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Greater New York City Area

The only real estate advisory and brokerage firm that exclusively represents religious corporations in the NYC Metro area.Ecclesiastical Realty has successfully: • Provided commercial real estate strategic analysis and guidance to more than 100 houses of worship to build financial strength by leveraging their real estate assets • Successfully negotiated more than $185 million in closed or in-contract commercial real estate deals for its clients and built a pipeline of $100+ million to be brought to market by fourth quarter of 2022 over next 12 months• Created a team of eight (8) commercial real estate professionals representing more than 190 years of total industry experienceMy role as Founding Partner entails:• Creating and implementing a sales growth commercial real estate strategy• Developing internal systems for customer relationship management, sales data capture, marketing platforms and templates, and team communications• Formulating the multi-year strategies including maximizing mission and financial value, assembling best-in-class teams (i.e. architects and attorneys), overseeing marketing and RFP processes, establishing negotiation priorities and parameters, and providing clients with ongoing support• Working with clients’ leadership, board of trustees and real estate committees to make optimized strategic asset management decisions to take advantage of real estate development opportunities• Delivering real estate strategy symposium presentations to congregations and leadership• Providing stakeholder management and serving as an owner’s advocate for the client from initiation to project completionNon-profit real estate | Real estate advisory | Real estate strategy | Stakeholder management | Due diligence | Real estate portfolio optimization | Strategic analysis | Real estate analytics | Real estate finance | Real estate capital markets | Real estate development

Greater New York City Area

The longest running and most historic music rehearsal facility in NYC, since 1979. Alumni include Madonna, Billy Idol and The Strokes.The Music Building features 40,000 square feet and 69 monthly studios of rehearsal space in Times Square. Managed by a team of seven (7) employees providing onsite and remote operations, the Music Building serves the needs of more than 1,000 musicians each month.As CEO and partner, I have put efficiencies in place to enhance the experience for our musician tenants.Since taking over as business owner I have:• Grown revenues by 60%, beating Midtown properties by 25% and CPI by 300% over a ten-year period• Developed multi-platform media partnerships to provide tenants with free exposure• Transitioned to commercial-grade invoicing and rent payment system• Installed internet-based technology systems (i.e. sensors and security cameras) to make building operations more efficient• Overseen a multi-million dollar annual budget

New York, New York, United States

Investor in income-producing industrial assets in U.S. metropolitan markets tied to domestic supply chains. Portfolio of 675,000 sf across multiple States.

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

The premiere minority-owned commercial real estate brokerage specializing in non-profit real estate in NYC.In my role as Director of Strategy & Business Development, I have successfully: • Represented The Salvation Army in $30 million sale of Williamsburg property in 2016, receiving $4,200 per buildable square foot, a record setting price that has yet to be broken• Represented The Salvation Army in $29 million sale of Clinton Hill property in 2019• Represented The Salvation Army in $10 million acquisition and $10 million construction budget for the development of a 46,000 square foot processing facility, completed in 2019• Represented American Folk Art Museum in 18,000 square foot lease for Long Island City annex, valued at more than $3 million.

Master'S Degree, Real Estate

B.S., Management

Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Pi