Manhattan, NY Shawmut Design and Construction has completed the COVERGIRL Times Sq. flagship, the brand’s first permanent retail destination. Working against an aggressive six-week timeline, Shawmut brought this new experiential beauty playground to life just in time for its Black Friday opening.
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
Setting and executing a clear strategy for my company. Hiring and/or retaining the best team in NYC real estate/tech…
Which of your philanthropic endeavors are you most proud of?
I have long admired the mission of the nonprofit organization Canstruction in creating an amazing building competition in order to provide canned food to City Harvest each November. I am fortunate to have had the support of our management…
What does it mean to you to be a team player?
To me, being a team player means valuing the input of all team members and insuring the maintenance of a safe space in which all ideas, ranging from outlandish to sensible, can be…
Which of your philanthropic endeavors are you most proud of?
One of the most recent philanthropic endeavors that I am most proud of is when we rented our office, the space was full of high-end, brand new stuffed animals and children’s toys. We connected with St Francis Food Pantries who accepted our over $10,000 donation…
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
My most recent achievement is helping grow the workload and number of employees in Langan’s waterfront engineering team.
Which of your philanthropic endeavors are you most proud of?
For over 10 years, I have served as the treasurer for the LI Section of the American Planning Association. This involvement has been an experience that has enriched my career in planning. I enjoy giving back and being part of
Which of your philanthropic endeavors are you most proud of?
For those of us who are “seasoned” members of this industry, I can’t imagine anything more satisfying than mentoring the next generation and helping them achieve their goals with scholarships…
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
When I was still at FreeWheel I worked with stakeholders across the company after a merger to reorganize and bring together all products and services into a single offering for customers. This helped customers get the most value and insights from the service and put us on a shared mutual value approach to…
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
My greatest professional achievement at Global occurred at the inception of my hire. I was forewarned that the territory that I was about to inherit, hadn’t had solid representation in seven years, and that the Global “brand” would need to be introduced or renewed at our dealership partners and…
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
Managing a public workshop with 200 people in attendance. Residents and business owners were empowered to express a vision for their community, and trusted that their comments would be considered during planning for the redevelopment of a rural hamlet. For this project, it was important to…
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
Our greatest professional achievement of the past year was working with Silverstein Properties and Corcoran Sunshine on the design of two model penthouses at the Four Seasons Private Residences — 30 Park Place in Tribeca, one of the city’s premier addresses.
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
My favorite theatre we opened in 2018 is the renovated Helen Hayes Theater. This project expanded Second Stage’s campus from two stages to three, filling a void on Broadway with new American plays from diverse voices, and broadening the company’s impact on both
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
I’m currently working on the TAK Room at Hudson Yards, a restaurant by chef Thomas Keller that will be on the fifth and sixth floors of The Shops. Working in a development the scale of Hudson Yards and on a restaurant with an extensive…
As an attorney who focuses on construction issues, I see mechanic’s liens being filed nearly every day for labor and materials used on construction projects, which have not been paid for by the property owner. Labor and materials for constructing or renovating a building or even a condominium unit are pretty straight forward.
For the purposes of the qualified business income deduction (QBID), the Internal Revenue Code and proposed regulations issued in August did not make clear if rental real estate is a trade or business and, therefore, whether it qualifies for the QBID. Now, the Internal Revenue Service has provided some guidance, by issuing Notice 2019-07. The notice indicates that certain rental real estate enterprises will qualify as a trade or business for the purposes of the QBID.
New York, NY Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) has hired Mike Nieves as a director focused on M&A and corporate advisory services in the firm’s NY office.