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