Spotlights

CREG Featured Company: About Raise the Roof Logistics

Raise the Roof Logistics is a project management company specializing in roof lifting projects through an affiliation with LIFTEX Roof Lifting. LIFTEX raises an existing roof in any commercial building to create taller clear heights that meet modern building requirements. This patented expansion process has revolutionized

CREG Featured Company: About Jody Fisher PR

For brands and businesses that want to grow and maintain a positive reputation, public relations (PR) is an essential tool. Combining positive news coverage with social media, direct outreach and thought leadership, PR writes the history of your organization that

CREG Featured Company: About Cancos Tile & Stone

For over 70 years, Cancos Tile & Stone has been a leading name in the tile and stone industry, delivering premium products and unparalleled service to commercial developers, architects, and designers. With 12 showrooms strategically located throughout New York, Cancos has established itself as

Join NYREJ in Celebrating Women in CRE!

We’re excited to announce that the New York Real Estate Journal’s annual Women in Commercial Real Estate Spotlight will be published in our August 26 issue—and the nomination portal is now open!

2025 Ones to Watch - Rising Stars: Alice Chen,GFP Real Estate

What recent professional milestone or project are you most proud of, and why? I’m most proud of my work on SoMA at 25 Water St. — now the largest office-to-residential conversion in the U.S. completed to date. I’ve been part of the project from day one: identifying the building, planning the redevelopment, raising capital and closing the purchase.

2025 Ones to Watch - Rising Stars: Levitt Yaffe, RXR Realty

What recent professional milestone or project are you most proud of, and why? A few months into my job as a senior property coordinator, my assistant property manager was transferred to another property. A month later my tenant services coordinator quit and then my property manager temporarily took leave.

2025 Ones to Watch - Rising Stars: Matthew Crawford, Blank Rome LLP

What recent professional milestone or project are you most proud of, and why? In commercial leasing, I’m proud to have negotiated over 50 leases nationwide, including for Equinox, Zuma, TAO Group, Chica, Yardbird, SixPoint Brewery, Brilliant Earth, JD Sports, Vuori, Aritzia, and landlord-side deals for Acadia Realty Trust.

2025 Ones to Watch - Rising Stars: Joseph Heins, Phillips Lytle LLP

What is your top advice for someone just starting out in your field? Your reputation is your most valuable asset - this includes both your professional reputation (the quality of your work) and your personal brand (the quality of your person). It can take a long time to build your reputation, so be patient.

2025 Ones to Watch - Rising Stars: Alexander Smith, OPEN Impact Real Estate

What recent professional milestone or project are you most proud of, and why? I am most proud of brokering the $52.6 million sale of Rising Ground’s 28-acre Leake & Watts campus — leading the nonprofit through a transformational mission-aligned real estate strategy. Through comprehensive analytics and end-to-end execution across sales, leasing and relocation,

2025 Ones to Watch - Rising Stars: Cassia Schaeffer, Cassin & Cassin LLP

What recent professional milestone or project are you most proud of, and why? As a Partner at Cassin, I’m proud of my work on a NYC housing project through the PACT Preservation Program. It involved 43 parcels, 650 units, and complex financing with multiple stakeholders. The deal addressed 20 years of capital needs and preserved affordable housing for 1,000 residents.