For the first time, we gave readers the opportunity, in unscientific online polls at Observer.com, to tell us who they thought were the most powerful people in New York real estate. (Note: The final Power 100 was picked by The Observer’s real estate desk.) Readers were given four names per category to choose from.
The Nos. 1 and 2, by category, below!
Commercial Landlords
Douglas Durst, Bill Rudin
Residential Landlords
Richard LeFrak, Rob Speyer
Economic Development Officials
Michael Bloomberg, Jon Corzine
Commercial Developers
Stephen Ross, Larry Silverstein
Residential Marketers
Kelly Kennedy Mack, Corcoran Sunshine; Louise Sunshine, Alexico Group
Real Estate Journalists
Lois Weiss, New York Post; Charles Bagli, The New York Times
Office Leasing Brokers
Stephen Siegel, CB Richard Ellis; Mitch Steir, Studley
Hoteliers
André Balazs, Sam Chang
Retail Brokers
Robert Futterman, Robert K. Futterman & Associates; Susan Kurland, CB Richard Ellis
Residential Executives
Pam Liebman, Corcoran Group; Dottie Herman and Howard Lorber, Prudential Douglas Elliman
Commercial Executives
Peter Riguardi, Jones Lang LaSalle; Mitch Rudin, CB Richard Ellis
Investment Sales Brokers
Darcy Stacom and Bill Shanahan, CB Richard Ellis; Woody Heller, Studley
Residential Brokers
Sharon Baum, Corcoran Group; Jackie Teplitzky, Prudential Douglas Elliman
REIT Executives
Michael Fascitelli, Vornado; Marc Holliday, SL Green
Real Estate Lawyers
Jonathan Mechanic, Fried Frank; (tie) Robert Ivanhoe, Greenburg Traurig; Stephen Lefkowitz, Fried Frank
Financiers/Lenders Howard Michaels, Carlton Group; Lee Neibart, AREA Property Partners
Family Dynasties
Rudins, Speyers
Bloggers
Lauren Elkies, The Real Deal; Joey Arak, Curbed
Mortgage Brokers
Melissa Cohn, Manhattan Mortgage; Bruce Maasbach, Manhattan Mortgage
Public Officials
Sheldon Silver, Charles Schumer
Apartment Landlords
Stephen Ross and Related Companies, Leonard Litwin and Glenwood Management
Rental Brokerage Execs
Daniel Baum, Real Estate Group New York; Gary Malin, Citi Habitats
Scions
Rob Speyer, Don Trump
Boutique Residential Brokers
Barbara Fox, Fox Residential; (tie) Michele Kleier, Gumley Haft Kleier; Leslie Garfield, Leslie J. Garfield; and Mark David Fromm, Mark David & Co.
tacitelli@observer.com
