Category: Spotlight Content

2021 Year in Review: Barry Sunshine, Janover LLC

2021 Year in Review: Barry Sunshine, Janover LLC

December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? During the pandemic, my clients leaned on me and my firm for guiding and assisting them through these very rough times. This guidance included
2021 Year in Review: Christine Barshtak, Finaly General Contracting Corp.

2021 Year in Review: Christine Barshtak, Finaly General Contracting Corp.

December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? Nothing matters if you don’t have your health. All the money, all the prestige, all the success – none of
2021 Year in Review: Peter Morandi, LEED AP, Eastman Cooke Construction

2021 Year in Review: Peter Morandi, LEED AP, Eastman Cooke Construction

December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? Scrappy bootstrapping! We learned to adapt by working cohesively at minimalist levels, actually right-sizing when the pandemic struck. We continued and even
2021 Year in Review: April Intrabartola, Eastman Cooke Construction

2021 Year in Review: April Intrabartola, Eastman Cooke Construction

December 28, 2021
How has your working environment changed over the last year? Our staff has become increasingly proficient at being flexible. Necessity is the unequivocal mother of invention and we learned how to do more with less.
2021 Year in Review: Peter Bafitis, AIA, RKTB Architects, P.C.

2021 Year in Review: Peter Bafitis, AIA, RKTB Architects, P.C.

December 28, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022? The trends toward hybrid workforces and increased work flexibility are here to stay, not only for the architecture industry but for many
2021 Year in Review: Roey Dor, Obligo

2021 Year in Review: Roey Dor, Obligo

December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? The world is much more technologically advanced than I had realized. If you had asked me before the pandemic to assess how functional the world would
2021 Year in Review: Steve Kirschner, Principals Direct Group

2021 Year in Review: Steve Kirschner, Principals Direct Group

December 28, 2021
How has your working environment changed over the last year? I have been able to maximize the usage of virtual workspaces and social media resulting in more productive time with clients and business referral sources,
2021 Year in Review: David Curry, Farrell Fritz, P.C.

2021 Year in Review: David Curry, Farrell Fritz, P.C.

December 28, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021? Farrell Fritz represented TD Bank in two large financings with Steel Equities. One was a permanent loan on the movie and television production studio in
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