2022 Year in Review: Ira Zlotowitz, GPARENCY

How has your career path changed in 2022? In November 2021, I went from being a conventional, old school commercial mortgage broker to the founder of a subscriber-based, national proptech platform, currently featuring 30,000 property listings worth approximately $50 billion in sales.

2022 Year in Review: C. Jaye Berger, Law Offices C. Jaye Berger

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? The pandemic has turned everything upside down.

2022 Year in Review: Michael Montante, Uniland Development Co.

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? In 2022, Uniland announced plans to acquire the iconic Buffalo News’ headquarters from their parent company.

2022 Year in Review: Shari Laskowitz, Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? With the courts scheduling more in-person court appearance, the intersection between virtual and in-person court appearances is one trend that has made a significant impact on lawyers, particularly those of us that practice in landlord-tenant court.

2022 Year in Review: Michael Clawar, Altus Group

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022? My biggest accomplishment was at 27 years old, I ideated, built, and sold StratoDem Analytics for $24.4 million to Altus.

2022 Year in Review: Eric Lanter, Offit Kurman, P.A.

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? Increased interest rates have led many of my clients to rethink their business models and diversify into new areas.

2022 Year in Review: Arnold Peck, Arnold Peck's Property World

What was your most important professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal or transaction in 2022? 2022 made its mark by bringing new life to development projects that stalled out during the 2008 recession.

2022 Year in Review: Esti Broyde, Roey Realty

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022?  The syndication of a 100+ unit Highrise building, with the contract signing in under two weeks. 

2022 Year in Review: Mark Fogel, ACRES Capital

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? I believe that the impact of the pandemic on the office sector affected the commercial real estate industry the most this year.

2022 Year in Review: Jonathan Fiato, Shawmut Design and Construction

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? In the race for tenants, premier developers are incorporating high design in properties.