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What market trend(s) will impact your industry in 2019? Our company, a professional mergers & acquisitions and business brokerage firm, sees continued growth in our industry for 2019, benefiting buyers and sellers.  Currently, interest rates are still low for buyers, and for sellers, there is still currently favorable taxation. 

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018? Stroock’s national real estate group spearheaded many notable and exciting deals over the past year.  One deal we’re particularly proud of as a firm is our representation of biopharmaceutical leader Pfizer Inc. in its new global headquarters in one of Manhattan’s most historic and innovative developments: Hudson Yards.

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018? We insured several transactions exceeding $100 million in 2018, but most noteworthy was probably issuing the title policy for the Atlantis Resort in Bahamas for $1.8 billion.

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018? Lease renewal with both tenants at 4016 Nesconset Hwy, Setauket, Ethan Allen and La Z Boy, for over 30,000 s/f.

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018? The most notable window project I led this year was for the new luxury apartment complex The Lenox in Jersey City, N.J. Crystal Windows supplied over 2,000 energy efficient architectural aluminum windows combined to create expansive window walls for this development. 

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?   Represented the owner of the property at 20 Times Square, New York, New York in connection with its $1.53 billion sale of the property. 

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018? Marketing the former IBM property in Somers, NY as a school campus opportunity. This was one of those rare occasions where you retrofit a building for a different use that actually lays out very nicely. This site has all the key elements necessary for the conversion to work; it’s spacious, interconnecting buildings, as well as housing and residential life and dorm potential. 

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018?  I am proud to say, we had a very active year. We had many exciting, challenging projects in 2018 all over New York City! We have an amazing growing clientele that we sincerely thank for their continued support.

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction, or professional achievement in 2018? 2018 was an exceptional year with the continued growth of my interior design firm and with many exciting projects coming on board. As I look back on the year, I am especially pleased with the recognition I received for my work to promote the advancement of women in the industry through…

What was the best decision that you made in 2018 and how did it impact your business? Shen Milsom & Wilke, LLC made a commitment to focus on client engagement and thought leadership.  Our team has worked hard to lead our clients down the path to identify solutions that best suit their needs. We have focused our attention on the overall user-experience and have developed creative and cost-efficient designs that enhance the experience of the spaces we design.

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018? I personally could not have created the opportunities and accomplishments that I have realized without the team I work with in our respective markets that provides local knowledge coupled with our unmatched reach across New York State. 

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018? After a very lengthy arbitration, we won a very large award on behalf of one of our developer clients who was faced with construction defects and a defaulted contractor.