Spotlights

2019 Ones to Watch: Daniel Kowalsky, HKS Capital Partners

Who or what do you attribute to your success?  Work ethic. Not one successful entrepreneur has ever advanced their business without hard work and dedication to honing their craft. This goes hand in hand with remaining humble, removing ego, and having a “student of the game” attitude at all times. 

2019 Ones to Watch: Joseph Hentze, Jr., HSP Real Estate Group

Who or what do you attribute to your success? Having grown up in the industry, I was greatly influenced by my father. But at HSP, I have had incredible mentors, too. John Monaco, EVP, is guiding me on the ins-and-outs of owner representation. I also have had to privilege to learn from an industry great, Ira Fishman.

April Spotlight 2019 Ones to Watch

New York, NY The New York Real Estate Journal recently featured a "Ones to Watch" Spotlight, focusing on both up and coming professionals as well as industry veterans across all areas of real estate.

2019 Ones to Watch: Steve Williamson, Thasos

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months? I consider leading the launch of Thasos’ data portal as one of my greatest achievements this past year. Because of this platform, Thasos’ intelligence on shopping and retail properties is now available to an expansive list of commercial real estate firms in a much friendlier format. I am proud to be a…

2019 Ones to Watch: Adriana Contavalle, TEK Realty Advisors LLC

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months? In August of 2018 I joined TEK Realty Advisors, a boutique commercial real estate brokerage located in Astoria, Queens. During my first couple of months I recalibrated my focus and I made building a foundation in certain

2019 Ones to Watch: Gianluca Carrabs, Janover LLC

Who or what do you attribute to your success?  Working with partners that have allowed me to take ownership of client responsibility. This allowed me to be a trusted advisor and have direct interactions with clients at a high level which has led to my growth and development. Being around some very

2019 Ones to Watch: Joseph Sorbara, ACC Space

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months? My greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months is earning my position as director at ACC Space. The team recognized my success early in my career, closing approx. 30 deals in my first full year in the business and aggressively recruited me to

2019 Ones to Watch: Andrew Lieb, Lieb at Law, P.C. & Lieb School

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months? Launching sexualharassmenttrainingny.com, a digital training vendor, which offers a complete solution for HR professionals to satisfy their company’s compliance with both Labor Law §201-g and Local Law 96 of 2018, by way of

2019 Ones to Watch: Jonathan Ruiz, Urbahn Architects

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?  In the past 12 months, with great satisfaction, I saw the completion of my latest project: the two-building, seven-story, 241-unit, 151,000 s/f Tides North Phase I rental residential development within the Arverne By the Sea waterfront community in

2019 Ones to Watch: Adam Kaufman, ArborCrowd

What advice can you offer to someone who is interested in a career in your industry? I would advise those looking to become successful in the nascent real estate crowdfunding industry to remember that real estate should remain the core focus in growing their platform – technology is the facilitator. Develop a strong knowledge of real estate investing, as this is how