2019 Year in Review: Brandon Polakoff, Avison Young

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?
From a personal standpoint, my greatest professional accomplishment in 2019 was closing eight Manhattan sales that I originated with another

2019 Year in Review: Eileen O’Toole, The Law Office of Eileen O’Toole

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?
I opened the Law Office of Eileen O’Toole, with a concentration in rent regulation and other landlord-tenant matters.

2019 Year in Review: Joseph Aquino, JAACRES

What are your predictions for commercial real estate in 2020?
2020 will see far more deals. Property owners will finally stop saying, “I coulda got this rent (and they name a figure) three years ago.

2019 Year in Review: Benjamin Levine, Douglaston Development

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?
Without question, my greatest professional accomplishment of 2019 was completing the condominium conversion of the landmarked 75 Greene in

2019 Year in Review: Jason Hudson, Cornerstone Land Abstract

What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2019?
We closed a development deal with a client that involved a joint venture with a religious organization that included: An assemblage of

2019 Year in Review: Nancy Colella, NYS Sustainable Corp.

What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2019?
NYS Sustainable Corps.’ most notable deal is the administering of a town-wide emergency response power source called a Microgrid.

2019 Year in Review: Thomas Kearns, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?
2019 brought together an unusual amalgam of philanthropic and professional “giving back” opportunities. I led the Olshan delegation to the

2019 Year in Review: Michael Edery, Paradigm Commercial Real Estate LLC

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?
We expanded our sales force and underwriting teams…Still hanging onto the ever-elusive hopes of an early retirement

2019 Year in Review: Stewart Haney, PE, PMP, LEED AP, Wendel

What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2019?
The new Dash’s Market on Hertel Ave. is a 45,000 s/f success story in New Urbanism. This accessible, human-scaled urban design is

2019 Year in Review:Daniyel Cohen, Winick Realty Group

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019?
This year I was proud to not only complete four times as many deals in 2019 as I did in 2018, but also to be able to diversify my portfolio with