Category: Spotlight Content

2021 Year in Review: Jason Hoffman, Janover LLC

2021 Year in Review: Jason Hoffman, Janover LLC

December 28, 2021
What is the best advice you received in 2021, and who was it from?
The best advice I received was from a mentor and a client. They reminded me that any time in New York real estate history where there was an increase in
2021 Year in Review: Robert Frustaci, Premier Compaction Systems

2021 Year in Review: Robert Frustaci, Premier Compaction Systems

December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
The concern of your employee’s health and welfare was never more important.
2021 Year in Review: David Wilkes, Esq., CRE, FRICS, Herman Katz Cangemi Wilkes & Clyne, LLP

2021 Year in Review: David Wilkes, Esq., CRE, FRICS, Herman Katz Cangemi Wilkes & Clyne, LLP

December 28, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?
One of the single most impactful ongoing expenses for any major real estate investment is the property tax. We are all operating in an environment of great uncertainty about
2021 Year in Review: Dominic Coluccio, Samanea New York

2021 Year in Review: Dominic Coluccio, Samanea New York

December 28, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?
Developers and owners are evolving to create new, unique experiences that engage and connect with consumers and their communities. Instead of focusing only on
2021 Year in Review: Adam Courtney, Neighbor Advisors LLC

2021 Year in Review: Adam Courtney, Neighbor Advisors LLC

December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
The biggest lesson I learned during the pandemic is that life and work don’t stop just because the world did. Even when work pauses on a
2021 Year in Review: David Levy, Lester Bleckner & Shaw LLP

2021 Year in Review: David Levy, Lester Bleckner & Shaw LLP

December 28, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?
More action. We are a full-service real estate firm, launched with the idea that being a “one-stop shop” would enable us to best serve and
2021 Year in Review: Jodi Warren, Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld LLP

2021 Year in Review: Jodi Warren, Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld LLP

December 28, 2021
How has your working environment changed over the last year?
Our firm has sought to find a balance between remote work and in-office work. There are days when our entire group comes in and days where we work
2021 Year in Review: Mark Leskanic, Surety Bond Professionals, Inc.

2021 Year in Review: Mark Leskanic, Surety Bond Professionals, Inc.

December 28, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?
Industry wise, I anticipate further growth into 2022 and 2023, mostly fueled by the influx of monies and the government's “priming” of the economy.
2021 Year in Review: Richard Foster, Cedar Communities

2021 Year in Review: Richard Foster, Cedar Communities

December 28, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?
I believe senior housing as an asset class will continue to see increased occupancy numbers. Additionally, I believe interest rates will
2021 Year in Review: Greg Berger, Robert Martin Company, LLC

2021 Year in Review: Greg Berger, Robert Martin Company, LLC

December 28, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
The sale of 3 Executive Blvd. and 3 Odell Plaza in Yonkers—over 130,000 s/f of office space—for $36.6 million, which represented a
2021 Year in Review: Megan Elgard, The Falcon Group

2021 Year in Review: Megan Elgard, The Falcon Group

December 28, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
My greatest accomplishment within Falcon in 2021, was the rebranding of the company. We wanted a clean fresh start for the new headquarters office move and
2021 Year in Review: Melissa Guagenti, LEW Corp.

2021 Year in Review: Melissa Guagenti, LEW Corp.

December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
Lead-based paint laws in New York are going to be highly regulated.