What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
Our ECM team arranged LP equity for a value-add multifamily transaction in the Bronx. The sponsor purchased the asset and invested capex through
What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
I’m very proud and excited that in the midst of the pandemic I was part of the Olshan team that represented real estate developer David Edelstein in a
What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
A. I’m definitely most proud of my team pivoting to an online auction platform during the pandemic, allowing us to not only maintain our business but to actually grow it an additional
How do you keep your team motivated despite conflicts and obstacles?
We meet every day at 8:30 a.m. via Teams set our priorities, share workload, discuss plans for the day. This set time allows
What led you to your current profession?
Well to be honest, accounting found me, not the other way around! I was pre-med at Syracuse and failed organic chemistry, so that was it for me, and my mother’s dreams of a doctor in
What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
The Maverick at 215-225 West 28th St. comprising two 20-story buildings totaling
Who was/is your mentor and how did s/he influence/help you in your career?
My mentor through everything has been my cousin/boss lady/auntie Andrea Mesis-Bruno. Andrea is the proud owner and president of D&A Construction Advisors, the largest Latina-owned construction consulting agency in
What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
I’ve been fortunate to have many, but the accomplishment that comes to mind is closing over $1 billion in transactions over a 12-month period.
New York, NY The Healthcare Group of Eastern Union has secured a $57-million bridge financing package that encompasses two skilled-care facilities in Florida and
New York, NY As companies of all sizes start to think about what it will be like to return to more frequent in-person work, the lessons of a year of remote productivity have many rethinking priorities and considering reducing the office footprint.
Fires occur suddenly in any type of building but are especially dangerous and often deadly in residential high-rise apartment buildings where tenants don’t know what to do when a fire breaks out.
Over the last year, the construction industry like many other industries have faced various impacts from the pandemic. One of the largest hurdles they have had to overcome is the lack of access to job sites. Around the world safety restrictions have been instituted,
Contracting the low bidder is enticing, but what will it really cost your project? When a lack of experience is guiding the building process, the fallout can be extremely expensive; we have seen it time and time again.
Troy, NY WSP USA has acquired kW Mission Critical Engineering (kW MCE). Aligned with WSP’s 2019-2021 Global Strategic Plan, combining kW’s mission critical expertise and 175 employees with WSP’s global footprint means the two firms can now offer best-in-class mission critical engineering services
New York, NY Kostow Greenwood Architects celebrated the completion of TIGER 21’s (The Investment Group for Enhanced Results in the 21st Century) new 4,500 s/f executive conference center and office.
New York, NY Four Magnusson Architecture and Planning (MAP) projects are among the 14 winners of the second round of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA’s) Buildings of Excellence competition.
These are totally unprecedented times for commercial real estate (CRE) in New York City. Aside from the obvious effects of COVID-19 and related shutdowns of entire office buildings, NYC is about to get really tough on inefficient buildings and the landlords who own them.
Farmingdale, NY TiniFiber is seeing increasing demand for the solution stemming from the pandemic-driven office consolidation movement and subsequent relocations of many businesses.
Bronx, NY Brookfield Properties has topped out the final tower at the 458-unit, phase 1 site, “Third at Bankside,” located at 2401 Third Ave. and broken ground at Bankside’s phase 2 site, “Lincoln at Bankside,” located at 101 Lincoln Ave.