Spotlights

25 Year Anniversary Q&A: George Crawford

Name: George Crawford Title: Principal Company Name: Green Partners Year Founded: 2010 Years with Company: 5 (since inception) Years in real...

25 Year Anniversary Q&A: Marilyn Price

Name: Marilyn Price Title: Partner, Real Estate Group Company Name: Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP Year Founded: 1965 Years with Company...

Professional Profile: Bob Rosenberg, 2014

Name: Bob Rosenberg Title: Director of Property Management Company: Breslin Realty Development Corp. Location: Garden City, N.Y. Birt...

Professional Profile: Gene Spiegelman, 2014

Name: Gene Spiegelman Title: Vice Chairman, Americas Retail Services Company: Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. Location: Midtown Manhattan, N...

Investments: Net-lease real estate: The current state of the unique market

Net-lease real estate is still a unique market and evaluation can be precise and different from traditional real estate. Retail: The retail ...

Property Management: A good leak is hard to find: Creative problem solving coupled with patience

Nothing can be more frustrating to a property manager than a good old fashioned hard to find leak. Leaks come in all shapes and sizes, often...

Real Estate Business Development : Achieving business performance traction: Having command of your workday

In my previous articles, I focused on the importance of having a robust business plan that includes short and long-term goals and objectives...

Real Estate Local Law 11/98: Changes to Local Law 11/98: New balcony and railing requirements

Compliance with the Façade Inspection Safety Program (FISP), also known as Local Law 11-98, just got a bit more complicated. On May 17, 201...

Real Estate Private Investors: Small players competing with the newest players: The crowfunder types

Transactional real estate deals lately result more in frustration than deals for individual and smaller players. The questions my client ask...

Structural Engineering: Expansion of existing buildings in N.Y.C.: Structural challenges and solutions

In New York City, a property with unused development rights represents an untapped revenue source. However, the task of expanding an existin...