Spotlights

2022 Year in Review: Evan Fox, Grassi Advisors & Accountants

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022? Each year, I aim to pass along as much knowledge as I can to the next generation.

2022 Year in Review: Jesse Weinberg, KBE-NY

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? Although it’s across the river, the Jersey City development boom happening right now is really benefitting the whole New York City metro area.

2022 Year in Review: Christopher Kent, Farrell Fritz

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? Redevelopment of mixed use projects within downtown areas, around train stations and on underutilized portions of Town-owned airports.

2022 Year in Review: Stuart Saft, Holland & Knight LLP

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? Increases in inflation caused primarily by the $5.9 trillion  of economic stimulus

2022 Year in Review: Max Ralby, HKS Real Estate Advisors

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022?  This has been a very notable year for my team. Despite the challenges throughout the capital markets, we have managed to increase closed deal volume year over year.

2022 Year in Review: Joe Yacobellis, Mojo Stumer Associates

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022? We had many great and notable accomplishments, but the most exciting might be some of our larger transit oriented development projects finally moving into construction.

2022 Year in Review: Neil Axler, B. Riley Financial

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? In 2022, property owners have been accosted with rate increases for their property insurance, as high as 30%.

2022 Year in Review: Lloyd Streisand, US Bank - The Streisand Team

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? My team is in the residential mortgage industry. We have been impacted by the change in interest rates.

2022 Year in Review: Eli Nichtberger, JLM Decorating

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022? JLM Decorating reshaped the city’s hospitality landscape with the successful completion of one of the first “6-Star” hotels: The Aman New York at the Crown Building on Fifth Ave.

2022 Year in Review: Donald Gelestino, Champion Elevator

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022? Completion of a 45mil elevator modernization project at co-op city.