Category: Spotlight Content

2023 Year in Review: Jason Hoffman, Armanino LLP

2023 Year in Review: Jason Hoffman, Armanino LLP

December 26, 2023
What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? 2023 was the year of the high interest rate, and that touched every real estate deal from homes to class A commercial. Whether our clients needed
2023 Year in Review: Steve Powell, Vista Skywall Systems

2023 Year in Review: Steve Powell, Vista Skywall Systems

December 26, 2023
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2023? Vista Skywall Systems is installing the building façade for 90Ninety, a new major mixed-income development in Jamaica, Queens. For this
2023 Year in Review: David West, Hill West Architects

2023 Year in Review: David West, Hill West Architects

December 26, 2023
What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? Hill West has noted an increase in the number of office-to-residential conversions being studied. Recently, I led a conference with AIA New York on the
2023 Year in Review: Jennifer Djurkovic, Djurkovic Investment Properties

2023 Year in Review: Jennifer Djurkovic, Djurkovic Investment Properties

December 26, 2023
What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2024? As 2023 is coming to a close, we can reflect on recent property trades to predict trends in the market. I bet my stack of chips that 2024 will be the year that NYC multifamily will make a comeback and
2023 Year in Review: Cem Savas, Plentific

2023 Year in Review: Cem Savas, Plentific

December 26, 2023
What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? Recognizing the growing need for centralization among the labor and supply shortages, Plentific successfully launched two new modules – compliance
2023 Year in Review: Omar Eltorai, Altus Group

2023 Year in Review: Omar Eltorai, Altus Group

December 26, 2023
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2023? My greatest professional achievement this year was the launch of Altus’ Research team, which allowed us to connect our data with context from capital
2023 Year in Review: Sandra Tripp, Huntsman Architectural Group

2023 Year in Review: Sandra Tripp, Huntsman Architectural Group

December 26, 2023
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2023? As part of a global, data-driven workplace strategy for Moody’s, we designed and implemented a new workplace focused on “Purpose First” for
2023 Year in Review: Gary Li, Kostow Greenwood Architects

2023 Year in Review: Gary Li, Kostow Greenwood Architects

December 26, 2023
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2023? Completing the transformation of the top floor in the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 127 into the new R&D space for Smart Design. With collaboration as
2023 Year in Review: James Cohen, SBLM Architects

2023 Year in Review: James Cohen, SBLM Architects

December 26, 2023
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2023? The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery was the culmination of 10 years of thoughtful programmatic design and advocacy by our Miami and New York
2023 Year in Review: Christopher Turner, Denham Wolf Real Estate Services

2023 Year in Review: Christopher Turner, Denham Wolf Real Estate Services

December 26, 2023
What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? Vacancy rates vary by location and building quality in NYC. A general flight to quality by tenants has left more limited pickings amongst the best Class A
2023 Year in Review: Elaine Haney, Nimbio

2023 Year in Review: Elaine Haney, Nimbio

December 26, 2023
What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? An increased demand for smart access control, and its convenience, is seen among residents and property managers. Mobile-based technology is delivering improved
2023 Year in Review: Denis Leff, Suffolk

2023 Year in Review: Denis Leff, Suffolk

December 26, 2023
What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2024? In 2024 and beyond, advanced technologies including sensors, IoT hardware and software development tools will become increasingly integrated with AI capabilities as the smart-building transitions