Spotlights
2025 Women in CRE: Liz Rodriguez, NYC Management
What skill or quality do you believe is essential for success in your field today? Patience and teamwork are essential in my field. Patience helps navigate challenges and stay focused on long-term goals, while teamwork allows for collaboration, problem-solving, and shared success.
2025 Women in CRE: Carol Chen, NYC Management
What skill or quality do you believe is essential for success in your field today? Success in commercial real estate requires strong communication, knowledge of landlord–tenant laws, solid financial management, and problem-solving skills. These abilities build trust, ensure compliance, optimize performance, and keep operations running smoothly.
2025 Women in CRE: Preeti Mirani, NYC Management
What has been the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in your career, and why? One of my most rewarding projects has been leasing space to tenants, seeing their businesses thrive, and later renegotiating lease extensions. Helping build that success — and earning word-of-mouth referrals — reflects
2025 Women in CRE: Cara Cronin, Cronin & Cronin Law Firm
What has been the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in your career, and why? I recently negotiated a settlement for an extremely over-assessed property which was also a major taxpayer in the respective municipality. I utilized a detailed and complex analysis which required several different approaches
2025 Women in CRE: Michele Pincus, Esq., H2M architects + engineers
What skill or quality do you believe is essential for success in your field today? The ability to bring your own unique experience and perspective is important. My legal background in zoning and land use has been invaluable in managing our Real Estate Market and delivering results to AEC industry clients.
2025 Women in CRE: Lindsay Ornstein, OPEN Impact Real Estate
What has been the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in your career, and why? Helping Zeta Charter Schools secure their first permanent home at 425 Westchester was one of the most meaningful deals of my career. It marked the beginning of a decade-long partnership supporting one of NYC’s fastest-growing charter networks.
2025 Women in CRE: Mia Abdou, RM Friedland
What has been the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in your career, and why? One of my most rewarding deals was representing the landlord in an 8,400 s/f lease to Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center in Brooklyn. This space enabled them to expand vital mental health and developmental
2025 Women in CRE: Maureen Doheny, AmTrust Title Insurance Company
What skill or quality do you believe is essential for success in your field today? dAdaptability is essential. The real estate and title insurance industries are constantly evolving due to changes in technology, regulations, and client expectations. Being able to embrace change, learn new skills,
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