Jessica Richer, Hanna Commercial Real Estate

What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
The silver lining of working during the pandemic was finding ways to be creative and thinking out of the box. All the usual rules of

Jennifer Ogden, Avison Young

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?
I was proud to be part of the Avison Young team that REBNY honored with its Edward S. Gordon Memorial Award as one NYC’s Most

Andrew Zankel, Core Title Services

What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
When the pandemic hit, the initial hurdle was moving an entire staff to a remote/work from home setting. With all the moving parts that

Jordan Cohn, SCG Retail

What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?
Finding, negotiating and purchasing a motor home in June of this year. There was a run on these things, impossible to buy new, the

Alan Hartstein, Berkshire Hathaway Laffey International

What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
During these uncertain times life has offered to each of us many opportunities and disappointments. Health, Family, Work all are commingled and are

Max Ralby, HKS Real Estate Advisors LLC

What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?
Two notable deals come to mind during the pandemic. The first is an $11.5 million acquisition renovation loan of nine multifamily and

Keith Brown, Brown Altman & DiLeo, LLP

What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?
The Hartz Mountain redevelopment of the former Newsday facility in Melville was the most challenging project our office has handled to

Michael Murphy, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Commercial Services

What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
There have been several challenges throughout the last few months due to this unprecedented global pandemic. Perhaps the biggest challenge has been

Kimberly Zar Bloorian, Kloud

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?
In 2020, due to the pandemic, I launched Kloud, a full-scale, commercial real estate-focused marketing agency geared toward

Zahra Jafri, Lynx Mortgage Bank LLC

What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?
Our commercial division was successfully able to place a $12.5 million conventional ground-up construction loan for a Holiday Inn Express in