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2021 Year in Review: Ron Lanzo, AFR Furniture Rental & Event Furnishings Inc.
December 28, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
We were once again able to do the 76th United Nations General Assembly meeting. AFR has done these in the past and it’s always an exciting project
2021 Year in Review: Mary Guarino, ERG Commercial Real Estate
December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
While working in the real estate industry, it’s imperative to recognize that the real estate market is constantly fluctuating. However, during
2021 Year in Review: Nancy Ruddy, CetraRuddy
December 28, 2021
What is the best advice you received in 2021, and who was it from?
The best advice I received this year was related to a project but it translates well into a world view. My friend and client, David Greenbaum, in the
2021 Year in Review: Rafael Stein AIA, Urbahn Architects
December 28, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
We’re working on several projects aiming at bringing humane conditions and quality healthcare to inmates housed at the Rikers Island Correctional Facility.
2021 Year in Review: John Nolan, McAlpine Contracting
December 28, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
There are three projects that I am particularly proud of, including the new $1 million Manhattan flagship showroom and store we built for the
2021 Year in Review: Jeremy Plofker, Urban Standard Capital
December 28, 2021
How has your working environment changed over the last year?
My work environment changed from being jobsite- and office-based to being productive from locations that bring joy to other parts of my life, primarily
2021 Year in Review: David Koffler, Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP
December 28, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
The sale of a landmarked, century-old hotel in New York City was an interesting, challenging, complex and ultimately rewarding multidisciplinary transaction. The heavily negotiated deal contended with
2021 Year in Review: Zeynep Ekemen, Silver Defender
December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
When we began Silver Defender, we did not know the demand that the product would have. To sit down and actually learn about the technology and the
2021 Year in Review: Christine Barshtak, Finaly General Contracting Corp.
December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
Nothing matters if you don’t have your health. All the money, all the prestige, all the success – none of
2021 Year in Review: Peter Bafitis, AIA, RKTB Architects, P.C.
December 28, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?
The trends toward hybrid workforces and increased work flexibility are here to stay, not only for the architecture industry but for many
2021 Year in Review: Jason Hoffman, Janover LLC
December 28, 2021
What is the best advice you received in 2021, and who was it from?
The best advice I received was from a mentor and a client. They reminded me that any time in New York real estate history where there was an increase in
2021 Year in Review: Dominic Coluccio, Samanea New York
December 28, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?
Developers and owners are evolving to create new, unique experiences that engage and connect with consumers and their communities. Instead of focusing only on
2021 Year in Review: Jodi Warren, Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld LLP
December 28, 2021
How has your working environment changed over the last year?
Our firm has sought to find a balance between remote work and in-office work. There are days when our entire group comes in and days where we work
2021 Year in Review: Richard Foster, Cedar Communities
December 28, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?
I believe senior housing as an asset class will continue to see increased occupancy numbers. Additionally, I believe interest rates will
2021 Year in Review: Richard DeMarco, AIA, Montroy DeMarco Architecture
December 28, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
Our firm has successfully withstood the pandemic-related economic downturn and has won several very significant commissions, including the 630,000 s/f Morgan North redevelopment and the complete redesign and expansion of the Top of the Rock observation deck
2021 Year in Review: Steven Andersen, Montroy Andersen DeMarco
December 28, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
MADGI recently completed one of the most interesting restaurant spaces in Manhattan, for which our firm served as executive architect: Chef Daniel Boulud’s Le Pavillon at One Vanderbilt. In collaboration with
Ben Soleimani has signed a lease for space at 601 Madison Ave
December 14, 2021
New York, NY Iconic luxury furniture and rug retailer Ben Soleimani has signed a lease for the brand’s first Manhattan showroom in New York City at 601 Madison Ave
JLL completes 10,876 s/f lease with Incline Equity Partners
December 14, 2021
Manhattan, NY JLL has completed a 10,876 s/f, 10-year lease for Incline Equity Partners for the entire 22nd floor at 505 Fifth Ave. The tenant is
Avison Young brokers $15.5 million sale of 2651-2657 Broadway
December 14, 2021
New York, NY Avison Young’s New York office announced that it has arranged the sale of 2651-2657 Broadway, a mixed-use building on the corner of Broadway and West