Richard Yaffe, Triangle Properties

What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
It has been business as usual for us at Triangle Properties this year. We remained opened every day in order to serve our tenants’ needs and

Elliot Horowitz, H Equities

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?
Expanding on our investor and partnership relationships during an exceptionally difficult time in the market. We spent more time than

Robert Heicklen, Stonegate Real Estate

What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?
Selling a five-acre, off-market site in Watermill, NY that has never once been offered for sale or hit the market. It was in

Gary Meltzer, Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?
In the later part of 2019, I began work on negotiations for a 99-year ground lease for our client, a top NYC real estate developer, on

Michael Sharkey, Shark Byte Systems, LLC

What aspects of working from home did you enjoy most?
I certainly enjoyed spending more time with my daughters while working from home. The little rituals we created and the extra

Peter Zinkovetsky, InstaClosing, Inc.

What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
Running a busy law firm while at the same time working on a tech startup in the middle of the pandemic and dealing with the consequences of the

Moshe Pinsky, JNY Capital

What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?
Navigating through COVID while dealing with lenders and finalizing the end of construction on a luxury residential project in

Richard Izzo, PG, CA RICH Consultants, Inc.

What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
For CA RICH, the most challenging time was early on during lockdown. Although, based upon the NY State requirements, some of our projects were

Richard Foster, Cedar Communities

What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
Our greatest challenge was completely changing the way we market our facilities without the ability to do in-person tours or

Barbara Champoux, Champoux Law Group PLLC

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?
I led CREWNY’s DIG This: CREW Careers Program, a collaboration among CREWNY, CREW Foundation and Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW). The program,