Spotlights

2017 Year in Review: Nadine Cino, TygaTrax

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017?   Our most notable TygaTrax deal this year was with JP Morgan Chase, because in this instance, we not only tracked every tagged asset 24/7 during their move, we managed it remotely from…

2017 Year in Review: Mark Stamford, OccamSec

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? We worked with a real estate company to develop an ongoing assessment and information data security program to help them meet all the ongoing requirements and avoid suffering a major security breach. During the course of this we developed…

2017 Year in Review: Chuck Merritt, Merritt Environmental Consulting Corp.

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? Assisting in the conversion of a dark auto dealership to a fitness facility. The property was littered with environmental issues including…

2017 Year in Review: Michael Novak, Atlantic Environmental Solutions, Inc.

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? At Atlantic Environmental Solutions, Inc. (AESI), we strategically target our environmental consulting and remediation services to the areas of industrial and commercial property transactions. Over the past 20 years, our firm’s greatest impact has been…

2017 Year in Review: Michele Boddewyn, Boddewyn Gaynor Architects, d.p.c.

Who or what contributed to your success in 2017 and why? RXR Realty & Development, a longstanding client of the firm, retained BGA for a variety of large Manhattan Office Building projects.   Since 2011, RXR and BGA have worked together on a number of…

2017 Year in Review: Eric Jacobov, Concord Capital

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017?  This year Concord Capital proposed a $175 million three-year plan to create an urban development project centered around the Spring Valley train station. The plan, which was recently approved by the Village of Spring Valley Urban Renewal Board, will be…

2017 Year in Review: Michael Gadaleta, MG New York Architects, PLLC

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? MGNY’s most notable project for 2017 is the rehabilitation of The Roxy, a 1938 Art Deco building originally part of the former Jersey City Medical Center. We are currently converting and restoring the…

What have you rented lately? Renting can often be more financially beneficial than purchasing - by Ron Lanzo

We’ve seen a large increase in the kinds of goods and services that have become available via rental lately. As most of my past readers of this column have come to expect that I’m always on the lookout for what’s new in the rental business…

Retail today–the ultimate entrepreneurial moment to create something new and exciting - by Jedd Nero

With major retailers continuing to announce store closings nationwide, these are definitely challenging times for the retail real estate sector. As Amazon continues to expand and other online retailers begin to take off, traditional retail is expected to take an even greater hit than it’s already seeing…

Blue Mountain Plaza undergoing upgrade with expansions, renovations – includes $1 million McDonald's project; Kurtsam Realty is property owner

Peekskill, NY According to owner Kurtsam Realty Corp., Blue Mountain Plaza, a 66,000 s/f shopping center, is getting a fresh new look thanks...