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2019 Ones to Watch: Karen Rodgers, Garfunkel Wild, P.C.
April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?
In the last 12 months I closed on a significant multi-state skilled nursing and adult care portfolio which involved extensive private equity partnerships and a bridge to HUD financing format. The transaction involved some of the most interesting real property title and
2019 Ones to Watch: Alan Hartstein, Berkshire Hathaway Laffey International
April 16, 2019
How have your life experiences impacted who you are professionally?
In 2004, I saw an opportunity and started my career in real estate. I thought it was time to tap my personal experiences of having worn the buyer’s, seller’s, landlord’s, and leaser’s hats. I am engaged in commercial, residential, investments, business brokerage, and property management. Being a
2019 Ones to Watch: Daniel Taormina, Cresa
April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?
I’m very proud to have spearheaded the lease acquisition for my client Octave, a venture-backed mindfulness and life-coaching platform. I’ve represented FinTech startups, banks, and hedge funds, but being involved with a
2019 Ones to Watch: Gianluca Carrabs, Janover LLC
April 16, 2019
Who or what do you attribute to your success?
Working with partners that have allowed me to take ownership of client responsibility. This allowed me to be a trusted advisor and have direct interactions with clients at a high level which has led to my growth and development. Being around some very
2019 Ones to Watch: Rodney Nassimian, Highcap Group
April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?
Closing out the sale of two separate multifamily buildings totaling 16 units in the heart of Astoria has been my greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months. Shifting my focus from an engineering mindset where I was
2019 Ones to Watch: Dana Forbes, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty
April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?
In March I was recognized with the “Top Hospitality Sale, Suffolk County” by LIBN for a property my team sold in East Hampton. It was a complicated property to sell. It had previously been on the market several times, using various agents without success
2019 Ones to Watch: Eli Serebrowski, Meridian Capital Group
April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?
Over the past year, I’ve closed over $200 million in ground-up construction financing for properties including hotels, multifamily rentals, and condominium units. One notable deal includes $65 million in construction financing for a high-end condominium project in Queens,
2019 Ones to Watch: Camille Renshaw, B+E
April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?
Our joint venture with RCX Capital Group to serve a wider spectrum of 1031 needs. RCX’s online 1031 Exchange Hub will help exchangers analyze beneficial interests in Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) offered by Inland and other sponsors, while the B+E platform helps…
2019 Ones to Watch: Grant Dolgin, Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates
April 16, 2019
Who or what do you attribute to your success?
For 115 years, KDA has had four generations leading the firm at various times, which is an amazing accomplishment. I’m proud to be part of that legacy, and grateful for the strong examples of leadership I’ve learned from during my career. We’ve seen the tremendous…
2019 Ones to Watch: Conor Krup, Lee & Associates NYC
April 16, 2019
If you have a mentor, who is it and how have they influenced your personal & professional growth?
I have been lucky enough to learn from my senior colleagues Dennis Someck and Justin Myers as well as my mentor, Gregg Lorberbaum, who is a thirty-year veteran of the commercial real estate industry. Throughout my time in the industry, Gregg has provided me with…
2019 Ones to Watch: Nicholas Strachovsky, K.O.W. ARMA Development Consultants
April 16, 2019
If you have a mentor, who is it and how have they influenced your personal & professional growth?
My father was a mentor. Unfortunately, I lost him early in life but he was a self-made man. He came from being a poor student and mechanic in Queens to a thriving cardiologist with his…
2019 Ones to Watch: Christopher White, Montroy DeMarco Architecture, LLP
April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?
As both job captain and project manager, I have successfully completed the exterior and interior redevelopment of Long Island City’s Austell Place Building. The project converted this historic four-story, 50,000 s/f property, a former…
2019 Ones to Watch: Andrew Maziarski, EverGreene Architectural Arts
April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?
The completion restoration of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimorewith Sarah Kloze, sr. project manager. This is one of the firm’s largest projects to date and participating from start to finish has given me the opportunity to manage a complex scope of work…
2019 Ones to Watch: Jamie DeNicola, Cignature Realty
April 16, 2019
Who or what do you attribute to your success?
I credit much of my initial success to a few things. First, I have two great mentors at Cignature Realty. From day one, the firm’s founders, Lazer Sternhell and Peter Vanderpool set the tone, setting achievable goals and holding me accountable for:
2019 Ones to Watch: Bridgette Van Sloun, Urbahn Architects
April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?
For the past two years, I have been the project architect for the new 65,000 s/f CUNY Lehman College Nursing Education, Research, and Practice Center (NERPC) in the Bronx. Despite many challenges related to the…
2019 Ones to Watch: Alicia Koledin, AKcelerate
April 16, 2019
Who or what do you attribute to your success?
I think my success can be attributed to literally everyone I’ve met. My family for their advice and unwavering support from the time I was a little kid building houses with Legos. All of my classmates and colleagues for the way they’ve taught, challenged and…
2019 Ones to Watch: Richard Maltz, Maltz Auctions
April 16, 2019
Who or what do you attribute to your success?
My father, David and my wife, Victoria.
My father founded the company in 1979, and provided me an incredible building block to continue the growth of Maltz Auctions into the $100 million firm it is today. After watching and learning from him, I had the opportunity to…
2019 Ones to Watch: Scott Lesizza, Furniture Advocates
April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?
The successful project completion of a major law firm’s offices at Hudson Yards. It’s a great feeling to see the end result of everyone’s hard work.…
2019 Ones to Watch: Jessica Stanton, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP
April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?
In January 2019, The New York Post awarded a Golden Brick Award to a transaction that I worked on with partners Samuel Ross, Hyman Kindler and Dov Brandstatter. The transaction was between…
2019 Ones to Watch: Chuck Merritt Merritt Environmental Consulting Corp.
April 16, 2019
How have your life experiences impacted who you are professionally?
As a teenager, I was fascinated with real estate. Growing up in Queens, things were always changing especially in the Flushing area. I was a carpenter while attending college and learned a lot about the trade. In addition, I learned how to read plans and how to…