2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Ray Everett, Purcell | Everett Architects

Recent goal and impact:  For the last few years, we have been working diligently on improving our website and project design quality, with the intent of obtaining interest from prospective clients. Over this timeframe, little or no results were yielded by this effort. In December 2024, we made another significant push

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Gary Kao, Dealpath

Recent goal and impact: I played a critical role in launching Dealpath Connect, our newest product offering that connects investment sales brokers with prospective buyers in a single platform. With our launch partners JLL and LaSalle Investment Management, we brought a unique solution to market, allowing global real estate dealmakers to bolster existing relationships and execute deals with speed and efficiency.

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Laura Rapaport, North Bridge

Recent goal and impact:  North Bridge’s $108 million C-PACE construction financing for the expansion of AREA15 in Las Vegas represents a landmark moment for the institutional use of C-PACE in commercial real estate. As the largest C-PACE construction loan executed to date in Nevada,

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Peter Bafitis, RKTB Architects

Recent goal and impact:  Recently the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects presented RKTB with a Leadership in Housing award, recognizing our firm’s long-standing commitment to and advancement of affordable housing in our city. In addition to burnishing our credentials in the housing field,

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2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Warren Dubitsky, Herman Katz LLP

Sharing knowledge and expertise:  Client education is one of the most important parts of my practice. The entire field of property tax and assessment administration is notoriously byzantine and opaque. Frequent client communication done in a straightforward manner is key in order to foster attorney-client trust.

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Greg Corbin, Northgate Real Estate Group

Recent goal and impact: We set out to become the top firm in New York for distressed commercial real estate, with a focus on bankruptcies, foreclosures, loan sales, and restructurings. With a strategic approach and consistent execution, we reached it

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Peter Zinkovetsky, Esq., Avenue Law Firm

Recent goal and impact:  Our law firm recently achieved the strategic goal of expanding our real estate law services into New Jersey, while also increasing our transaction volume

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Donald Gelestino, Champion Elevator Corp.

Recent goal and impact: Champion Elevator recently surpassed 6,000 elevators under service, a major milestone reflecting our team’s dedication to safety, service, and strategic growth. This achievement not only expanded our market presence but also deepened trust with clients who value quality and responsiveness.

2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Jennifer Appel, Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman LLP

Recent goal and impact:  Over the past decade, several departments in our firm were intricately involved in securing a myriad of approvals for a mixed-use development