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Professional Profile: Michael Uccellini, 2013

Name: Michael Uccellini Title: President & CEO Company: The United Group of Companies, Inc. Location: Troy, NY Birthplace: Boston, MA Education: Master's degree in Business Administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lally School of Management & Technology in Troy, NY. Bachelor of Arts degree in Managerial Economics from Union College in Schenectady, NY. First job outside of real estate: First job ever: Mason's laborer; First job after college: Stock Broker First job in real estate or allied field: Regional Manager for United Realty Management Corp., AMO What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Real estate development, management, and finance How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Spend quality time with my family Favorite book or author: James Patterson Favorite movie: "Shawshank Redemption" Last song you downloaded? "Monkey Man" One word to describe your work environment: Exciting Rules to live by in business: Surround yourself with great people and many sources of capital.
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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.
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,
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