Spotlights

Professional Profile: Holley Drakeford 2013

Name: Holley Drakeford Title: Sales Manager Company: Giscombe Realty Group, LLC Location: 1825 Park Avenue, Harlem, NY Birthplace: Brookl...

Professional Profile: Jody Kriss 2013

Name: Jody Kriss Title: Principal, Co-Founder Company: East River Partners, LLC Location: Manhattan, 21st and Broadway Birthplace: N.Y.C Edu...

Professional Profile: Marisa Manley 2013

Name: Marisa Manley Title: President Company: Commercial Tenant Real Estate Representation (CTRR) Location: New York Birthplace: Wichita, K...

Investments: Be nimble in real estate - Step out of the box and remove limiting blinders

Over the past few years, the U.S. has experienced a long period of interest rates that were relatively flat and historically low. The result...

Appraisal: Rising interest rate's value effect - A negative impact at only a fraction

At the beginning of the year I forecasted that interest rates would increase and put upward pressure on overall capitalization rates. The re...

Architecture: Controlled inspections - An integral part of design services to protect the public

Special inspections are conducted during most construction processes in NYC to verify that work is being done in accordance to approved plan...

Executive of the Month: Weinstock, partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek; Elected chair of NYSBA Real Property Section

The New York Real Estate Journal recently sat down with Benjamin Weinstock of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek for a question and answer session. Q...

City of Peekskill; Smallest city of Westchester taking big steps attracting $60 million in public and private investment

Not many cities can claim to have 26 economic development projects in the works these days. But that's exactly what's happening in Peekskill...

CA Technologies donates land for LIHBCDC plans to build six affordable homes for returning veterans

Long Island Home Builders Care Development Corp. (LIHBCDC), a charitable arm of the Long Island Builders Institute, has received approval to...

Wincoram Commons; 176 rental units and 13,000 s/f of retail

Real estate development on Long Island is a challenge. But local municipalities have taken steps to let the development community know they ...