Category: Spotlight Content

2019 Ones to Watch: Erin Kiernan, Marks Paneth LLP

2019 Ones to Watch: Erin Kiernan, Marks Paneth LLP

April 16, 2019
Who or what do you attribute to your success? I attribute my success to my parents, who taught my three siblings and I the importance of a strong work ethic. In addition to being hardworking, both of my parents are also very creative– another trait I am…
2019 Ones to Watch: Nicholas Strachovsky, K.O.W. ARMA Development Consultants

2019 Ones to Watch: Nicholas Strachovsky, K.O.W. ARMA Development Consultants

April 16, 2019
If you have a mentor, who is it and how have they influenced your personal & professional growth?  My father was a mentor. Unfortunately, I lost him early in life but he was a self-made man. He came from being a poor student and mechanic in Queens to a thriving cardiologist with his…
2019 Ones to Watch:Daniel Berman, Kramer Levin

2019 Ones to Watch:Daniel Berman, Kramer Levin

April 16, 2019
Who or what do you attribute to your success? When I originally decided to go to law school and subsequently joined Kramer Levin to specialize in real estate, I wasn’t looking at where I would be when I graduated or two years into the job. Instead, I tried to picture my career in…
2019 Ones to Watch: Christopher White, Montroy DeMarco Architecture, LLP

2019 Ones to Watch: Christopher White, Montroy DeMarco Architecture, LLP

April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?  As both job captain and project manager, I have successfully completed the exterior and interior redevelopment of Long Island City’s Austell Place Building. The project converted this historic four-story, 50,000 s/f property, a former…
2019 Ones to Watch: David Wilkes, Wilkes Law Group, PLLC

2019 Ones to Watch: David Wilkes, Wilkes Law Group, PLLC

April 16, 2019
What advice can you offer to someone who is interested in a career in your industry? This is a field in which you must master highly technical rules and principles over a period of years, and also have the ability to negotiate deals with authority. Personality counts for more than you’d imagine. Your adversary must also know…
2019 Ones to Watch: Eugene Chernyak, CNY

2019 Ones to Watch: Eugene Chernyak, CNY

April 16, 2019
Who or what do you attribute to your success? Being proactive. In most work environments, people are there to just “do their jobs” and nothing more. How often does one hear at a work place, “Oh, that’s not my job, so-and-so should do it.”
2019 Ones to Watch: Trystan Polsinelli, Compass Commercial

2019 Ones to Watch: Trystan Polsinelli, Compass Commercial

April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months? Being offered the opportunity to join Compass, was an opportunity of a life time. I successfully sold three retail condos, 262-272 Mott St., for a just under $3,000 per s/f, in my first six months of my investment sales’ career. 
2019 Ones to Watch: Cara Cronin, Cronin & Cronin Law Firm, PLLC

2019 Ones to Watch: Cara Cronin, Cronin & Cronin Law Firm, PLLC

April 16, 2019
Who or what do you attribute to your success?  Nothing can replace hard work when it comes to success. I take the time to really evaluate and develop each case I negotiate to show maximum results for our clients. I am also lucky to have partners and staff with that same work ethic. 
2019 Ones to Watch: Angelo Skartsiaris, C3S CoRE Consulting, Inc.

2019 Ones to Watch: Angelo Skartsiaris, C3S CoRE Consulting, Inc.

April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months? Obtaining my Professional Engineer license in the state of New York, and establishing C3S CoRE Consulting, Inc. with my partners.
2019 Ones to Watch: Eli Weisblum, Ariel Property Advisors

2019 Ones to Watch: Eli Weisblum, Ariel Property Advisors

April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months?  In 2018, I doubled the amount of business that I originated versus the previous year. By expanding my focus to cover all asset classes and becoming more familiar with different market dynamics, I also expanded my geographic range of deals
2019 Ones to Watch: Luke Meola, CNY

2019 Ones to Watch: Luke Meola, CNY

April 16, 2019
What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment in the past 12 months? Being a part of the Times Sq. Edition Hotel (a.k.a. 20 Times Sq.) team and having a hand in building something so iconic in one of the most famous places in the world, is something I’m incredibly proud of. Everyone I worked with and
2019 Ones to Watch: Julia Rocco, Kimco Realty

2019 Ones to Watch: Julia Rocco, Kimco Realty

April 16, 2019
Who or what do you attribute to your success?  I attribute my success to having a learning mindset. I’m curious about everything in real estate and have worked in many different facets of the industry from acquisitions to commercial mortgage backed securities. My broad experience has helped me establish a big picture perspective.