Spotlights

2019 Ones to Watch: Bridgette Van Sloun, Urbahn Architects

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months? For the past two years, I have been the project architect for the new 65,000 s/f CUNY Lehman College Nursing Education, Research, and Practice Center (NERPC) in the Bronx. Despite many challenges related to the…

2019 Ones to Watch: David Khukhashvili, Ariel Property Advisors

What advice can you offer to someone who is interested in a career in your industry? Choose a path that you are passionate about. Given the highly competitive nature of the real estate industry, it’s very important to constantly hone your skills and master your craft as a professional. Having a drive is vital and a true passion is a great catalyst.

2019 Ones to Watch: Jacob Namdar, Klosed Properties

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?  During a difficult time in the market, we were able to close on several transactions in the Bronx and Harlem.

2019 Ones to Watch: Lou Fuoco, The Fuoco Group

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?  Drawing visibility and credibility to Opportunity Zones, one of the biggest game changers for commercial real estate, communities, and investors to come out of the Tax Reform Act. I love being one step ahead, and now there are more options than 1031s.

2019 Ones to Watch: Jacob Twena, Tri State Commercial Realty

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?  I consider my recent greatest professional accomplishment as completing five retail lease transactions in two days. It took a lot of hard work and persistence but being able to close that many deals in such a short

2019 Ones to Watch: Stephen Pacicco, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months? I worked as part of a team of Olshan Real Estate lawyers in representing the owner of 80-88 Flatbush Ave., 90-98 Flatbush Ave. and 102 Flatbush Ave., under long term ground leases to affiliates of Alloy Development, in combining the

2019 Ones to Watch: James Ashley Johnston, Metropolis Property Group

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?  I launched Metropolis Property Group (MPG) with a goal to create a full-service development company with a strategic business plan that provides real estate services correlated to varied roles across numerous asset classes. To support MPG’s immediate growth, I added

2019 Ones to Watch: Will Parra, SCG-Retail

What advice can you offer to someone who is interested in a career in your industry? Dive in head first. As someone on the data side of the RE business, there has never been a more opportune time than now. With so much information available in the marketplace, tenants, landlords, and brokers not only need

2019 Ones to Watch: Miguel Jauregui, Greysteel

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?  The past 12 months have been a whirlwind of change for me as a new father and by joining a new firm. I feel most accomplished by the opportunity that was presented to me as the co-lead of Greysteel’s NYC office, working directly under the guidance of

2019 Ones to Watch: Robert Manetta, Mojo Stumer Associates

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?  It’s very rewarding seeing my projects develop from a conceptual design to a real life structure. I have also had the opportunity to travel and work on out of state projects, which is a great way to expand my network.