Valley president; Don Minichino, Houlihan Lawrence Commercial and incoming NYSCAR Greater
Putnam Westchester president; Matt Gibbs, Keller Williams and 2021 NYSCAR Hudson Valley
president; and Jennifer Maher, J. Philip Commercial Group and 2021 NYSCAR Greater Putnam
Westchester president.
More than 100 members of the New York State Commercial Association of Realtors (NYSCAR) Hudson Valley and Greater Putnam Westchester chapters gathered at Pizza Union in Newburgh to celebrate this year”™s Dealmaker Awards. Recipients were handpicked by members of each board after having been nominated by their peers.
“Every year we gather as a community to honor our members, who are the best practitioners of commercial real estate in our region and this year was no exception” said John Coladonato, incoming president of NYSCAR”™s Hudson Valley chapter.
Awards announced at the evening event are:
The Lifetime Achievement Dealmaker award was given posthumously to Kevin McGrath of McGrath Realty Inc., who closed hundreds of commercial real estate transactions during his almost 50 years in the profession.
Hudson Valley Credit Union received the Affiliate Dealmaker award in recognition of its sponsorship and commitment to NYSCAR and its members throughout the year.
Economic Development Dealmakers included: Craig Pelsue and Silvio Perez of John J. Lease Realtors; Kevin McGrath and Rob Buyakowski of Kevin McGrath Realty Inc.
The Creative Dealmakers included Guy Blake, CCIM, Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Co.; Daniel Lefever, Mark Stryker Realty; Dave Kanney, Pioneer Realty Advisors; Akiba Rand, KW Commercial First in New York; and Thomas LaPerch, Houlihan Lawrence Commercial.
Outstanding Dealmakers are: Jay Feinberg and James Walker, KW Commercial Hudson Valley; Akiba Rand, KW Commercial First New York; Steven Lerner, Vanguard Fine; Don Minichino, Houlihan Lawrence Commercial; and Hans Hardisty, SVN Hardisty Realty.
“Both of our chapters serve as the primary resource for commercial brokers in the entire Hudson Valley region for marketing, collaboration and learning best practices,” said Jennifer Maher, 2021 president of the NYSCAR Greater Putnam Westchester chapter.”
