Real Estate & Development Awards – April 2, 2015
As Seen in Long Island Business News April 2015
Long Island Business News, along with Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana and BluChip Marketing, presents the 2015 Real Estate and Development Awards, recognizing the Island’s top professionals in the commercial and residential business community. The 2015 awardees are some of the most dynamic and successful businesspeople in the region, including commercial and residential brokers, developers and economic development officials.
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AWARDEES
Commercial Brokerage of the Year: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Industrial Broker of the Year–Large office: Ralph Perna of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Industrial Broker of the Year—Small office: Richard Cohen of Ashlind Properties
Top Industrial Lease Renewal: ELM Global Logistics, Brentwood – Richard Cohen of Ashlind Properties
Commercial Broker of the Year – Retail: Ken Schuckman of Schuckman Realty
Commercial Builder of the Year: E.W. Howell
Top Education Development—Stony Brook Hospital Medical and Research Translation (MART) building – State University Construction Fund; E.W. Howell; Tom Woo and Paul Zugates of AECOM
Top Office Development/Lease: Dealertrack, North Hills – Don Catalano and Linette Robins of iOptimize Realty, Ray Ruiz of Jones Lang LaSalle
Top Office Sale/Leaseback: 600 Community Drive, Manhasset – Dan Oliver, Scott Berfas, Jordan Oliver of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Top Office Sale – Nassau: 444 Merrick Road, Lynbrook – Adam Rochlin and Michael Levenstein of The Rochlin Organization
Top Office Sale—Suffolk: 175 Broadhollow Rd, Melville – Fairfield Properties; Bob Rosenbluth, Real Estate Strategies
Top Office Repositioning: 900 Stewart Avenue, Garden City – David Leviton, Robert Seidenberg and Dan Brandel of CBRE
Top Office Lease: Flushing Financial at RXR Plaza, Uniondale – Ralph Perna and Dan Oliver of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Top Office Lease Renewal: 200 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho – Bob Rosenbluth of Real Estate Strategies; The We’re Group
IDA of the Year – Nassau: Hempstead IDA
IDA of the Year – Suffolk: Brookhaven IDA
Rising Star in Commercial Real Estate: Aric Schachner of Sperry Van Ness/Realty Three Advisors
Top Industrial Sale—Nassau: 700 Broadhollow Road, 100 Sea Lane and 200-230 Sea Lane, Farmingdale – Phil D’Avanzo and Gary Gabriel of Cushman & Wakefield
Top Industrial Sale–Suffolk: 100 Orville Drive, Bohemia – Ralph Perna and Dan Gazzola of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Top Industrial Lease—Nassau: Sub Zero/Wolf, Syosset – Richard Caputi and Ralph Benzakein of Cresa Long Island; Lee Brodsky, Dan Oliver and Dan Marcus of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Top Industrial Lease–Suffolk: Sheravalen Enterprises, Edgewood – Philip Shwom of Schacker Realty
Top Retail Lease: Stew Leonard’s, East Farmingdale – Joshua Weinkranz of Kimco Realty; Jeffrey Nable of Ripco Real Estate
Top Retail Sale: Broadway Mall, Hicksville – Robert Kuppersmith, Andrew Merin and David Bernhaut of Cushman & Wakefield
Top Commercial Development Project: Hampton Business District, Westhampton Beach – Rechler Equity Partners
Top Retail Redevelopment—Nassau: Nathan’s/Buffalo Wild Wings/Corner Bakery, Oceanside – Basser-Kaufman
Top Retail Redevelopment—Suffolk: King O’Rourke/Chick-Fil-A, Port Jefferson Station – Realty Three; Brody Realty; Commercial Retail Associates
Top Green Project: Calverton Solar Farm – Marie Zere, Zere Real Estate Services
