Spotlights
2024 Year in Review: Keith Brown, Esq., Brown Altman & DiLeo, LLP
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2024? Most significant project accomplishment for 2024 is gaining the zoning approvals for the AIREF Logistics Center located at Woodside Ave., Bellport, NY. This vacant, approximately fifty-acre industrial warehouse project will be comprised of four buildings totaling approximately 400,000 s/f in a Light Industrial
2024 Year in Review: Joe Yacobellis, Mojo Stumer Associates
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2024? This year we were thrilled to see one of our most prominent mixed-use transit oriented development projects, Bryant Plaza at the Roslyn LIRR station, brought to life. This development is as good an example
2024 Year in Review: Robert Logan, CPA, TFG Accounting and Tax New York, LLC
What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? High interest rates, inflation, and cost increases across the board affected all our clients, especially those in real estate management and development, architecture, construction, etc.
2024 Year in Review: Jennifer Djurkovic, Djurkovic Investment Properties
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2024? In November 2024, I successfully brokered a significant joint venture between a prominent NYC developer and a church group. The agreement allows the church to contribute their land while retaining ownership of their property,
2024 Year in Review: Sarah Berman, The Berman Group
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2024? The Berman Group’s creative team has led the design, positioning and marketing of two premier Brooklyn campuses for the City of New York and NYC Economic Development Corporation.
2024 Year in Review: Matthew O’Grady, Cord Meyer Development Company
What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? Cord Meyer Development anticipated the growing trend of restaurants expanding into vibrant, outdoor-friendly spaces by creating a dynamic restaurant row at Bay Terrace Shopping Center. We envisioned a destination that combined appealing landscaping, inviting outdoor seating, and a diverse culinary offering to meet the rising demand for dining experiences beyond traditional indoor settings.
2024 Year in Review: Lev Mavashev, Alpha Realty
What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2025? New York City’s multifamily market is seeing momentum, with transaction volume rising for two consecutive quarters. The third quarter saw a 12.8% increase over Q2, driven by optimism about potential interest rate cuts and renewed confidence following a Trump win. Furthermore, NYC’s resilient rental market, where rents continue to grow despite national declines,
2024 Year in Review: Shimon Shkury, Ariel Property Advisors
What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? Ariel’s Capital Services Group arranged a $33.75 million acquisition loan for a 105,282 s/f, 151-unit, predominantly free-market luxury multifamily property on Manhattan’s UES, exemplifying continued investor appetite
2024 Year in Review: Katie Vivian, Largo Capital
What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? This year, all of the hotel transactions I closed were financed either through our life company correspondent lenders or network of CMBS lenders. This highlights a notable shift in the lending landscape,
2024 Year in Review: Nicholas Venditto, Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman LLP
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2024? Our firm represented Long Island Waste Services in connection with a recapitalization involving a significant equity investment from Terramont Infrastructure Partners, a middle-market focused infrastructure investment firm. Long Island Waste Services is a locally owned and operated waste management company.