REtail REdux with Cory Zelnik

Shlomo Chopp is a commercial real estate executive with more than 20 years of experience, specializing in distressed assets and complex loan/property situations. He is the managing partner of Case Equity, a CRE investment and advisory firm that focuses on distressed debt restructuring, CMBS workouts, and value-add acquisitions for family offices and institutional investors. The firm manages over $...

Suzanne Schefcik is a commercial real estate broker focused on investment sales of retail centers and automotive properties in the Minneapolis market. She works on deals ranging from $1 million to $20 million, helping clients navigate everything from single-tenant net lease investments to multi-tenant shopping centers. She's a CCIM designee and an active member of CREW, ICSC, the Retail Real Estat...

Stephen Palmese is Co-Founder and Managing Principal of Integritas Capital, a vertically integrated private equity firm with a broad range of investments with a focus on commercial real estate private equity and private credit strategies.  Since 2004, Integritas Capital has been the direct developer of more than $1 billion in real estate transactions and lead investor in more than $1.5 billion in...

Today's episode is a Q + A session with you host and NYC CR legend Cory Zelnik! He'll be answering questions about pivotal career transactions and deals, lessons learned after 20 years of Zelnik & Co., and plans and visions for the future of retail realestate. ABOUT YOUR HOST: Cory Zelnik, veteran real estate broker and Founder of Zelnik & Company, has launched, crafted, and packaged some of the l...

Kenneth Schuckman is the President and CEO of Schuckman Realty Inc., a leading real estate firm specializing in retail leasing, investment sales, and property development. With over 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, Kenneth has built a stellar reputation for his strategic vision, innovative leadership, and commitment to excellence. Kenneth Schuckman's enduring success...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Mr. Irushalmi is President and CEO of Tri-Star Construction Corp., a leading commercial interior construction firm in Manhattan. He has more than 25 years of ownership, corporate oversight and financial management experience at the company. As a seasoned real estate and construction executive, Mr. Irushalmi has a long history of success and commitment to excellence. His broad...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Fly Jamerson is the Director of Growth & Partnerships at MoVO Media Marketing , a social media marketing agency for busy commercial real estate professionals. Fly co- hosts Social Surge, a CRE Marketing morning talk show, with Mo Regalado. This dynamic duo also leads Social Mastery VIP, a digital marketing community for CRE brokers. Fly also serves as fractional Chief of Staff...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Carrie Bobb Shope has completed over $2 billion in total consideration with retailers such as lululemon, Sephora, Shake Shack, Cinepolis, Blue Bottle Coffee, North Italia, Salt & Straw, Flower Child, Drybar, Trader Joes and several others. She has represented landlords such as Asana Partners, Kilroy Realty, Bosa Development, Protea Properties, Heitman, Regency Centers and...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Daniel Liebman is the President and CEO of Veterans Sourcing Group . Veterans Sourcing Group (VSG) is a New York-based, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) that provides IT and non-IT staffing, consulting, and project-based services to Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2011 as a joint venture, it focuses on employing veterans and their families, offering staffing s...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Andrew Luftig is a trusted New York real estate attorney known for his balanced expertise in both residential and commercial transactions. His practice spans representation of buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, borrowers, and lenders, with a practical proactive approach at every stage of a deal. As head of the Residential Department at CPL, he oversees transactions at all pr...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Gabe Einhorn is the Co-Founder & CEO of VryfID, a PropTech startup building a security and verification layer for real estate by organizing and verifying identity and documents before deals begin. He has worked in commercial real estate on $10M+ in transactions, runs Prays, a purpose-driven brand focused on faith and community, and is a former collegiate soccer player who comp...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Adam Kahati is the Founder and President of ADCO Builders, a construction management & general construction firm that helps clients bring their commercial spaces to life — on time, on budget, and with clarity every step of the way. With a background in architecture and construction, I specialize in streamlining complex buildouts and coordinating the many moving parts that go i...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Joe is a life-long entrepreneur with business ventures spanning securities, mortgage, hospitality and real estate industries. He co-founded The Belrose Group to pursue opportunities within the niche Self-Storage sector of Commercial Real Estate. He is actively involved in the growth and management of the organization and under his direction the firm has evolved from traditiona...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: David brings over fifteen years of real estate experience to his position at HREA . Previously David co-founded Silvershore Properties in 2010 and successfully assembled and exited a New York City real estate portfolio with a value in excess of $300 million in over 250 properties. Silvershore's portfolio consisted of properties throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, with a...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Jason D. Richter, CRX, CLS is Managing Principal of Capricorn, helping found the company in 2014. Jason has personally been involved in over 2,500 deals and responsible for north of $1,000,000,000 in aggregate real estate transactions all over the world. Jason has worked with the industry's leading landlords, including Simon, Brookfield, Westfield, Taubman and Vornado, in addi...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Allen C. Buchanan, SIOR joined Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. – Orange in 1984 after five years in the consumer goods business with Procter and Gamble Distributing Company and the E and J Gallo Winery. Allen Buchanan has spent his real estate career in the industrial arena in North Orange and West Riverside County. His specialties include user represent...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Hal acts as a trusted advisor to a diverse clientele that includes developers, investors, landlords, co-op /condo boards and multinational tenants, and is responsible for managing the operations of the law firm. Hal takes pride in the firm started by his grandfather and the reputation and relationships that preceded him. As the Managing Partner, Hal believes in a client driven...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Dana Rubinstein is a reporter for The New York Times and she reports on New York City government and those seeking to influence it. Dana has been reporting on New York City since 2006 when she first began at a newspaper in Brooklyn while pursuing a part-time graduate degree in journalism at Columbia University. Since then she has covered real estate, transportation, politics,...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUESTS: Rod Santomassimo is the founder of The Massimo Group , the leading coaching organization for commercial real estate brokers worldwide. He is a five time bestselling author, a patented inventor, a former division one athlete, and a two-time recipient of Duke University's MBA Alumni of the Year award. Globe St. and ALM Media have also named Rod a "Best Boss in Commercial Real E...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUESTS: Mark Khuri brings over 17 years of real estate investing experience to the organization. His career started in 2005 when he began investing in residential real estate in California and Florida. Throughout his career Mark has been involved in sourcing, underwriting, acquiring, raising capital, rehabilitating, managing and selling both residential and commercial investments thr...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUESTS: Ellen Sinreich is the Founder and Managing Principal of The Sinreich Group , a New York-based law firm focused exclusively on commercial real estate. For more than two decades, she has helped owners, developers, landlords, and tenants structure deals that are not only legally sound but also strategically advantageous. Ellen's experience spans more than $15 billion in real est...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUESTS: Noam Aziz joined Meridian in 2023 and currently serves as a Director in the company's Midtown office. Noam specializes in both landlord and tenant representation, primarily focusing on food & beverage and service-oriented retail spaces. His deep understanding of the market and strong client relationships have quickly made him a go to broker in the New York City real estate sc...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUESTS: Joe Killinger is a Partner at CBI Real Estate. Joe has been an active member in the real estate industry for over 30 years, wearing different hats, and at times multiple hats! Over the years he has been an Agent, Investor, Syndicator, Founder and Operator of companies as well as properties he invests in. He has been personally responsible for the sale of and/or directly invol...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Duane Burress is the owner of DB Landxpert LLC, a service and consulting company that provides land and air rights data to support clients' needs. The approach is using our proprietary database of high-level analysis with a boots-on-the-ground perspective. DB Landxpert consults with real estate firms and creates internal databases to provide intelligence for reports, trials, e...

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Logan Freeman is a seasoned commercial real estate expert with over seven years of experience, having executed more than $350 million in transactions across land development, multifamily, retail, and industrial assets. Known as a LinkedIn Top Voice with over 30,000 followers, Logan is a thought leader at the forefront of integrating AI into commercial real estate. He leverages...