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Buzz Riley, IA Interior Architects
December 22, 2020
What aspects of working from home did you enjoy most?
Over the last nine months, I have sought out the positive experiences to hold as endearing memories of this very challenging period. The catalyst of
Joe Yacobellis, AIA, Mojo Stumer Associates
December 22, 2020
What aspects of working from home did you enjoy most?
It was great to be able to get in a full work day while at the same time spending good and quality time with my kids and my wife. The kids sat in on
Charles Warner, ME Engineers
December 22, 2020
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
During the first week of the shutdown the biggest challenge was setting up our home offices to be as efficient as our work offices. This included
David Beinetti, AIA, SWBR
December 22, 2020
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
The first challenge was having to make all the technical adjustments and pivot so we could continue working and staying connected. The second
Jared Kleinman, AFA Protective Systems, Inc.
December 22, 2020
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?
We did not fire, layoff or furlough any employees due to COVID-related or economic conditions. AFA has always run conservatively
Isaac Shrem, Westbridge Realty Group
December 22, 2020
What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?
Right before the pandemic, we closed on the sale of a three-family building in the Claremont section of the Bronx. The purchaser
Michael Syracuse, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, FXCollaborative Architects LLP
December 22, 2020
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
It has taken a conscious effort to stay connected with everyone while we’re not seeing each other in person. I miss the happenstance connections that
Belinda Schwartz, Herrick, Feinstein LLP
December 22, 2020
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?
The year brought challenges in keeping our large 50+ person department connected while everyone was working from home. The real estate team is
Derek Bestreich, BRG
December 22, 2020
What aspects of working from home did you enjoy most?
I found working from home pretty challenging (my wife and I had twin boys in April!). But I enjoyed saving commute time (30 minutes each way) and using that towards
Chase Welles, SCG Retail
December 22, 2020
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
Learning the IT and administrative skills required to successfully work from home
Lev Mavashev, Alpha Realty
December 22, 2020
What are your predictions for commercial real estate in 2021?
2021 will be a buyer’s market! Currently we are seeing a flood of sellers in NYC. I think we will continue to see that trend with
Jeffrey Cook, Cook Properties
December 22, 2020
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?
We launched Cook Properties Fund 20. It is a $20 million private equity real estate fund focused on purchasing income producing assets in
Michael Lefkowitz, Rosenberg & Estis, P.C.
December 22, 2020
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?
On June 1st, I was named managing member of the firm. I’ve been at the firm for 31 years, and having earned the faith, trust and
John McDonald, The Doe Fund
December 22, 2020
What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?
The Doe Fund closed two crucial, interlinked deals this year on Gates Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn via separate DHS contracts. For one, we refinanced
Gary Meltzer, Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone
December 22, 2020
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?
In the later part of 2019, I began work on negotiations for a 99-year ground lease for our client, a top NYC real estate developer, on
Peter Zinkovetsky, InstaClosing, Inc.
December 22, 2020
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
Running a busy law firm while at the same time working on a tech startup in the middle of the pandemic and dealing with the consequences of the
Richard Izzo, PG, CA RICH Consultants, Inc.
December 22, 2020
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
For CA RICH, the most challenging time was early on during lockdown. Although, based upon the NY State requirements, some of our projects were
Barbara Champoux, Champoux Law Group PLLC
December 22, 2020
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?
I led CREWNY’s DIG This: CREW Careers Program, a collaboration among CREWNY, CREW Foundation and Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW). The program,
David Goldwasser, FIA Capital Partners, LLC
December 22, 2020
What aspects of working from home did you enjoy most?
I have worked from home on and off for many years. What was different this time, is that my family was home with me. It was very tough.
Jessica Richer, Hanna Commercial Real Estate
December 22, 2020
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
The silver lining of working during the pandemic was finding ways to be creative and thinking out of the box. All the usual rules of