Spotlights

2017 Year in Review: Sarah Jones-Maturo, RM Friedland LLC

What trends will impact your business in 2018? The continued boom of online shopping/e-commerce will have a significant impact on our business. We are uniquely positioned because our strongest service lines are…

2017 Year in Review: Hope Knight, Greater Jamaica Development Corp.

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? As part of a highly competitive, statewide competition - known as the Downtown Revitalization Initiative – GJDC helped create a winning application securing $10 million of state investments for Downtown Jamaica. In July 2017, lieutenant governor Kathy Hochul visited…

2017 Year in Review: Nicholas Malagisi, SVN Commercial Real Estate Advisors

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? Closed on a $28 million self storage deal in…

2017 Year in Review: Lev Mavashev, Alpha Realty

Name & Title: Lev Mavashev, Founder & Managing Partner Company Name: Alpha Realty Address: 12 West 32nd Street – 5th Flo...

2017 Year in Review: Lawrence Sarn, CPEX Real Estate

What trends will impact your business in 2018? As has been well documented, investment sales activity in New York City has declined precipitously in 2017. We have found that transactional and dollar volume are down a third compared to last year, and almost half…

2017 Year in Review: Chris Havens, TerraCRG

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? The 11,000 rentable s/f lease for Stink Digital’s move to…

2017 Year in Review: Harry Zlokower, Zlokower PR Company

Who or what contributed to your success in 2017 and why? Our success in 2017 was driven by Zlokower Company’s deep experience and skills  in  communicating the right messaging through credible media, speaking and digital platforms that reach the target…

2017 Year in Review: Alexis Newman, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? My most notable and most challenging professional achievement this year has been serving as President-Elect and then as President of the New York Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS). I hope to leave a…

2017 Year in Review: Michael Murphy, Douglas Elliman Commercial

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? Negotiating the acquisition of 6050 Northern Blvd., Muttontown – 42 acres of land known as the infamous Martin Viette Nursery and being recognized as one of the top commercial brokers on…

2017 Year in Review: Paula Parrino Altiere, Nationwide Court Services Inc.

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2017? In 2017, we were approached about forming a new venture by owners of a failing process service company. They specialized in serving foreclosure papers in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Washington D.C.  We took over the…