Spotlights
Orazio Crisalli, Syracuse Realty Group, LLC
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?We put a 15-acre development parcel under contract which we have been working on for two years. It will be the site for our next mixed-use
Craig Deitelzweig, Marx Realty
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?The most challenging part of working during the pandemic was not being able to have those one-on-one meetings with my team. Despite the
Jason Morgan, Morgan Properties
What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?In October, Morgan Properties acquired an 18-property multifamily portfolio, comprising 3,256 units in North Carolina and South Carolina, for
Peter Sabesan, Cresa
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?Trying to keep my group together professionally and emotionally. As commercial brokers exclusively representing tenants, being unable to
Brian Katz, Katz & Associates
What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?Personally, I completed two Floor and Decor transactions totaling 155,000 s/f for market entry into Connecticut.
Larry Ross, LJR Realty Associates
What aspects of working from home did you enjoy most?It gave me the opportunity to appreciate and respect the day to day needs of my family members and to regain sight of the things that
Dailey Tipton, Evolution Energy Partners
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?With the lockdown impacting many of the industries we support, we saw an immediate need to shift our focus. Our customers needed to
Marc Spector, IREON, Spector Group
What are your predictions for commercial real estate in 2021?As we migrate through our greatest challenge as professionals and as a people, innovation rises to the top. With the prospects of a vaccine and
Michael Lefkowitz, Rosenberg & Estis, P.C.
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?On June 1st, I was named managing member of the firm. I’ve been at the firm for 31 years, and having earned the faith, trust and
John McDonald, The Doe Fund
What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?The Doe Fund closed two crucial, interlinked deals this year on Gates Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn via separate DHS contracts. For one, we refinanced