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What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Leading the EverGreene’s team on Enoch Pratt Free Library’s restoration, coined as the ‘Jewel of the City of Baltimore,’ working with Binder Beyer Belle Architects and Gilbane. Over the last three years, this multi-phased construction consists of complicated coordination…

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?  I’m currently working with an amazing team on the Belmont Arena Development project, future home of the NY Islanders hockey team. As part of this billion-dollar development, there are many moving parts. They’re proposing an arena, hotel, office building and retail, to be built around…

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Passing the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) Exam has been my greatest professional achievement in the last 12 months. Over the course of one year, I passed two exams and in April 2018 I passed the third and final exam to earn my certification…

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?  The beginning of 2018 marked the start of construction of 555 E St. in Washington D.C. of which I have the honor of being the project manager. This new mixed-use building is a neighborhood transformative project in…

Evolution Energy Partners is a full-service energy consulting company founded on over 25 years of experience in the deregulated energy markets. Our executive team has over 80 years combined supply and demand side expertise – and has helped hundreds of clients save millions of dollars on their energy spend…

Merritt Environmental Consulting Corp. (MECC) was formed In June of 2009, under the direction of Chuck Merritt who has been assisting lending institutions, attorneys, real estate investors, and property owners for over two decades…

Since opening its doors in 1975, AFR has evolved from a respected local business to an industry leader. Owner Neil Scholnick, who acquired the Philadelphia-based company in 1983, crossed paths with future co-owner Jerry Hellmann in 1989. Seeing an opportunity to…

GeoData Plus is a real estate data provider for all 50 states, used by thousands of real estate practitioners including appraisers, brokers, lenders, and investors. It is best known as a provider of real estate comparables and its nationwide foreclosure database.

What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019?  The impact of Hudson Yards has not been fully felt. Many tenants will leave the Midtown and Plaza Districts and cause a flood of space to enter the market. I also believe that the commitment of Amazon to Long Island City will not be positive for NYC as it will put pressure on transportation, housing and employment.

What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019? In an effort to preserve the rent stabilized stock, New York City and New York State continue to propose legislation that limit New York City landlords. Proposed legislation includes eliminating vacancy decontrol and bonuses and limiting the benefit of MCI’s (major capital improvements). 

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018? In December 2018, MRA closed on the acquisition of a Macy’s department store in Nanuet. The site is connected to Simon Property Group’s revitalized open-air destination, The Shops at Nanuet MRA negotiated the complex transaction, which involved negotiating a new 102,000 s/f lease with home décor superstore AT HOME while in contract, as well as a