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Year in Review 2018: Tina Gagliano, Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
I secured a new bank client in 2018, which was impactful because it’s not so simple getting a seat on a New York bank’s bench of counsel.
Year in Review 2018: Kenne Shepherd, Kenne Shepherd Interior Design Architecture PLLC
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction, or professional achievement in 2018?
2018 was an exceptional year with the continued growth of my interior design firm and with many exciting projects coming on board. As I look back on the year, I am especially pleased with the recognition I received for my work to promote the advancement of women in the industry through…
Year in Review 2018: Asher Wenig, Avison Young
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
2018 was a good year. The most notable project was a sale leaseback of a corporate headquarters and flagship retail location in Chicago, Illinois. The client was looking to liquidate cash to expand the brand. I assisted in the leasing structure and was able to secure an offer that…
Year in Review 2018: Robert DiLeo, Hylan
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
It’s been a very exciting year for Hylan so it’s hard to pick only one. But right now what comes to mind is the project the Hylan Datacom & Electrical team completed for the Staten Island Amazon Fulfillment Center. It was a very big project for us…
Year in Review 2018: Eseosa Eke, RM Friedland
December 18, 2018
What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019?
2018 was a great year for experiential retail and as these retailers continue to lease in our markets, technology focused advertising will skyrocket in 2019. We are already seeing cool new advertising trends in commercial real estate tech with…
Year in Review 2018: Sam Berns, NorthMarq Capital
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
I am fearful of heights and this year my office challenged me to rappel down Kodak’s 21 story office building in Rochester’s Central Business District. The fundraising event was successful and I was scared as heck!
Year in Review 2018: Judah Hammer, Meridian Capital Group
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction, or professional achievement in 2018?
My team and I financed the purchase of a $130 million, 56-property portfolio across Bayonne and Union City, NJ. The package consisted of multifamily and mixed-use assets and was financed in nine tranches with two lenders to maximize leverage and terms.
Year in Review 2018: Joseph Aquino, JAACRES
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction, or professional achievement in 2018?
I’ve aligned myself with Lunson Mitchenall in all my London and U.K. dealings and now I have a permanent office within their Piccadilly Circus offices. They are the premier landlord/tenant rep. brokers having 35 seasoned veterans and being in business for over 30 years.
Year in Review 2018: Andrew Lieb, Lieb at Law, P.C.
December 18, 2018
What was the best decision that you made in 2018 and how did it impact your business?
To launch sexualharassmenttrainingny.com as HR’s one-stop sexual harassment solution in full compliance with NYS Labor Law §201-g and NYC Local Law 96.
Year in Review 2018: Michael Edery, Paradigm Commercial Real Estate LLC
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
Gosh, all my deals are noteworthy, it means my clients didn’t fire me yet…that’s something, no? I guess doing a nine figure CRE portfolio for a client, some buildings of which represent the 3rd time I am financing it
Year in Review 2018: Karen Rodgers, Garfunkel Wild, PC
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
The acquisition closing of portfolios consisting of 24 skilled nursing facilities spanning 7 states in excess of $270 million dollars. All financed in a bridge to HUD format with a multitude of unique zoning, subdivision and title/survey issues.
Year in Review 2018: Chuck Merritt, Merritt Environmental
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
Assisting in the removal of two large buried oil tanks that were leaking. The tanks were excavated and disposed of and the impacted soil remediated. Had the tanks continued to leak, groundwater would have been impacted causing a larger more expensive situation to correct.
Question of the Month: Opportunity Zones: What questions did the U.S. Treasury answer on October 19,...
December 18, 2018
Like most statutes, the Opportunity Zone (OZ) provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which have created such excitement in the real estate investment and development world, left many critical issues unresolved and questions unanswered, delegating to the U.S. Treasury the task of grappling with such issues and questions in regulations and rulings.
Year in Review 2018: Jessica Vail, The Falcon Group
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
In 2018, I was able to successfully implement an entire new website alongside new marketing print materials and brochures. This took a lot of coordination and collaboration with colleagues across different departments and offices as well as web and graphic designers.
Year in Review 2018: Jeffrey Beal, Real Estate Solutions
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
Condemnation appraisals for Fire Island homeowners.
Year in Review 2018: David Firestein, SCG Retail
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
Opening the Roastery for Starbucks on December 14.
Year in Review 2018: John Proscia, ACC Real Estate Services, Inc.
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
This year ACC was appointed as property manager for four large commercial office buildings that were placed into receivership. We managed the buildings from the appointment of the receivership to the sale of each building, and continue to manage two of the buildings post sale.
Year in Review 2018: Karen Scanna, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
I’m continuing to work on Essex Crossing in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, an almost 2 million s/f project that will include 1,000 new residences — more than half of which are affordable — along with retail and office space.
Year in Review 2018: Billy Procida, Procida Funding & Advisors, LLC
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
Our most notable project this year was the Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House. Being able to restore a historic landmark so vital to a community was both economically and spiritually satisfying.
Year in Review 2018: Jason Gordon, AmTrust Title Insurance Co.
December 18, 2018
What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?
We insured several transactions exceeding $100 million in 2018, but most noteworthy was probably issuing the title policy for the Atlantis Resort in Bahamas for $1.8 billion.