2021 Year in Review: Jodi Warren, Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld LLP

How has your working environment changed over the last year?
Our firm has sought to find a balance between remote work and in-office work. There are days when our entire group comes in and days where we work

2021 Year in Review: Mark Leskanic, Surety Bond Professionals, Inc.

What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?
Industry wise, I anticipate further growth into 2022 and 2023, mostly fueled by the influx of monies and the government's “priming” of the economy.

2021 Year in Review: Richard Foster, Cedar Communities

What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?
I believe senior housing as an asset class will continue to see increased occupancy numbers. Additionally, I believe interest rates will

2021 Year in Review: Greg Berger, Robert Martin Company, LLC

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
The sale of 3 Executive Blvd. and 3 Odell Plaza in Yonkers—over 130,000 s/f of office space—for $36.6 million, which represented a

2021 Year in Review: Megan Elgard, The Falcon Group

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
My greatest accomplishment within Falcon in 2021, was the rebranding of the company. We wanted a clean fresh start for the new headquarters office move and

2021 Year in Review: Melissa Guagenti, LEW Corp.

What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
Lead-based paint laws in New York are going to be highly regulated.

2021 Year in Review: Justin Godner, Lancewood Capital

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
Our family office has two direct lending strategies at this time—we provide bridge loans to property owners and also provide senior credit to

2021 Year in Review: Matthew Harding, Levin Management Corp.

What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
Positive landlord/tenant relations always have been important, and the pandemic brought this dynamic into focus. As tenants worked to navigate an incredibly

2021 Year in Review: Richard DeMarco, AIA, Montroy DeMarco Architecture

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
Our firm has successfully withstood the pandemic-related economic downturn and has won several very significant commissions, including the 630,000 s/f Morgan North redevelopment and the complete redesign and expansion of the Top of the Rock observation deck

2021 Year in Review: Mike Aziz, Cooper Robertson

What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
One of the biggest lessons that I’ve taken from