One Mann's Opinion

Heading into summer, Manhattanites are shrugging off their jackets, putting on their shorts and heading outside to enjoy the weather.

At Mann Report, we’re turning our own faces towards the sun and doing our part to add to the city’s ambiance.

Closing the first third of 2012, we see many exciting things for New York coming up in the second two-thirds, with Mann Report doing its part to keep things new and fresh on the commercial industry-reporting end of things.

Straying away from our typical trend of featuring companies on our cover, this month we’re featuring 1775 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, a 300,000-square-foot condominium, of which 220,000 square feet was recently acquired by Houlihan-Parnes Realtors, LLC and JJ Operating. With retail and office/clinic space immediately available, 1775 Grand Concourse is situated just north of the Cross Bronx Expressway at East 175th Street. To read more about the Houlihan-Parnes/JJ Operating acquisition, read the cover story starting on page 56.

For May, we’re also featuring various prestigious companies and individuals throughout the city, including: Abigail Jones, Periconi, LLC; Albert Price, Blesso Properties; Ari J. Schwartz, Eastern Consolidated; David Gilbert, UGL Services; John Wheeler, Jones Lang LaSalle; Kenneth Salzman, Lee & Associates NYC; Nicholas Hyatt, Thornton Tomasetti; and Ronald D. Addison, Madison Title Agency.

Kenneth Adams — President, CEO, and Commissioner of Empire State Development — recently spoke at a B’nai B’rith Real Estate Unit Luncheon at the Cornell Club. With numerous leaders in the industry in attendance, Adams spoke on “Governor Cuomo’s Blueprint for Economic Growth and a ‘New’ New York”, and photos can be found in our Events section on page 18.

Additionally, we’re featuring photos from ABO’s 101st annual dinner at the Ritz Carlton Battery Park; the 2012 Brooklyn Real Estate Round Table; the Doodle for Hunger® 12th Annual Celebrity Art Auction; the ICSC New York National Conference; Starlight Children’s Foundation’s 27th Annual Gala; and a recent panel held by CPA on the Future Of New York Development.

As always, from my family to yours, we hope you enjoy your spring and the upcoming summer.

Regards,
Jeff

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
- Harold R. McAlindon