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Professional Profile: Brett Zelner, 2013

Name: Brett Zelner Title: Executive Managing Director/Principal Company: Lee & Associates NY LLC Location: 600 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. Birthplace: Manhattan, N.Y. Education: Boston University First job outside of real estate: Gas snow plow removal from neighbors houses in high school. First job in or allied real estate: Selling land in the Poconos Mountains What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Commercial real estate brokerage - Stay Healthy! How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Head to Bobby Vans Restaurant Favorite book or author: "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose Favorite movie: "The Godfather" Last song you downloaded: You'd have to ask my daughters - they download my music. One word to describe your work environment: Professional Rules you live by in business: Never burn bridges If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go? George Washington - Fraunces Tavern What is your dream job: Getting paid to relax on the beach
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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
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,
Behind the post: Why reels, stories, and shorts work for CRE (and how to use them) - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian

Behind the post: Why reels, stories, and shorts work for CRE (and how to use them) - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian

Let’s be real: if you’re still only posting photos of properties, you’re missing out. Reels, Stories, and Shorts are where attention lives, and in commercial real estate, attention is currency.
Lasting effects of eminent domain on commercial development - by Sebastian Jablonski

Lasting effects of eminent domain on commercial development - by Sebastian Jablonski

The state has the authority to seize all or part of privately owned commercial real estate for public use by the power of eminent domain. Although the state is constitutionally required to provide just compensation to the property owner, it frequently fails to account