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What leadership lesson has made the greatest impact on your career? A mentor once told me, “Your reputation is built in the deals nobody sees you working on.” That stuck with me.

What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? An industrial building that had been empty for years and now we have most spaces full. We were able to find unconventional tenants and the owner was willing to do the buildout. He is happy with the outcome and it has been rewarding to see.

What trend or change in commercial real estate do you believe will have the biggest impact over the next five years?  I expect AI’s expanding role to have the largest impact on CRE over the next 5 years, particularly infrastructure to support power, data, and workplace performance.

What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? The most rewarding project of my year has been Brand Urban’s real estate partnership with Goop Kitchen.

What trend or change in commercial real estate do you believe will have the biggest impact over the next five years? Authenticity is already a differentiator, but I believe its next evolution is becoming a meaningful underwriting factor through place identity.

What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? I led an advisory project for a beloved London-based operator entering New York City, an opportunity to bring our home market to life for those who don’t live and breathe it daily.

What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? One of the most rewarding experiences has been leading Maman’s national real estate strategy during its transformation from a six-unit concept to a national brand with more than 60 locations.

What trend or change in commercial real estate do you believe will have the biggest impact over the next five years? The most significant shift will be the continued evolution of commercial real estate from places people visit to destinations they seek out.

What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? The Sky Zone deal at East River Plaza stands out as the most rewarding project of the past year. It required relocating Planet Fitness to the FDR level and working around Ashley Furniture’s planned departure, combining both spaces into a single 36,000 s/f footprint for Sky Zone.

What leadership lesson has made the greatest impact on your career? The leadership lesson that has made the greatest impact on my career is that effective leaders create opportunities for others to learn through observation and experience.

What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? This year, I refinanced a deal that was the catalyst for a family to begin their successful portfolio of shopping centers.

What trend or change in commercial real estate do you believe will have the biggest impact over the next five years? We all have an eye, or two, on AI and how its continued advancement will impact CRE in the short and long term.