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Year in Review 2018: Jenn Smaragdas, C3S CoRE Consulting, Inc.
December 18, 2018
What was the best decision that you made in 2018 and how did it impact your business?
The best decision made this year was the establishment of CoRE Consulting with three extremely knowledgeable, professional, and driven engineers.
Year in Review 2018: Michael Zere, Zere Real Estate Services
December 18, 2018
What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019?
The lack of new commercial industrial building space availabilities for lease and sale in the industrial markets will be harmful to businesses and companies that need a variety of sizes to run and grow their operations on Long Island and in the five boroughs.
Year in Review 2018: Beth Zafonte, Akerman LLP
December 18, 2018
What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019?
Opportunity Zones. Opportunity Zones. Opportunity Zones. This new program is more wide-ranging than any previous federal economic development initiative.
Year in Review 2018: Sean O’Neill, American Security
December 18, 2018
What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019?
We expect to see a continued increase in the installation and ongoing maintenance of emergency radio communication systems, specifically Auxiliary Radio Communication (ARC) systems in New York City and Bi-Directional Amplification (BDA) systems outside of the five boroughs.
Year in Review 2018: Norman Bobrow, Norman Bobrow & Co. Inc.
December 18, 2018
What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019?
The impact of Hudson Yards has not been fully felt. Many tenants will leave the Midtown and Plaza Districts and cause a flood of space to enter the market. I also believe that the commitment of Amazon to Long Island City will not be positive for NYC as it will put pressure on transportation, housing and employment.
Year in Review 2018: Shallini Mehra, Meridian Investment Sales
December 18, 2018
What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019?
In an effort to preserve the rent stabilized stock, New York City and New York State continue to propose legislation that limit New York City landlords. Proposed legislation includes eliminating vacancy decontrol and bonuses and limiting the benefit of MCI’s (major capital improvements).
Year in Review 2018: Harry Zlokower, Zlokower Co.
December 18, 2018
What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019?
While technology has been a growing factor in real estate, (home buying, crowdfunding and business intelligence) we are preparing for more fintechs to enter the transactional sector in a few years.
Year in Review 2018: Luise Barrack, Rosenberg & Estis, P.C.
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
I was honored to be recognized by many publications, including the Commercial Observer as a 2018 “Barrier Breaker,” the New York Real Estate Journal as one of the 2018 “Women in Real Estate”, and by BISNOW as a New York Power Woman.
Year in Review 2018: Yuri Geylik, MGNY Consulting
December 18, 2018
What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019?
Keen interest in opportunity zones investment coupled Affordable New York Housing program incentives will spur rental development in sub-markets throughout the city.
Year in Review 2018: Evan Lipstein, Hyline Safety Co.
December 18, 2018
What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019?
In 2019, assorted government agencies in New York City will continue to enforce rules and regulations implemented to ensure the safety and well-being of buildings’ occupants in the five boroughs.
Year in Review 2018: Jerry Siegelman, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek
December 18, 2018
What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019?
The better part of my commercial law practice has involved the acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing of retail properties, including regional malls, power centers, lifestyle centers and strip centers.
Year in Review 2018: Brian Sahn, Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP
December 18, 2018
What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019?
The road ahead for real estate in 2019 is shaping up to be unlike any in recent memory. There are a number of global and local factors that point to growing concern and uncertainty that stand to significantly impact commercial and residential real estate.
Year in Review 2018: Michelle Marie Zere, Zere Real Estate Services
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
The most difficult industrial deal is unequivocally the complicated sale of 3800 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Bohemia. This deal was the most time consuming and lengthy deal of 2018 for my brother, Michael Zere and me.
Year in Review 2018: Joshua Spitalnik, Law Office of Joshua Spitalnik, PC
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
A client came to me who hired a contractor which failed to pay its subcontractors, was completely behind schedule, was overcharging the client, and had no real written agreement.
Year in Review 2018: Alexander Schuil, Briscoe Protective
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
Briscoe is partnering with Worldwide Security and Scan Security to create one business has resulted in our establishment as one of the largest privately held fire and security companies in New York.
Simone of Simone Development completes 2,500 s/f lease; Mosberg and Kemm of Royal Properties rep ten...
December 21, 2018
Bronx, NY According to Simone Development Cos., a full service real estate investment company, CKO Kickboxing, a fitness kickboxing center, has leased 2,500 s/f at the Throggs Neck Shopping Center. Originally started in Hoboken in 1997, CKO Kickboxing currently has more than 65 locations across the U.S. and has been recognized in national fitness magazines and television programs. Fitness kickboxing is the number one fat-burning, cardio exercise, with up to 1,200 calories burned during a one-hour class.
Year in Review 2018: Doug Haines, Haines Security Solutions, LLC
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
Our Student and Faculty Emergency Response Security Training (SaFERST) received recognition as the Most Innovation New Solution in Homeland Security for 2018 from American Security Today.
Year in Review 2018: Nadine Cino, TygaTrax
December 18, 2018
What was the best decision that you made in 2018 and how did it impact your business?
In retrospect, it appears that the best decision I made in 2018 was to continue to self-fund the development of our item tracking technology, TygaTrax, in spite of delays, setbacks and growing self-doubt because the product is ROCK-SOLID, tracking & securing corporate assets 100% accurately 100% of the time.
Year in Review 2018: Tracy Stark-James, Riverhead Industrial Development Agency
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
The groundbreaking of a one of the nation’s first residential addiction treatment and research centers connected to a major health system.
Year in Review 2018: Nate Lowy, Juniper Capital Group
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
In October, I financed a $32.5 million purchase of a 100 unit class A multifamily property on ten acres with two-story garden style apartments in New Jersey.