What recent professional milestone or project are you most proud of, and why? In commercial leasing, I’m proud to have negotiated over 50 leases nationwide, including for Equinox, Zuma, TAO Group, Chica, Yardbird, SixPoint Brewery, Brilliant Earth, JD Sports, Vuori, Aritzia, and landlord-side deals for Acadia Realty Trust.
Bronx, NY Gilbane Development Company, Institute for Community Living (ICL), Tredway, and ELH Mgmt. LLC (ELH), the joint venture development team for the West Tower Supportive Housing project at 280 East 161st St., with Aufgang Architects as the lead architect, has been recognized as a winner of the
What recent professional milestone or project are you most proud of, and why? I’m most proud of my work on SoMA at 25 Water St. — now the largest office-to-residential conversion in the U.S. completed to date. I’ve been part of the project from day one: identifying the building, planning the redevelopment, raising capital and closing the purchase.
Farmingdale, NY New York governor Kathy Hochul and the leadership of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, State University Construction Fund, Farmingdale State College (FSC) and Urbahn Architects celebrated the groundbreaking of Farmingdale State College’s new Computer Sciences Center, a part of
Queens, NY National manufacturer Crystal Window & Door Systems, headquartered in New York City, was recently recognized by business publication Crain’s New York Business as one of the 25 Largest Minority-Owned Firms in the New York metro area. This year Crystal was ranked fifth on
Brooklyn, NY CAMBA Housing Ventures, Inc. (CHV) celebrated a milestone at Clarkson Estates in Flatbush, as it officially topped out on April 10th 2025. The final roof plank was hoisted into place atop the 334,745 s/f, nine-story building by the dedicated team at Bruno Frustaci Contracting, Inc.
Perinton, NY Empire Commercial Construction, a regional general contractor, completed the renovations as part of an overall expansion and relocation for BYK-Gardner USA. Empire partnered with Greater Living Architecture for design of the over 25,000 s/f renovation and associated build-outs of the
Manhattan, NY IA has welcomed its newest addition of Naoko Oguro, IIDA, CID, as design director in their New York studio. With a focus on advancing the studio’s innovative design goals, Oguro brings over 20 years of expertise as a workplace designer leading a variety of complex projects acros
Bronx, NY School leadership, students, former NY Knick John Wallace, borough president Vanessa Gibson and the project team of developer Pillar Property Management, the architectural team of ESKW/Architects and IMC Architecture, construction manager JV Construction & Consulting, structural engineer
Logistics Property Company, LLC (LogiPropCo), a logistics real estate owner, developer, and manager, closed on five development sites to date this year, investing $200 million of committed equity into six markets. Located in markets including Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, and Washington D.C., the 185 acres of
Manhattan, NY According to Adler & Stachenfeld (A&S), six attorneys from Seiden & Schein, P.C. have joined the firm, including its co-founder and named partner, Alvin Schein. Schein will be a partner and will co-chair the firm’s real estate tax & zoning incentive practice with YuhTyng
Manhattan, NY Ariel Property Advisors’ capital services group has arranged a $50 million refinance loan for a portfolio of 13 multifamily properties. The properties include 330 residential units and five commercial units across the city’s Chelsea, East Village, Kips Bay, Upper East
Chicago, IL Bradford Allen, a national full-service real estate firm, has named Ben Azulay as president of brokerage services, responsible for building the firm’s tenant and landlord representation business for office, retail and industrial assets across the country
Brooklyn, NY Helmsley Spear, LLC represented the St. George Tower co-op in a lease between East Gate Investors and SC Holdings to lease space at St. George Tower. The lease for 52,000 s/f provides for a Brooklyn Heights location for a new private health club and wellness facility.
Manhattan, NY Gerard Nocera, managing partner, Resolution Real Estate, a member of NAI Global, and Newmark vice chair Jeffrey Roseman and director Drew Weiss have arranged the lease for a 5,300 s/f multi-level space at 251 West 30th St. for Bazza, a new Caribbean-Mediterranean Fusion restaurant.
Manhattan, NY Transwestern Real Estate Services (TRS) brokered a 26,600 s/f lease on behalf of Mudrick Capital Management at 31 West 52nd St. The firm will relocate its corporate headquarters to the 16th floor, more than doubling its current footprint at 527 Madison Ave.
Nanuet, NY Rand Commercial have completed the sale of 168 Main Street, a former Autopro retail location. The 7,600 s/f corner property includes a full-height basement, roll-up delivery door, and an existing cell tower lease. Sam Adler and Paul Adler, Esq., SIOR of Rand Commercial
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Syska Hennessy Group has opened an office in Riyadh, to accommodate growth in the region, especially in the realm of data centers. The office is located at Olaya Business Center at Al Olaya St.
Briarcliff Manor, NY Justin and Nicolle Lustig have launched The Lustig Group (TLG), a strategic retail advisory firm rooted in decades of combined experience of principal-side leasing and redevelopment experience. The new firm advises owners and occupiers at the intersection of strategy, culture
Brooklyn, NY Lee & Associates NYC represented Dolly’s Swing and Dive, a Dolly Parton themed dive bar, in its relocation from 101 Kent Ave. to 146 Wythe Ave. in Williamsburg. The bar signed a 10-year, 2,350 s/f lease at the new location, situated on the corner of Wythe Ave. and North 8th