Spotlights

2022 Year in Review: Lloyd Streisand, US Bank - The Streisand Team

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? My team is in the residential mortgage industry. We have been impacted by the change in interest rates.

2022 Year in Review: Eli Nichtberger, JLM Decorating

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022? JLM Decorating reshaped the city’s hospitality landscape with the successful completion of one of the first “6-Star” hotels: The Aman New York at the Crown Building on Fifth Ave.

2022 Year in Review: Donald Gelestino, Champion Elevator

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022? Completion of a 45mil elevator modernization project at co-op city.

2022 Year in Review: Jeff Hendler, Logical Buildings

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022? Our most notable project in 2022 was the successful deployment of our Virtual Power Plant (VPP) turnkey solution for Veris Residential.

2022 Year in Review: Alex Davis, Mavryk Finance & Tezos Dynamics

What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2023? Mavryk Finance is currently developing a block-chain based banking co-op for secured lending and borrowing of digital assets.

2022 Year in Review: David Ofenloch, Clifton Budd & DeMaria LLP

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? There have been a few trends impacting my firm and our employer clients from a labor and employment perspective

2022 Year in Review: Gregory Gordon, Harvest Power LLC

What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2023? In addition to the increase in some of the local rebates–the Federal Government has also increased the Invest Tax Credit for commercial solar projects from 26% to 30%–compounded by some of the local laws

2022 Year in Review: Anthony Stancanelli, Phronesis Engineering

How has your career path changed in 2022? For over 20- years I have practiced civil engineering, working at some of the most notable firms in the industry.

2022 Year in Review: Barry Sunshine, Janover LLC

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022? Working and collaborating with clients to help them secure the cash flow needed to expand and grow their business by identifying ways for them to save on taxes.

2022 Year in Review: Douglas Atkins, Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? The New York property tax law firm landscape changed dramatically in 2022 when the decades-long industry leader, Koeppel Martone & Leistman, L.L.C., joined FDT with all of their attorneys, staff and clients.