Spotlights

2019 Ones to Watch: David Wilkes, Wilkes Law Group, PLLC

What advice can you offer to someone who is interested in a career in your industry? This is a field in which you must master highly technical rules and principles over a period of years, and also have the ability to negotiate deals with authority. Personality counts for more than you’d imagine. Your adversary must also know…

2019 Ones to Watch: Eugene Chernyak, CNY

Who or what do you attribute to your success? Being proactive. In most work environments, people are there to just “do their jobs” and nothing more. How often does one hear at a work place, “Oh, that’s not my job, so-and-so should do it.”

2019 Ones to Watch: Trystan Polsinelli, Compass Commercial

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months? Being offered the opportunity to join Compass, was an opportunity of a life time. I successfully sold three retail condos, 262-272 Mott St., for a just under $3,000 per s/f, in my first six months of my investment sales’ career. 

2019 Ones to Watch: Cara Cronin, Cronin & Cronin Law Firm, PLLC

Who or what do you attribute to your success?  Nothing can replace hard work when it comes to success. I take the time to really evaluate and develop each case I negotiate to show maximum results for our clients. I am also lucky to have partners and staff with that same work ethic. 

2019 Ones to Watch: Angelo Skartsiaris, C3S CoRE Consulting, Inc.

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months? Obtaining my Professional Engineer license in the state of New York, and establishing C3S CoRE Consulting, Inc. with my partners.

2019 Ones to Watch: Eli Weisblum, Ariel Property Advisors

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?  In 2018, I doubled the amount of business that I originated versus the previous year. By expanding my focus to cover all asset classes and becoming more familiar with different market dynamics, I also expanded my geographic range of deals

2019 Ones to Watch: Luke Meola, CNY

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months? Being a part of the Times Sq. Edition Hotel (a.k.a. 20 Times Sq.) team and having a hand in building something so iconic in one of the most famous places in the world, is something I’m incredibly proud of. Everyone I worked with and

2019 Ones to Watch: Julia Rocco, Kimco Realty

Who or what do you attribute to your success?  I attribute my success to having a learning mindset. I’m curious about everything in real estate and have worked in many different facets of the industry from acquisitions to commercial mortgage backed securities. My broad experience has helped me establish a big picture perspective.

BuildingsNY 2019 coming to the Javits Center April 2-3

New York, NY BuildingsNY, one of the region’s largest annual gatherings in the industry, delivering building owners and managers, facility and maintenance managers, superintendents, architects, managing agents, contractors, developers and engineers the opportunity to…

NYC Mold Local Law 55 now is being enforced! Indoor asthma allergen hazards in residential properties - by Lee Wasserman

NYC Local Law of 2018, A.K.A. NYC Indoor Asthma Allergen Hazards in Residential Dwellings and Pest Management is now live and enforced! The law requires additional time and education, with more responsibilities and certifications…