Spotlights
2019 Year in Review: Joseph Aquino, JAACRES
What are your predictions for commercial real estate in 2020?2020 will see far more deals. Property owners will finally stop saying, “I coulda got this rent (and they name a figure) three years ago.
2019 Year in Review: Benjamin Levine, Douglaston Development
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?Without question, my greatest professional accomplishment of 2019 was completing the condominium conversion of the landmarked 75 Greene in
2019 Year in Review: Jason Hudson, Cornerstone Land Abstract
What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2019?We closed a development deal with a client that involved a joint venture with a religious organization that included: An assemblage of
2019 Year in Review: Nancy Colella, NYS Sustainable Corp.
What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2019?NYS Sustainable Corps.’ most notable deal is the administering of a town-wide emergency response power source called a Microgrid.
2019 Year in Review: Thomas Kearns, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?2019 brought together an unusual amalgam of philanthropic and professional “giving back” opportunities. I led the Olshan delegation to the
2019 Year in Review: Michael Edery, Paradigm Commercial Real Estate LLC
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?We expanded our sales force and underwriting teams…Still hanging onto the ever-elusive hopes of an early retirement
2019 Year in Review: Stewart Haney, PE, PMP, LEED AP, Wendel
What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2019?The new Dash’s Market on Hertel Ave. is a 45,000 s/f success story in New Urbanism. This accessible, human-scaled urban design is
2019 Year in Review:Daniyel Cohen, Winick Realty Group
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?This year I was proud to not only complete four times as many deals in 2019 as I did in 2018, but also to be able to diversify my portfolio with
2019 Year in Review: Britt Zaffir, Kin
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?My greatest professional accomplishment in 2019 is launching Kin, a first-of-its-kind housing brand for families living in cities.