What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2023? A notable victory concerned procuring summary judgment (valued at a few hundred thousand dollars, and also attorneys’ fees/costs and interest) on an unpaid
What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? We have been quite vocal about the role of insurance companies as a potential source of permanent capital for the real estate estate investment management sector. We think that trend continues
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2023? I led McAlpine Contracting’s team that has successfully completed four specialized luxury veterinary clinics totaling more than $10 million in construction value. They required coordination
What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2024? Green remediation is a market trend for sustainable reuse of ‘brownfield’ sites. Development projects benefit from greener cleanups both economically and socially. Because excavation and off-site disposal
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2023? In a strategic move aimed at solidifying its position in the South Florida market, AMAA has successfully acquired Bryntesen Engineering
What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? The new type of speculative developments of K-12 educational buildings in NYC has created opportunities for the AEC industry. IMC has designed
What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2024? There is no trend larger or that will have a major impact on the security industry than artificial intelligence (AI). Security AI trend would also include a blend of AI and cybersecurity.
What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? NYC’s decision to contract its projects in the design/build method has opened new opportunities for the AEC industry and improved the quality of public work
What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? The swift increase in interest rates and resulting jump in cap rates over the last 18 months has dramatically changed our practice. Clients
What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? 2023 was the year of the high interest rate, and that touched every real estate deal from homes to class A commercial. Whether our clients needed
