Spotlights

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Sara Rubenstein, Continental Ventures

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?  I have been working on an assemblage and the development of a new condominium project that is going to be a…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Ksenia Tretiakova, Leslie E. Robertson Associates

What trends are you seeing so far this year in your field?  Recently, there has been a lot of emphasis on incorporating newer technology within the construction and real estate industries. At LERA, our brilliant computational engineering team has been…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Jaclyn Peranteau, Prime Engineering, PC

If you have had a mentor in your career, who was it and what did they teach you?  Thomas Filazzola, PE. Tom was my manager at my first engineering job, training and eventually mentoring me in the Engineering field. Since then, he has become both a personal friend and trusted colleague, in addition to…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Erin Crowe, FXCollaborative

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?  My second daughter was born last February and provides a lens to reflect on my construction milestones in 2017…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Arlene Maidman, Townhouse Management

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?  Spearheading Townhouse Management’s efforts to redevelop and develop over one million s/f of mixed-use properties in…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Courtney Janto, Buckingham Properties

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?  In 2017 I received the NYSCAR Commercial Deal of the Year Award. This award was for an 8,000 s/f restaurant that is going in downtown Rochester. The restaurant is a…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Linda Scainetti, Designworks LPS, LLC 

What was your most notable project 2017? I was very fortunate in 2017 to have worked with so many wonderful business owners who entrusted me with designing their office space. My most notable project in 2017 was…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Neda Levy, Douglaston Development LLC

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?  In 2017, Jeff Levine, Douglaston Development’s Chairman, charged me with leading the refresh of the Douglaston Development brand through its…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Deena Crimaldi, Zetlin & De Chiara LLP

If you have had a mentor in your career, who was it and what did they teach you? While I have been extremely fortunate to have several great mentors, my most influential is Sandra Janin, Esq., the director of the Writing Program at New York Law School. Under her tutelage, my…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Alexis Newman, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

What trends are you seeing so far this year in your field?  In the face of climate change, many are realizing they can do better when it comes to building performance. In addition to…