Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?
Lynx Mortgage Bank, LLC’s Commercial Division recently just closed on a $12.5 million ground-up hotel in New Rochelle, N.Y. Being that this transaction was executed during a global
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?
399 Park Ave. was the first major building lease-up where I was involved from beginning to end. I attended each of the design meetings, which determined
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?
After eight great years of retail brokerage deal making in Manhattan, the “game-changer” deal was my first building purchase: A six-unit multifamily
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?
I was a gymnastics coach before I became a CPA. Now I coach companies in industries that range from real estate brokers and REITs, to construction and development firms. I like to
What do you like most about your job?
Our clients come to us with a vision for a property and task us with structuring and negotiating deals to realize that vision. Whether the deal is a
What led you to your current profession?
I took a business law course in college and loved it. When I got to my first law firm, I was a corporate attorney, but I was brought into a number of
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?
Around 20 years ago I was fortunate to be retained by several large commercial real estate owners/operators in the Brooklyn area to act as debtors’ counsel in a
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?
The expansion of the two Simon Malls on Long Island. At the Roosevelt Field Mall, I oversaw the creation of a new district by the Town of Hempstead for
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?
My initial project at FDT was to work on the disposition of an old moth-balled WWII defense contractor facility for the purpose of preparing the property for eventual sale. The project encompassed hundreds of acres of
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?
Counseling local development corporations on implementing opportunity zone incentives into redevelopment agenda.
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?
The East New York portfolio. This portfolio consisted of 13 non-contiguous development sites and was marketed during the middle of the first of the Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) rezoning in