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What inspired you to pursue a career in your industry, and what path brought you to your current role? I was drawn to the lighting industry because it allows me to help shape spaces for some of the world’s most recognized companies and create environments where New Yorkers work and spend their time. Lighting helps shape those spaces in a real and visible way.

What accomplishment or project so far in your career are you most proud of? A few months after I started on the brokerage side of the industry, I had the opportunity to work on an assignment finding a manufacturing facility for a Canadian HDPE pipe manufacturing company.

What accomplishment or project so far in your career are you most proud of? Helping lead the sale of Omni Plaza, a 415,000 s/f, two-tower office portfolio in the core of downtown Albany, NY. Both buildings were significantly under-occupied, so the assignment wasn’t about selling existing cash flow. It was about helping the market see what the asset could become.

What inspired you to pursue a career in your industry, and what path brought you to your current role? Growing up, I actively volunteered at community centers throughout Los Angeles. My background closely aligns with the communities served by our nonprofit clients. Those early experiences of helping others inspired me to pursue a career in real estate development focused on creating positive social impact.

2026 Ones to Watch - Rising Stars: Meridian Capital Group Team Feature

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What inspired you to pursue a career in your industry, and what path brought you to your current role? My undergraduate degree was in engineering, and my initial plan was to work in the aerospace industry. However, after spending a few years working in that world, I realized that I wasn’t satisfied by what I was doing. I have always had a passion for the natural world.

This special section will feature projects completed within the past six months as well as projects that are currently under construction across Long Island, submitted by developers, general contractors, construction managers, and architectural firms. 

The New York Real Estate Journal is pleased to present Women in Commercial Real EstateOverview This annual feature will celebrate the exceptional women and woman-owned firms making a significant impact across the New York commercial real estate industry.

Queens, NY Asset CRG Advisors brokered one of the largest Opportunity Zone development sales in the country — a transformative site in the heart of downtown Jamaica. Managing partners Yuriy Ustoyev and Sadya Liberow represented both buyer and seller in the $59.7 million transaction

Adaptive reuse has become one of the most important conversations in commercial real estate today. Long Island has a large inventory of aging retail, office and industrial

Queens, NY Grace’s Place is a senior housing development financed by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) under the Senior Affordable Rental Apartments (SARA) program to be in the Edgemere section of Queens