Spotlights

2019 Ones to Watch: Ari Benyacov, Westbridge Realty Group

What do you consider to be your greatest success in the past 12 months?
While my biggest deal in the past 12 months was the $25 million sale of Sheridan Ct. (201 East 164th) in the Bronx, a

2019 Ones to Watch: Rob Marek, E-Z Riser Roof Raising

What advice can you offer to someone who is just getting started in your industry? 
Please don’t fake it until you make it – commercial real estate is already full of transparent egos and

2019 Ones to Watch: Greg Goldberg, Meridian Retail Leasing

What do you consider to be your greatest success in the past 12 months?
Over the past 12 months, I have worked to successfully bring new concepts to SoHo, closing a deal with Society Limonta at

2019 Ones to Watch: Petro Zinkovetsky, Zinkovetsky Law Firm

What advice can you offer to someone who is just getting started in your industry?
Make sure you really like and enjoy what you are doing, otherwise you won’t succeed in this industry. The real

2019 Ones to Watch: Jeremy Anne Herco, SCG Retail

Who or what do you attribute to your success?
I’m extremely fortunate to work with an incredible team of GIS professionals in our New York office. They are

2019 Ones to Watch: Daniel Bernstein, Rosenberg & Estis, P.C.

What advice can you offer to someone who is just getting started in your industry?
You’ve got to keep learning because the changes keep coming. Potential changes as of October 2019 include: Reform of the NYS property tax

2019 Ones to Watch: Lauren Curcio, Worth Property Group LLC

Who or what do you attribute to your success? 
My mentor, Michael Pescatore, the president of WPG. I joined the firm in 2015 starting out with no experience in the

2019 Ones to Watch: Andrew Natter, Collaborative Group

Who or what do you attribute to your success?
I attribute most of what I’ve accomplished thus far to my partner, Harold Fuchs. He has been in the business

2019 Ones to Watch: Charlie Howe, Brookfield Properties

What do you consider to be your greatest success in the past 12 months?
I have taken the lead on project managing Brookfield’s South Bronx development which is one of the largest

2019 Ones to Watch: Chris Varjan, Lee & Associates NYC

What do you consider to be your greatest success in the past 12 months?
It has only been about 12 months since I moved my team to Lee & Associates to open up the investment sales