Building Knowledge

This segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” examined how the Village of Port Chester in Westchester County in New York State is managing its recent surge in residential development. The episode also provided a look at the efforts of the Port Chester-Rye Brook-Rye Town Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the business community. Sylvia Dundon, the Executive Directo...

Several members of the building and realty sectors are facing serious problems regarding financing. Accordingly,  this segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” featured a discussion on the current conditions of the Finance Sector and their effects on the building and realty industries. Russell Nova, the Principal of Cornerstone Capital of N.Y., was the guest. He...

The significance of this year’s decisions of The Westchester County Rent Guidelines Board to the Building and Realty Sectors was the topic of this episode of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI).” Our guest was Alana Ciuffetelli, Chair of The Apartment Owners Advisory Council (AOAC) of The Building and Realty Institute (BRI). Alana is a member of the Board of Trustees o...

The Strategies That Businesses Should Utilize for Their Advertising and Marketing Processes During Summer” and “Guidelines for Businesses Regarding Their Advertising and Marketing Plans for the Fall” were the subjects of this segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI).” Our guest was Michael Dardano, the principal of The Buzz Potential, a well-known marketing and p...

This segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” reviewed the First-Quarter Real Estate Sales Markets in the Hudson Valley Region of New York State. The episode also examined what has been happening in those markets since the end of the first quarter. Our guest was Leah Caro, a member of the Board of Managers of One Key Multiple Listing Service. Leah is a past Chai...

The Regional Plan Association’s New Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Report - “Homes on Track: Building Thriving Communities Around Transit” - was the topic of this episode. Marcel Negret, a Senior Planner with the Regional Plan Association (RPA), was the guest. He issued a comprehensive overview of the report and its contents regarding Transit Oriented Developments and how those developments ca...

This episode of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” examined how the recently-passed N.Y. State Budget will affect the building, realty and construction sectors. The segment also took a look at the current conditions of the building and remodeling industries in New York State. Michael Fazio, the Executive Vice President of The New York State Builders Association (NYSB...

This episode of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” delivered a warning to Residential and Commercial Building Owners and Managers in the New York metropolitan area – be prepared for the upcoming Hurricane Season. There have been consistent reports in the media from experts who are stressing that an extremely active Atlantic Hurricane Season is ahead. The Atlantic Hur...

How Boards of Directors of Co-ops and Condos Should Prepare For - and Conduct – Their Respective Annual Meetings” was reviewed in this segment. Our guest was  David   Amster , Chairman of The Advisory Council of Managing Agents (ACMA) of The Building and Realty Institute (BRI), which is known as “ACMA.” ACMA is a component association of The Building and Realty Institute (BRI) and is composed of s...

This segment of “Building Knowledge” examines the New York metro area’s remodeling markets and what could be ahead for them. The episode has three guests – Michael Murphy, Chair of the Remodelers Advisory Council (RAC) of the BRI, and Daniel Dawkins and Michael Kowgios, Board Members of the Remodelers Advisory Council (RAC) of the BRI. Michael Murphy is the Director of Business Development for Mur...

This segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” examines the many challenges facing Owners and Managers of Multifamily Buildings and Complexes in the New York metropolitan area. Our guest is Alana Ciuffetelli, Chair of the Apartment Owners Advisory Council (AOAC) of the BRI. The Apartment Owners Advisory Council, also known as the AOAC, represents hundreds of Buil...

Michael Rosenberg, the President and Chief Executive Officer of M&R Windows of New York, a member of the Building and Realty Institute (BRI), is our guest. Michael was a regular guest on the former radio shows of the Building and Realty Institute (BRI). In this episode, Michael highlights the importance of maintaining windows and doors in certain climates. He also reviews his views on a new grant...

This segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” features Leilani Yizar-Reid, a Team Leader at The Mid-Hudson Problem Gambling Resource Center, as the guest. Leilani covered many issues regarding Employees who are consumed by gambling. She also reviewed what Employers need to know about gambling scenarios. Leilani addressed the topic of this episode on the former r...

This segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” issues a look at the re-development of underutilized properties. Our guest is Steven Wrabel, Esq., a partner with the law firm of McCullough Goldberger and Staudt, LLP, Attorneys At Law. McCullough Goldberger and Staudt is based in White Plains in Westchester County in New York State. Steve has been a regular guest o...

Jeff speaks to guest Lisa Scherrer - the Chief Executive Director of The New Crystal Restoration Enterprises. She provides a look into restoration processes that should be followed by both building owners and property managers after a disaster. The New Crystal Restoration Enterprises is based in Port Chester in Westchester County in New York State.

Wilson Kimball, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) in Westchester County, in New York State, was the guest for this segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI).” Wilson Kimball is also the Executive Director of the New York State Public Housing Authority Directors Association (NYSPHADA). Four topi...

This segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” provides an analysis of Westchester County’s Commercial Real Estate Market in 2023. Our guest is Garry Klein, the Managing Director of Houlihan Lawrence Commercial, a commercial real estate company that is based in Rye Brook in Westchester County in New York State. Garry Klein and his company are members of the Build...

Episode Nine of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” covered two topics - “How to Deal With Troublesome Employees” and “A Reminder For N.Y. State Employers On The Need To Provide Sexual Harassment Prevention Training For Their Employees." Our guest is Matthew Persanis, Esq., Labor Counsel to the Building and Realty Institute (BRI) and its seven component associations....

This segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” will examine how a veteran member of the real estate industry in the New York Metro Area is dealing with the many challenges facing the local real estate market. Episode Seven of our series featured Mitchell Usavich, a Senior Vice President of Statewide Abstract Corporation, a well-known Title Insurance company in th...

The Real Estate Markets are currently facing many negatives. Accordingly, this episode of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” features a discussion on the Stumbling Blocks that are affecting the Real Estate Markets in 2024. Mitchell Usavich, a Senior Vice President of Statewide Abstract Corporation, is the guest. Statewide Abstract is a well-known Title Insurance comp...

Jason Schiciano, Co-President of Levitt-Fuirst Insurance of Tarrytown in Westchester County in New York State, is our guest on this episode. Levitt-Fuirst Insurance is the Insurance Manager for the Building and Realty Institute (BRI) and its seven component associations. Levitt-Fuirst Insurance is also the manager of New York State Workers Compensation Groups 458 and 530 of The Building and Realty...

This episode of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” provides answers to frequently-asked questions from Boards of Directors of Co-ops and Condos on Co-op and Condo Procedures. The questions for this segment are from inquiries that the Cooperative and Condominium Advisory Council (CCAC) of The Building and Realty Institute (BRI) receives on a regular basis. The guest o...

The Fourth Quarter and 2023 Real Estate Sales Markets in the Hudson Valley Region of New York State are examined in this segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute.” A look at what could happen in those markets in 2024 is also examined. Leah Caro, a member of the Board of Managers of One Key Multiple Listing Service, is the guest. Leah Caro is a past Chair of One Key Mul...

In this segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” the following question is addressed: Winter Has Arrived – Is Your Building Or Complex Prepared For A Potential Disaster? Stuart Betheil, the principal of Fleetwest Management Corporation, is the guest. Fleetwest Management Corporation is based in White Plains in Westchester County in New York State. Stuart Betheil...

This segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” will examine what strategies businesses should utilize regarding their Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Processes for 2024. Michael Dardano, the principal of The Buzz Potential, a well-known Marketing and Public Relations company that is based in Tuckahoe in Westchester County in New York State, is the gue...