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2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Regina Rivera, Professional Women in Construction NY
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: By increasing membership and outreach in the past year, PWC NY is furthering its mission to support women and promote diversity within the AEC industry and related fields - including real estate owners, developers, and property managers.
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: JD Summa, Kings Capital Construction Group, Inc.
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: Under JD Summa’s leadership, KINGS Capital Construction Group, Inc. has grown into a multi-million-dollar enterprise surpassing $50 million in annual revenue and a dedicated team of 65 full-time employees - all within 16 years (as of 2025). This achievement reflects JD’s strategic vision, resilience, and commitment to excellence.
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Steven Evans, Platinum Commercial
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: We recently secured two 10-year leases at an agency listing we represent in Flatiron, both with fashion industry tenants, which is an uncommon choice for Midtown South. These deals not only reinforced our relationships with the brokerage community and the property owner,
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Jeffrey Levine Founder & Chairman The Douglaston Companies
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: Douglaston Development is nearing completion on the extensive capital improvement plan at Linden and Penn-Wortman Houses, in partnership with The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), where over 1,900 units have been substantially rehabilitated, in addition to exterior façade and facility upgrades.
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Baruch Edelkopf, Schuckman Realty Inc.
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: I recently completed the Certificate in Real Estate Investment at NYU Schack, which sharpened my underwriting skills and helped me take a more disciplined approach to deals. I applied what I learned to close a 30,000 s/f shopping center at 137-20 Cross Bay Blvd. for $14.7 million with my partner Matt Colantonio.
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Alexander Zakharin, Nest Seekers International
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: A recent goal I achieved was building a team of six real estate agents from the ground up. Starting with no listings, we quickly established a presence by securing new exclusive properties and delivering results for our clients. This not only expanded our firm’s footprint in the competitiv
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Simon Power, M.C. Electrical NY
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: M.C. Electrical has grown into a leading regional electrical contractor employing 230 field professionals and support staff. In order to efficiently manage all aspects of the firm’s operations, I led the development and implementation of a highly customized, Smartsheet enterprise management software system that allows
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Leo Jacobs, Jacobs P.C.
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: I set out to position Jacobs P.C. as the go-to firm for clients facing complex financial distress and we delivered. We have restructured over $5 billion in real estate debt and equity, while maintaining a boutique model. The impact? We have proven that strategic agility and elite legal work
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Rachel-Anne Scelfo, Farrell Fritz
April 22, 2025
Turning problems into opportunities: In land use and zoning, there are often challenges, but our job as attorneys and strategic planners is to turn them into opportunities. When a client proposes a multifamily, mixed-use development to address housing needs, we need to coalesce the community, developers, local government, and stakeholders to gain support.
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Joe Yacobellis, Mojo Stumer Associates
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: At Mojo Stumer, we’re committed to elevating Long Island’s architectural landscape through thoughtful, modern design. 301 Warner, our newly completed mixed-use project in Roslyn Station, revitalizes the area with retail, office, and residential spaces. Similarly, our Floral Park project blends
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Lee Brodsky, BEB Capital
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: I recently helped spearhead the launch of BEB Work, a newly designed coworking space located at BEB Capital’s headquarters. The launch comes on the heels of our $4 million investment in 2024 to create a dynamic workplace ecosystem, which incorporated a custom mural, fitness center, and shuttle service for tenants.
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Gary Davies, CBRE
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: Throughout my career, my focus has always been on finding the right partners. By developing these key relationships, we’ve built a team focused solely on tenant representation for financial firms. In today’s very dynamic market, it takes a team with a diverse skill set to navigate the real estate landscape
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Jamie Zhang, Crystal Window & Door Systems
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: To strengthen our supply chain resilience in response to pandemic, tariff, and other challenges, I secured multiple new sources for critical materials we use in manufacturing. This reduces dependency on single vendors and minimizes disruptions. I implemented blanket orders
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Ami Eller, GPARENCY
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: In March, my team and I more than doubled our transaction volume and success rate, closing over $250 million across 25+ deals. Our unique, revolutionary process guarantees commercial real estate owners the best financing available in the market for a flat fee of $4,500.
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: AnnMarie O’Brien, Curasi Realty, Inc.
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: We needed to properly assist commercial clients, but achieving this required the right leadership, someone with dedication to make it a success. AnnMarie O’Brien requested a meeting with us. She stepped forward with an outstanding business plan that brought this goal to life. Her vision, deep understanding of the commercial market,
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Kevin McHale, Anchin
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: Becoming a partner at Anchin has been a long-time goal of mine, and I achieved this in October through my dedication to implementing impactful tax-saving strategies for our clients. By staying ahead of tax law changes, analyzing new regulations, and collaborating with industry experts,
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Jennifer Stewart, IBM
April 22, 2025
Sharing knowledge and expertise: To share tips with others in the real estate field, consider the following strategies: Leverage Social Selling: Develop your social media presence and improve outcomes by building connections and establishing your personal brand. Utilize platforms to share relevant content, engage in discussions, and demonstrate your insights.
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Derek Venne, conceptcsi
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: A recent goal we achieved was increasing our projected growth rate by improving our overall win rate on RFP’s. Leadership, the estimating team, and I were able to overhaul our process of customer and contractor engagement, including overhauling our estimating process.
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Brian Troast, Shawmut Design and Construction
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: I joined Shawmut in 2024 to work with a talented team delivering large, complex projects across healthcare, commercial, education, hospitalit
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Ben Clark, EBI Consulting
April 22, 2025
Recent goal and impact: I led a company-wide initiative to unify our business development strategy across industry, service lines and regions. By leveraging data and analytics, we identified key growth areas, aligned sales efforts,