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Professional Profile: Alisa Amsterdam 2013

Name: Alisa Amsterdam Title: Associate Director Company: Cushman & Wakefield Location: New York, N.Y. Birthplace: Baltimore, MD Education: Business marketing major at University of Maryland First job outside of real estate: Corporate sales, Theory First job in real estate or allied field: Cushman & Wakefield What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Retail leasing with a focus on both tenant and landlord representation in Manhattan. How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Go home and play with my five-month old daughter. Favorite book or author: I'm reading "Gone Girl" right now and it's a great page-turner. Favorite movie: This year it was definitely "Argo" Last song you downloaded? "Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys One word to describe your work environment: Dynamic Rules to live by in business: The harder you work, the luckier you get. If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go? Kelly Ripa, Babbo What is your dream job? An Actress
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Strategic pause - by Shallini Mehra and Chirag Doshi

Strategic pause - by Shallini Mehra and Chirag Doshi

Many investors are in a period of strategic pause as New York City’s mayoral race approaches. A major inflection point came with the Democratic primary victory of Zohran Mamdani, a staunch tenant advocate, with a progressive housing platform which supports rent freezes for rent
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AI comes to public relations, but be cautious, experts say - by Harry Zlokower

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Lasting effects of eminent domain on commercial development - by Sebastian Jablonski

Lasting effects of eminent domain on commercial development - by Sebastian Jablonski

The state has the authority to seize all or part of privately owned commercial real estate for public use by the power of eminent domain. Although the state is constitutionally required to provide just compensation to the property owner, it frequently fails to account
Behind the post: Why reels, stories, and shorts work for CRE (and how to use them) - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian

Behind the post: Why reels, stories, and shorts work for CRE (and how to use them) - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian

Let’s be real: if you’re still only posting photos of properties, you’re missing out. Reels, Stories, and Shorts are where attention lives, and in commercial real estate, attention is currency.