Spotlights

2017 Year in Review: Ken Colao, CNY Group

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? Being recognized by EY as Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 in the Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction category for…

2017 Year in Review: Jennifer Merritt, Merritt Engineering Consultants, P.C.

Who or what contributed to your success in 2017 and why? Merritt Engineering expanded its services to include mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) engineering services to provide a one-stop-shop to its clients. Headed by Merritt’s VP, Mario Cirigliano and Ken Sullivan, P.E., the MEP division is currently assisting clients with…

2017 Year in Review: Efstathios Valiotis, Alma Realty Corp.

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? The creation of 700 units of long-term affordable housing at the former Brooklyn Jewish Hospital in Crown Heights. The historic complex, built between 1901 and 1927, was once among the city’s most…

2017 Year in Review: Nancy Erardi, NYCAN Builders LLC

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? I am proud to say, we had a very active year. We had so many wonderful projects in 2017! We have an amazing growing clientele that we sincerely thank for their continued…

2017 Year in Review: Joshua Spitalnik, The Law Office of Joshua Spitalnik, P.C.

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017?   Over the course of 2017, I was proud to have several articles published and to be interviewed multiple times for various publications (including my favorite New York Real Estate Journal), while also being recognized as…

2017 Year in Review: Christopher Johnson, Hollister Construction Services

One of the best decision made in 2017 was our commitment to growth.  In 2017, Hollister reached a scale that allowed us to attract the talent necessary to operate as a business across our seven diverse sectors. We focused on bringing…

2017 Year in Review: Katharine Finch, Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? We obtained a settlement which lowered the aggregate property assessment over $10 million for one of the city’s oldest cooperatives, resulting in over $1 million in tax savings. While it is always satisfying to watch…

2017 Year in Review: Michelle Marie Zere, Zere Real Estate Services

What trends will impact your business in 2018? All of the technology commercial listing services are fighting for the same business. They want all this information that does not make a deal. A good broker does. The best brokers know…

2017 Year in Review: John Krueger, Marcus & Millichap

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? With the New York investment sales market down about 44% year to date our local business is actually going to close about the same amount of transactions as we did in…

2017 Year in Review: Michael Zere, Zere Real Estate Services

Who or what contributed to your success in 2017 and why? There is no substitute for knowing your product and catering to the needs of your customers in a timely efficient way…