Sarah Berman
President
The Berman Group
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2010?
Despite a challenging economic climate in 2010, The Berman Group continued to provide high-quality services to each client as well as obtain new clients in diverse markets. Our firm is proud to be working with new organizations that include the Real Estate Lenders Association and the Association of Legal Administrators. We have also taken on global corporations such as chemical company BASF. Even though many clients needed to reduce their marketing budget in 2010, The Berman Group developed creative techniques to provide the highest value though cost-effective means.
This special section will feature projects completed within the past six months as well as projects that are currently under construction across Long Island, submitted by developers, general contractors, construction managers, and architectural firms.
Merritt Environmental Consulting Corp. (MECC) was established in June of 2009 after being part of a larger engineering firm for almost 20 years. The focus of the company is to assist lending institutions, attorneys, real estate investors, and property owners with environmental concerns. Today, MECC has offices in New York, Florida, and Vermont and has grown into a regional consulting firm serving clients along the East Coast.
Many attorneys operating within the construction space are familiar with the provisions of New York Lien Law, which allow for the discharge of a Mechanic’s Lien in the event the lienor does not commence an action to enforce following the service of a “Section 59 Demand”.
The Long Island Board of Realtors (LIBOR) Commercial Network continues to play a key role in advancing opportunities and strengthening the commercial real estate landscape across Queens. Through targeted programming and global outreach
Adaptive reuse has become one of the most important conversations in commercial real estate today. Long Island has a large inventory of aging retail, office and industrial