2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Jamie Zhang, Crystal Window & Door Systems

Recent goal and impact: To strengthen our supply chain resilience in response to pandemic, tariff, and other challenges, I secured multiple new sources for critical materials we use in manufacturing. This reduces dependency on single vendors and minimizes disruptions. I implemented blanket orders

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Gary Davies, CBRE

Recent goal and impact: Throughout my career, my focus has always been on finding the right partners. By developing these key relationships, we’ve built a team focused solely on tenant representation for financial firms. In today’s very dynamic market, it takes a team with a diverse skill set to navigate the real estate landscape

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Lee Brodsky, BEB Capital

Recent goal and impact:  I recently helped spearhead the launch of BEB Work, a newly designed coworking space located at BEB Capital’s headquarters. The launch comes on the heels of our $4 million investment in 2024 to create a dynamic workplace ecosystem, which incorporated a custom mural, fitness center, and shuttle service for tenants.

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Joe Yacobellis, Mojo Stumer Associates

Recent goal and impact: At Mojo Stumer, we’re committed to elevating Long Island’s architectural landscape through thoughtful, modern design. 301 Warner, our newly completed mixed-use project in Roslyn Station, revitalizes the area with retail, office, and residential spaces. Similarly, our Floral Park project blends

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Rachel-Anne Scelfo, Farrell Fritz

Turning problems into opportunities:  In land use and zoning, there are often challenges, but our job as attorneys and strategic planners is to turn them into opportunities. When a client proposes a multifamily, mixed-use development to address housing needs, we need to coalesce the community, developers, local government, and stakeholders to gain support.

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Leo Jacobs, Jacobs P.C.

Recent goal and impact: I set out to position Jacobs P.C. as the go-to firm for clients facing complex financial distress and we delivered. We have restructured over $5 billion in real estate debt and equity, while maintaining a boutique model. The impact? We have proven that strategic agility and elite legal work

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Simon Power, M.C. Electrical NY

Recent goal and impact:  M.C. Electrical has grown into a leading regional electrical contractor employing 230 field professionals and support staff. In order to efficiently manage all aspects of the firm’s operations, I led the development and implementation of a highly customized, Smartsheet enterprise management software system that allows

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Alexander Zakharin, Nest Seekers International

Recent goal and impact: A recent goal I achieved was building a team of six real estate agents from the ground up. Starting with no listings, we quickly established a presence by securing new exclusive properties and delivering results for our clients. This not only expanded our firm’s footprint in the competitiv

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Baruch Edelkopf, Schuckman Realty Inc.

Recent goal and impact:  I recently completed the Certificate in Real Estate Investment at NYU Schack, which sharpened my underwriting skills and helped me take a more disciplined approach to deals. I applied what I learned to close a 30,000 s/f shopping center at 137-20 Cross Bay Blvd. for $14.7 million with my partner Matt Colantonio.

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Jeffrey Levine Founder & Chairman The Douglaston Companies

Recent goal and impact:  Douglaston Development is nearing completion on the extensive capital improvement plan at Linden and Penn-Wortman Houses, in partnership with The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), where over 1,900 units have been substantially rehabilitated, in addition to exterior façade and facility upgrades.