How do you contribute to your community or your profession?
As a senior project manager for most of my career in the city, I have contributed with large scale projects, such as the Delta terminal at LaGuardia.
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?
Charlotte Square Phase I. This was a project that I worked on six years ago, before I was licensed. It was a high-profile project in downtown,
How do you contribute to your community or your profession?
I am focused on bringing sound and sustainable land use planning to communities in and around New York City. I am vice chair of the Planning Accreditation Board,
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?
In 2013, we were awarded our two largest projects at that time, simultaneously, by the same owner. Both were new construction of several buildings
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