What accomplishment, milestone, project or transaction stood out for you or your firm in 2025? As I approach the end of my tenure as president of the National Society of American Registered Architects (SARA), founded in 1956, I wanted to highlight what this dedicated group of architects has achieved in the past two years. We have reinvigorated
What accomplishment, milestone, project or transaction stood out for you or your firm in 2025? For $18.62 million, which is $156 per buildable s/f, our team sold an approximately 20,000 s/f development site located at 64-11 Queens Blvd. in Woodside, Queens. We also worked alongside RIPCO’s debt & structured finance team
What accomplishment, milestone, project or transaction stood out for you or your firm in 2025? This has been a very exciting period for CetraRuddy, with growth in our office and significant projects.
What transaction, project, or key moment best reflected the direction of the New York CRE market this year? Even in the middle of a contentious mayoral election with a clear front-runner for months, the
What transaction, project, or key moment best reflected the direction of the New York CRE market this year? 2025 marked NYC’s shift from hesitation to selective confidence. The most telling
What transaction, project, or key moment best reflected the direction of the New York CRE market this year? Coming into the year we saw optimism with federal tailwinds including calls for easing monetary
What transaction, project, or key moment best reflected the direction of the New York CRE market this year? 2025 was the year the NYC market finally shifted from talking about AI to operationalizing it,
What transaction, project, or key moment best reflected the direction of the New York CRE market this year? Without question 2025’s key moment was the election of our new mayor. The housing shortage in
What accomplishment, milestone, project or transaction stood out for you or your firm in 2025? Safehold launched an affordable housing platform this year, in an effort to expand our presence in
What accomplishment, milestone, project or transaction stood out for you or your firm in 2025? Expanding into 400-unit buildings this year was a major milestone. These properties operate like small
What emerging trends or shifts will shape opportunities for you, your firm, or market sector in 2026? In 2026, we see opportunities around residential conversions, zoning updates, and neighborhood-scale
What accomplishment, milestone, project or transaction stood out for you or your firm in 2025? Looking back on 2025, the accomplishment that truly stood out for me was the successful closing of