Spotlights

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Erin Crowe, FXCollaborative

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?  My second daughter was born last February and provides a lens to reflect on my construction milestones in 2017…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Arlene Maidman, Townhouse Management

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?  Spearheading Townhouse Management’s efforts to redevelop and develop over one million s/f of mixed-use properties in…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Courtney Janto, Buckingham Properties

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?  In 2017 I received the NYSCAR Commercial Deal of the Year Award. This award was for an 8,000 s/f restaurant that is going in downtown Rochester. The restaurant is a…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Linda Scainetti, Designworks LPS, LLC 

What was your most notable project 2017? I was very fortunate in 2017 to have worked with so many wonderful business owners who entrusted me with designing their office space. My most notable project in 2017 was…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Neda Levy, Douglaston Development LLC

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?  In 2017, Jeff Levine, Douglaston Development’s Chairman, charged me with leading the refresh of the Douglaston Development brand through its…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Deena Crimaldi, Zetlin & De Chiara LLP

If you have had a mentor in your career, who was it and what did they teach you? While I have been extremely fortunate to have several great mentors, my most influential is Sandra Janin, Esq., the director of the Writing Program at New York Law School. Under her tutelage, my…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Alexis Newman, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

What trends are you seeing so far this year in your field?  In the face of climate change, many are realizing they can do better when it comes to building performance. In addition to…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Alexa Antopol, Fisher Dachs Associates

What was your most notable project 2017? Helping to launch a new [spinoff] company, Agile Lens: a full-service VR design and consulting group specializing in…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Beth Zafonte, Akerman LLP

When I am not working, I am… When I am not working I find great joy in directing my energy and full attention toward my family and friends and engaging in various philanthropic activities…

2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Katherine DeMercurio, EverGreene Architectural Arts

When I am not working I am… Perfecting my homemade pasta making abilities with my Italian husband. We also grow up to seven varieties heirloom tomatoes on our balcony in Brooklyn…