2024 Ones to Watch - Innovators in CRE: Clelia Warburg Peters, Era Ventures

Clelia Warburg Peters founded Era Ventures in 2022, as an industry pioneer Peters helped coin the term “proptech” and has been leading investments in the space for roughly a decade. As managing partner, she identifies and evaluates investments and supports Era’s portfolio companies. She manages all fund operations, including fundraising and day-to-day support for the fund itself.

2024 Ones to Watch - Innovators in CRE: Liz Hart, Newmark

Liz Hart is the president of leasing, North America at Newmark. She serves on the company’s executive committee, the company’s corporate management steering committee, driving overarching strategy of the leasing business. With over 20 years of industry experience, Liz oversees multiple teams and drives Newmark’s talent strategy, leading recruit identification, integration, and development across divisions

2024 Ones to Watch - Innovators in CRE: Thomas Donovan, Meridian Capital Group

Thomas Donovan joined Meridian in 2023 and currently serves as the president of Queens investment sales, where he led a team of four. Donovan specializes in the sale of multifamily, mixed-use, retail, industrial, and development properties throughout New York City.

2024 Ones to Watch - Innovators in CRE: Robert Ioanna, PE, LEED AP, Syska Hennessy Group

Robert Ioanna is the chief technical officer and executive principal at Syska Hennessy, where he’s worked since 2000. Starting as an HVAC engineer, he rose through almost every engineering role to now where he co-leads firmwide operations for a team of over 330.

2024 Ones to Watch - Innovators in CRE: Yaakov Zar, Lev

Yaakov Zar is the founder and CEO of Lev. Zar started the company in 2019, and manages a team of more than 50 people across product and technology, sales and marketing, and operations. Zar has built the vision for the company and led the initiatives to get the product to market successfully, as well as the incredible fundraising

2024 Ones to Watch - Innovators in CRE: Ira Zlotowitz, GPARENCY

Ira Zlotowitz serves as founder and president of GPARENCY, the first and only brokerage in the commercial mortgage industry to offer a transparent, fixed-fee service. In this capacity, he oversees the origination, shopping and closing of loans.

2024 Ones to Watch - Innovators in CRE: Daniel Evans, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Daniel Evans co-chairs Seyfarth’s 70-lawyer Real Estate Finance practice. He represents lenders and borrowers across all aspects of commercial real estate finance, from loan originations and loan sales, to workouts and restructurings. He has handled a wide range of transactions - from small conduit deals to billion dollar credit facilities.

2024 Ones to Watch - Innovators in CRE: Jennifer Djurkovic, Djurkovic Investment Properties

Jennifer Djurkovic is founder and CEO of Djurkovic Investment Properties, a commercial real estate firm she started in 2019. With over 14 years of experience in the industry, she specializes in brokering high-value deals across New York, Pennsylvania, South Florida, and more. She manages a talented team of analysts, marketing experts, and real estate professionals, working together to drive innovation and ensure operational efficiency.

2024 Ones to Watch - Innovators in CRE: Michael Mark, AIA, Mark Design Studios Architecture, PC

Michael Mark, AIA is principal of Mark Design Studios Architecture, PC which was founded in 2003. As president of the firm Michael manages a team of 16 employees and is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of projects and overall delivery to the end client. He manages internal operations, fostering a positive and dedicated workforce, while also consistently advancing relationships with new and existing clientele.

2024 Ones to Watch - Innovators in CRE: Rose Fathers, Building Skills NY

Rose Fathers joined BSNY in January 2024 to advance the organization’s mission of preparing local job seekers for construction careers while helping employers find a ready, willing, and able workforce. She manages relationships with a network of about 100 employers to build and sustain a healthy job pipeline. She presents job opportunities to her team of two direct reports