Spotlights
2021 Year in Review: Nancy Colella, NYS Sustainable Corp.
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?2021 was certainly the year of the comeback kid. Every professional within CRE saw aggressive and creative approaches to structurally smart commercial
2021 Year in Review: Sean Cronin, Cronin & Cronin Law Firm
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?While we always strive to obtain maximum property tax relief for our clients, it has been particularly rewarding to help struggling owners and
2021 Year in Review: Victor Body-Lawson, AIA, Body Lawson Associates Architects and Planners
How has your working environment changed over the last year?Design and real estate work are no longer simply venue- or space-based. The process has become increasingly virtual, and we collaborate using sophisticated tools and
2021 Year in Review: Umar Sheikh, Offit Kurman
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?A major client, Moliving, the world’s first nomadic hotel concept is being recognized for its innovation in sustainability. Moliving is making
2021 Year in Review: Joseph Most, Berdon LLP
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?How resilient we can all be and how strong the ability to adapt is. Pre-pandemic, if you had asked me whether Berdon would be able to shift to
2021 Year in Review: Barry LePatner, LePatner & Associates LLP
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?Often, I am retained to serve as white knight to assist clients with large projects facing massive construction problems. From April to August, I was deeply
2021 Year in Review: Albena Petrakov, Offit Kurman
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?I learned how to be flexible and adapt to doing business remotely. I’ve missed the live interaction with clients and colleagues, but
2021 Year in Review: Michael Zere, Zere Real Estate Services
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?Looking ahead 2022 appears to be a robust year in commercial real estate in the industrial and office market sectors despite the economic downturn and
2021 Year in Review: Daniel Dornfeld, Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?We have gotten used to communicating electronically and working remotely. However, at the
2021 Year in Review: Jack Hurley, Isa Realty Group
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?With the world constantly changing, I learned to stay positive, be flexible/open minded and just focus on each day one at a time. I keep
.png)