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2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Suzette Bather. DIG Architecture
August 25, 2026
What leadership lesson has made the greatest impact on your career? I’ve learned true leadership creates opportunities for others. I apply this life lesson to DIG’s strategic growth in New York where it has the greatest impact: investing in people.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Kristin Niver, Robinson+Cole
August 25, 2026
What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? Closing some of the nation’s first loans under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), the $27 billion federal program capitalizing clean energy lending, has been the most rewarding work of my career.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Julianne Befeler, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP...
August 25, 2026
What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? Echelon Studios’ $304 million construction financing for ground-up film and television production facilities at two Brooklyn sites.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Kate Keller, Keller Augusta
August 25, 2026
What trend or change in commercial real estate do you believe will have the biggest impact over the next five years? Artificial intelligence, though not how the headlines suggest. We are early in the adoption curve, and most of the industry has not embraced AI for critical decision making.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Sonya Dufner, FASID, Gensler
August 25, 2026
What trend or change in commercial real estate do you believe will have the biggest impact over the next five years? I believe AI will have the greatest impact on commercial real estate over the next five years, not by making the workplace less relevant, but by evolving the experience for employees.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Julianne Calisto, Marcus & Millichap
August 25, 2026
>What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? The most rewarding project I worked on was developing and rolling out a national mentorship program for operations managers.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Jade Shenker, SERHANT.
August 25, 2026
What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? One of the most meaningful transactions I’ve closed over the past year was the acquisition of 36 East 73rd Street, where I represented a West Coast-based family office at the intersection of technology, AI, and fashion.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Jaimee Nardiello, Zetlin & De Chiara LLP
August 25, 2026
What leadership lesson has made the greatest impact on your career? The greatest leadership lesson I’ve learned is that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to leading people.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Lauren Cahill, Grubb Properties
August 25, 2026
What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? Closing the financing and reaching the topping out of Link Apartments, 8 Carlisle has been the highlight of my year.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Jess Cherepski, Merchants Capital
August 25, 2026
What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? Any of the 10+ NYCHA PACT transactions we’ve financed. I grew up in NYCHA housing — mice in my bedroom, peeling paint, elevators that reeked of urine.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Lindsey Doren, CetraRuddy
August 25, 2026
What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? Working on office-to-residential conversions has been incredibly rewarding. Our team has found unexpected, creative solutions to help clients meet their goals within the constraints of existing buildings.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Tobi Jaiyesimi, Kasirer
August 25, 2026
What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? The Monitor Point Project, which was approved by the city council in July. This project is an excellent example of public-private partnership, and when completed will deliver over 1,300 units of housing with 50% permanently affordable.
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