Spotlights

2019 Year in Review: Phil Marra, KPMG LLP

What are your predictions for commercial real estate in 2020?
I see the industry continuing to embrace PropTech. Companies will increasingly use data and analytics to fuel better decision making, reduce

2019 Year in Review: Nadine Cino LEED AP, TygaBox Systems, Inc.

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019? 
2019 was an awesome year! I’m most proud of the introduction of our TygaTrax fob paired with pre-encoded RFID labels for

2019 Year in Review: Michael Hardesty, John Bouck Real Estate

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?
Becoming a full-time agent.After fine tuning my craft over the last two years, the opportunity of a lifetime presented itself.

2019 Year in Review: Roger Delisle, Island Associates

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019? 
Identifying the direction bricks and mortar stores assimilate with web-based retailers. On-going educating, challenging for our team and

2019 Year in Review: Jason Hoffman, Janover LLC

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?
Recognition as an expert in real estate to the point where I become the chairman of the NYSSCPAS Real Estate Committee.

2019 Year in Review: Mark Bahiri, Emerald Creek Capital

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?
We celebrated our 10-year anniversary this year. I’m extremely proud of what we’ve accomplished over the years. When we

2019 Year in Review: William O’Brien, SIOR, M.C. O’Brien, Inc.

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?
M.C. O’Brien had its most successful year in 2019. My partner Davon Peters and I closed 30 transactions, totaling approximately 180,000 s/f.

2019 Year in Review: Bud Hammer, Atlantic Westchester

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?
I was able to sell my first comprehensive HVAC service agreement to a long-term client to convert our relationship from a basic

2019 Year in Review: Karen Rodgers, Garfunkel Wild, PC

What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2019? 
The closing of a REIT level acquisition of 28 skilled nursing facilities with a combined value in excess of $450 million located in eight

2019 Year in Review: Steven Pollan, Kassin Sabbagh Realty

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?
Our team completed over $500 million in investment sales but most notably was our success in our recent focus shift to the industrial and