2022 Year in Review: Joel Kraut, BridgeXFunding

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year?  Our market influencer of the year is, COFR, James Powell. The speed of the Fed tightened and was unforeseen by the majority of market players.  With the cost

Ones to Watch Fall 2022: Nicholas Godfred, Lantern Real Estate

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? I am proud of recently closing the construction financing for a large limited service hotel in South Florida.

Ones to Watch Fall 2022: Yaron Cohen, Sharefront

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? I am very proud of launching a new co-retail platform called Sharefront, where we bring the most compatible on competing businesses together.

Ones to Watch Fall 2022: Kenny Eisman, HUB International

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? Recently, we helped a client secure insurance for a substantial number of buildings as their first major purchase.

Ones to Watch Fall 2022: Trisha Connolly, Avison Young

Tell us about a mentor or role model that has influenced your career choices? It has become apparent as I continue to grow professionally and personally that my role model is Angela Connolly, my mom. I grew up with a mother who managed to do it all, and still does, for her family and her community.

Ones to Watch Fall 2022: Nathaniel Mallon, Verada Retail

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? I would say it’s a close tie between finally starting my own company, Verada Retail, with my partner Brendan Thrapp and securing Brooklyn Brewery’s new flagship location at 1 Wythe in Williamsburg, Brooklyn!

Ones to Watch Fall 2022: Harris Brown, Lantern Real Estate

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? I believe it is very important to keep up with my professional contacts. Earlier this year, I learned that a contact took over as chief lending officer at a bank Lantern had never done business with.

Ones to Watch Fall 2022: Christopher Mias, Collado Engineering

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? We investigated potential energy conservation measures (ECMs) for three interconnected buildings housing a variety of tenants from a movie studio to a medical facility.

Ones to Watch Fall 2022: Jay Bernstein, Besen Partners

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? I’m most proud of facilitating the sale of 54-56 East Broadway for $7.23 million. The property had two Lis-Pendens, over 100 violations, multiple squatters, and arrears.

Ones to Watch Fall 2022: Catherine Azevedo, Romer Debbas, LLP

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? I recently worked on a complicated transaction with a mezzanine component that presented several challenges.