meyer Mintz, CPA, JD, LL.M, tax partner at Berdon. Pliskin was joined on the panel by James Coughlan, principal and co-founder of TRITEC Real Estate Company, Inc., David Pennetta, executive director, SIOR, LEED of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. and Matthew Whalen, senior vice president of development at AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

The event was sponsored by Long Island Business News,  Berdon LLP, Herman Katz Conemi & Cyne, LLP, the Long Island Contractors Association and Long Island Real Estate Group.

Pliskin holds a bachelor of arts in Economics from Yale University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School. Prior to starting Pliskin Realty & Development, he served as a real estate attorney with the prestigious New York law firms of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Robinson Silverman. At Pliskin, he oversees all aspects of the firm’s brokerage, property management, investment and preferred development activities. As a real estate attorney, Jeff Pliskin also lends his expertise in real estate law to facilitate transactions and resolve lease issues. An active and respected member of the industry, he maintains affiliations with leading industry associations such as the International Council of Shopping Centers and is also highly regarded within the broader business community. Jeff Pliskin recently earned the designation of Certified Shopping Manager (CSM) from the International Council of Shopping Centers.

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