Spotlights

2021 Women in CRE: Sharon Callahan, X-Caliber Capital

In the past year, what project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
I am most proud of the expansive platform and amazing team X-Caliber Capital has assembled. In 2017, we started our business as a Housing and Urban Development

2021 Women in CRE: Megan Kinneen, EverGreene Architectural Arts

In the past year, what project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
My biggest accomplishment of the past year was transitioning from work in an architectural office in Boston, MA to moving and working in NYC on

2021 Women in CRE: Carin Gutchall, X-Caliber Capital

In the past year, what project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
My team and I closed five affordable project refinances to start 2021, and we are currently in the process of closing a broadly affordable project

2021 Women in CRE: Kelly Kulak, Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP

In the past year, what project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
As a partner in Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP’s Real Estate Department, my practice focuses on the acquisition, financing, development, leasing and

2021 Women in CRE: Caroline Gadaleta, JLL

In the past year, what project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
I had started my current position just three months before the COVID-19 crisis hit. Despite the pandemic, I was able to increase revenues by 21% and profitability by 40% over the

2021 Women in CRE: Jillian Mariutti-Nieder, JLL

In the past year, what project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
I spearheaded an initiative at JLL on C-PACE financing. The goal of the initiative was to educate our clients on this financing tool. I worked closely with our

2021 Women in CRE: Lisa Radetsky, Phillips Nizer LLP

In the past year, what project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
A significant portion of my practice consists of legal work for development projects that I work on from inception. Some of my client’s projects,

2021 Women in CRE: Amber Howard, X-Caliber Capital

In the past year, what project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
As our company continues to strategically grow, I have the benefit of

2021 Women in CRE: Kenne Shepherd, Kenne Shepherd Interior Design Architecture PLLC

How do you contribute to your community or your profession?
Through active participation in CREW New York. I have been a member of the organization for 20 years and have been a committee chair for eight of

2021 Women in CRE: Marlee Finestone, SWBR

In the past year, what project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of?
One standout project for me in the last year was the Robert’s Wesleyan College Community Engagement Center. College and University projects are