Mr. Monroe Kaufmann, CRE Emeritus
Retired
Floral Park, NY
Work Phone: (516) 429-3681
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
Property Specialty: Retail
Mr. John Clark, CRE
President, Pyramid Brokerage Company, Inc.
East Syracuse, NY
Work Phone: (315) 445-8509
Practice Focus: Commercial real estate services for major corporations and institutions.
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
Mr. Robert White, Jr., CRE
Founder & President, Real Capital Analytics
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Work Phone: (212) 387-7103
Practice Focus: Capital markets for commercial real estate, values, capital flows, and liquidity for the core property types.
Chapter Affiliation: Florida
Mr. William Banfield, Esq., CRE
Senior Partner, Podell, Schwartz, Schechter & Banfield, LLP
New York, NY
Work Phone: (212) 883-6500 ext. 212
Practice Focus: Reduction of real property tax assessments, property tax exemptions, abatements and p.i.l.o.t.s, tax projections.
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
Ms. Sharon Locatell, CRE
Owner/President, Appraisers and Planners, Inc.
New York, NY
Work Phone: (212) 683-1122
Practice Focus: Real estate arbitration and litigation support.
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
Mr. Neil Madsen, CRE
Principal, Madsen Advisors, LLC
New York, NY
Work Phone: (646) 801-1706
Practice Focus: Real estate asset management, portfolio management and consulting.
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
Mr. William Beckmann, CRE
President, Beckmann Appraisals, Inc.
Tappan, NY
Work Phone: (845) 359-0070 Ext. 308
Practice Focus: Ad valorem (property tax), eminent domain (condemnation) litigation, appraisals, expert witness/legal strategies, and traditional appraisal services.
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
Mr. Michael Turner, CRE
President, Turner Drake & Partners, Ltd.
Halifax, NS
Work Phone: (902) 429-1811
Practice Focus: Providing valuation, property tax and counseling advice on all types of industrial, commercial and residential property throughout Atlantic Canada.
Chapter Affiliation: Canadian
Mr. Raymond Cirz, CRE
Senior Managing Director, Newmark Valuation & Advisory
New York, NY
Work Phone: (212) 372-2472
Practice Focus: Consulting with experience concentrated in major urban properties. Specialty areas include complex retail and urban properties.
Chapter Affiliation: New Jersey,New York Metropolitan
Mr. Robert O'Rourke, CRE
Senior Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Investments, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
New York, NY
Work Phone: (212) 919-3370
Practice Focus: Commercial mortgage finance, real estate equity investment and valuation.
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
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