New York Real Estate Journal

Leonard Primack Secretary NYS Commercial Association of Realtors

January 27, 2009 - Long Island
Name: Leonard Primack Title: President Company: Leonard Primack Associates, Ltd. Location: 133 Parkway Dr. North, Commack, NY 11725 Birthplace and year: Brooklyn, N.Y., 1936 Family: Wife, Sandra; 2 married sons: Jonathan and Adam; and 3 grandchildren College: CCNY, BA; New York University, MBA First job outside of real estate: Managed pension plan investments at Chase Manhattan Bank. First job in real estate or allied field: I formed my own firm What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? We are commercial/industrial mortgage brokers. We now arrange financing nationwide although our focus is on Long Island and the tri-state area. We look forward to arranging financing in the international field. Hobbies: Contemporary history Favorite book: "Gulag Archipelago" by Alexander Solzhenitsyn Favorite movie: "Dr. Zhivago" Person you admire most (outside of family): George Washington. He had the opportunity to make himself King. Instead, he presided over a fledgling democracy that has withstood the test of time. Keys to success: Be knowledgeable and keep the momentum going. If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? History professor