Spotlights

2019 Women in Real Estate: Tina Gagliano, Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP

What recent project or transaction are you most proud of? 
I represented a public REIT in its acquisition of a $196.8 million portfolio of 28 floating-rate commercial real estate mortgage loans and worked directly with a special committee of the Board of Directors who ultimately had

2019 Women in Real Estate: Esti Broyde, Roey Realty LLC

What was one of your biggest accomplishments in the last 12 months? 
I sold a rent regulated multifamily property in Brooklyn. The deal fell apart numerous times before it closed. As a broker you have to know how to resolve all issues even the ones that don’t necessarily pertain to the broker. 

2019 Women in Real Estate: Jaime Schultz, Lee & Associates NYC

What is your favorite motivational quote? 
“Be the change you want to see in your world.”

2019 Women in Real Estate: Erin O’Brien, Certilman Balin

What is your favorite motivational quote? 
“Hard work will put you where the good luck can find you.”

2019 Women in Real Estate: Catherine O’Toole, Lee & Associates NYC

What is your favorite motivational quote? 
“What worked yesterday might work today, but is obsolete tomorrow.”

2019 Women in Real Estate: Joan Simon, Admiral Real Estate Services

What is the best advice you have received, and who was it from? 
The best advice I have received is to make an un-solicited offer. When I started Westchester real estate, a buyer was

2019 Women in Real Estate: Jonata Dayan, HSP Real Estate Group, NAI Global

What is your favorite motivational quote?
One of my favorite motivational quotes is from Ira Fishman, a founding partner of HSP Real Estate Group. It was originally advice his uncle Jeff Gural gave him when he first started his career at Newmark.

2019 Women in Real Estate: Cara Cronin, Cronin & Cronin Law Firm PLLC

What is your favorite motivational quote?
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.” ~ Abraham Lincoln.

2019 Women in Real Estate: Andrea Gendel, Pryor Cashman LLP

Who inspired you to join the CRE Industry?
My father was a mechanical contractor in NYC who worked on many large projects. It was always interesting to have him point out buildings that he worked on. I loved that when he finished a job, he could see the fruits of his labor.

2019 Women in Real Estate: Jennifer Recine, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan

What is your favorite motivational quote?
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal…” Often attributed to Winston Churchill, but not sure that is correct. Whoever said it first, it is an important reminder that persistence is what matters.