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Gold, Sozio and Hirschfield of Ariel complete $5.1m sale to Ashkenazy; 15,000 s/f, one-story building at 3860 East Tremont Avenue

Ariel Property Advisors arranged the sale of a retail site at 3860 East Tremont Ave. in the Throgs Neck section of the borough to the Ashken...

Executive of the Month: Israeli of EPIC Commercial Realty: Passionate and focused on helping businesses grow; Reinforcing organizational structures in order to help brokers excel

The New York Real Estate Journal recently sat down with Tali Israeli, COO of EPIC Commercial Realty (EPIC), for a question and answer sessio...

Termites do infest commercial buildings

When most people think about termites, they picture a house in the suburbs. But that is a big mistake if you are a property manager. Termite...

Founder Friedland to lead as president and CEO of Friedland Realty Advisors

Friedland Realty Advisors, one of Westchester's largest privately-owned real estate firms, has begun a new chapter led by a familiar face: B...

Becker joins Highcap as director of finance; to lead new financing division

Michael Becker has joined Manhattan-based investment sales firm, Highcap Group, as the director of finance for their new financing division....

Industry Leaders: Drones are taking over the world - and the real estate industry

These are heady days if you are a video professional who loves aviation, and now today, drones. Coming from my previous life as both a milit...

Pliskin of Pliskin Realty earns Fiduciary Status from state of New York, Unified Court System and Office of Court Administration for property management services

According to Jeffrey Pliskin, president and CEO of Pliskin Realty & Development, a prominent New York-Metropolitan area retail real estate b...

Industry Leaders: Cap-rates and watching paint dry: Appraisals are like a work of art with some science mixed in

Some people have the impression that the appraisal process is like watching paint dry. That may be true because an appraisal is more like a ...

Industry Leaders: Good advice on your 1031 Exchange: "Don't Pay Boot"

Around this time of the year most people are completing their taxes and looking to the year ahead for tax planning. For owners of real estat...

Industry Leaders: Defeasing today or tomorrow: Why defeasance penalties are worth it

Borrowers are often fearful of defeasance, but why? With the recent low interest-rate environment fresh in everyone's minds, defeasance has ...