10 to Watch in ’10

Like any other industry, the real estate world can be a spectator’s sport. Rather, as much energy as some professionals put into their careers, into leasing deals, building trades and client services, it always seems someone else is either nipping at their tailcoats or excelling in enviable ways one could only dream of in quieter moments.

The 10 brokers included below and subjectively picked by The Commercial Observer are indeed worth envying, but besides their industry success, most share little else in common. Some hail from national firms like CB Richard Ellis, and others, boutiques like Zelnik & Co. Some deal in the steeled pastures of office towers, others in the shadowed nooks of retail at those towers’ bases. Most, if not all, have had stellar years in 2009, and are expected to keep up the momentum in 2010.
For others, great challenges lie ahead. - By Jotham Sederstrom