Great Neck, NY After a decade leading acquisitions at Klosed Properties, Shawn Aziz has launched Ash Property Advisors, a boutique commercial real estate brokerage focused on trust, transparency, and long-term relationships.
Patchogue, NY John Pacifico of NAI Long Island completed a long-term lease for 3,300 s/f of retail space at 620 Waverly Ave. between the tenant, My Big Fat Cookie and the landlord, 620 Waverly Place, LLC. This deal marks a major milestone for the brand — this location
Melville, NY The Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island (CIBS-LI) presented the 2024 “Most Ingenious Deal of the Year” award to Philip Shwom, SIOR, CCIM, president of Schacker Real Estate Corp., for his leadership in securing Antech Diagnostics’ lease of 87,864 s/f at 195 N. Broadway in Hicksville.
Edgewood, NY Cushman & Wakefield and Paramount Properties Group arranged the sale of a 53,600 s/f industrial warehouse facility located at 77 Rodeo Dr. The property was acquired for $13.455 milliion by Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace, a specialty grocer with 11 locations in New York
Bay Shore, NY JLL Capital Markets arranged $140 million to refinance the Shoregate, a newly-built, 418-unit multi-housing development located at 143 4th Ave.
Carneys Point, NJ Andrew Stypa of Lee & Associates’ New Jersey office represented affordable luxury brand Quince in a 105,000 s/f industrial lease at LogistiCenter. Dean Torosian of JLL represented Dermody, the landlord of the property at 24 North Game Creek
Greenville, NC Time Equities, Inc. (TEI), a full-service real estate firm with headquarters in New York City, have acquired 801 Mumford Park Road (Mumford Industrial Park), a nine building, multi-tenant industrial park totaling approximately 118,000 s/f of improvements
East Aurora, NY Jack Phillips, principal at Largo Real Estate Advisors, Inc., arranged a permanent first mortgage to facilitate the cash-neutral refinance of a ±31,000 s/f medical office building. The multi-tenant property is home to a mix of stable medical practices
Manhattan, NY The Asian Real Estate Professional Association (AREPA) hosted its Spring 2025 Real Estate Networking Event at K32 Rooftop Bar, located in Korea town. The event welcomed guests for an evening of networking, light refreshments, and community building within the
Prattville, AL Cronheim Hotel Capital (CHC) has secured $13.25 million from a regional bank to capitalize the leasehold acquisition and change of ownership PIP for the Hampton Inn & Suites. The five-year financing features 18 months of interest only and no prepayment
Parsippany, NJ District 15Fifteen, a transformative mixed-use redevelopment along Route 10, is becoming one of the region’s most “all-in-one” destinations. Following the successful spring launch of Smyth at District 15Fifteen, the first luxury residential building
Philadelphia, PA Childcare provider Chunky Cheeks Kollege Too is coming to Morrell Plaza on Frankford Avenue/Route 13, expanding its footprint in the region and bringing a valuable new service to the neighborhood. Commercial real estate services firm Levin Management Corporation
What’s one challenge you’ve overcome in your career so far, and what did it teach you? Starting in commercial real estate in Jan. 2021 during peak COVID taught me how to generate income in a slow market. With few investment sales happening, I pivoted to office and retail leasing to stay active and earn.
What recent professional milestone or project are you most proud of, and why? I am most proud of the team that we have put together at Triforce commercial real estate, Triforce Capital Partners. We have created an infrastructure and process that enable us to ably serve our clients in the multifamily, student housing, industrial sales and leasing and land development spaces
What’s one challenge you’ve overcome in your career so far, and what did it teach you? One of the challenges I have faced early in my career has been navigating the steep learning curve of Property Tax Law while being a young attorney. Learning to immerse myself in this field has taught me to trust myself and to lean into the discomfort — by asking questions,
What’s one challenge you’ve overcome in your career so far, and what did it teach you? Upon moving to JLL, my experience was limited to agency financing transactions, restricting my understanding of the broader multi-housing capital markets landscape. I’ve made it a priority to develop expertise across the multi-housing sector by working with the broader JLL debt team
What recent professional milestone or project are you most proud of, and why? I recently completed the most complex and rewarding project of my career: the new David Zwirner Gallery on 19th St. in Chelsea. Our talented project team successfully navigated major technical challenges — from installing 100-ft. piles with only 13 ft. of clearance
What recent professional milestone or project are you most proud of, and why? In 2024, I helped lead the $560 million refinance of 3Eleven, a 60-story, 938-unit high-rise in Hudson Yards. It was the largest financing in Greystone’s history and a major milestone for me professionally.
What recent professional milestone or project are you most proud of, and why? I’m most proud of my role in shaping JPMorgan Chase’s new global headquarters at 270 Park — a pivotal project that redefines the modern workplace and sets a new standard for future workplaces from occupant experience, high-performing workspaces to sustainably-driven choices.
What recent professional milestone or project are you most proud of, and why? One milestone that I’m proud of is leading the development of a data centralization system for AKAM. Data across the company was sequestered into silos, making it harder to access and limiting the efficiency of employees.