The Real Estate Board of New York has chosen attorney Jonathan Mechanic, a partner at Fried Frank who runs the firm’s real estate department, as its next chair.  At the start of 2027 Mechanic will succeed current Chair Jed Walentas, CEO of Two Trees Management, REBNY announced Tuesday. “To be the first practicing attorney elected Chairman of REBNY in its storied history is one of the greatest honors of my career. I am humbled to follow in the footsteps of icons like Burt Resnick and Lew Rudin, and current giants like Jerry and Rob Speyer, Douglas Durst, and my immediate […]

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