As the President of GFI Realty Services, Michael Weiser manages the day to day of the Investment Sales, Debt & Equity Teams. Mr. Weiser began his career as a Commercial Mortgage Banker and subsequently played a major role in the acquisition and disposition of GFI Capital's national real estate investment portfolio as the firm's managing director of acquisitions and dispositions. In that capacity Mr. Weiser handled the acquisition and disposition of over 35,000 multifamily units across the country. In his various roles Mr. Weiser has handled tens of billions of dollars of successful transactions. As President of GFI Realty Mr. Weiser has taken his unique and broad experience and built teams with deep market knowledge and understanding of the capital stack. Whether it’s the NYC focused team or those that focus on nationwide multifamily, retail and industrial assets, as well as The Net-Lease Team, GFI Realty’s experienced brokers are equally at home with institutional owners as well as private owners across the country. The team has been honored as CoStar's Power Broker for the NYC market and Crain’s Best Places to Work NYC.

Known in the industry for his strong analytical skills, keen insight and negotiation expertise, Mr. Weiser is able to channel his broad knowledge into successful closings for GFI Realty's clients.

Mr. Weiser received his BS in accounting from Brooklyn College. He serves on the Boards on numerous educational and charitable organizations. He currently resides in Brooklyn with wife and children.

Yisroel Pershin is currently an Managing Director Investment Sales at GFI Realty Services. Mr. Pershin has over fifteen years of real estate experience and has established himself as an expert in national NNN lease transactions. He has brokered more than $1B across all asset types since the start of his career.

Notable Transactions:

23-02 49th Avenue Queens, NY Sold For $195MM

247 North 7th Street Brooklyn, NY Sold For $125MM

495 Third Avenue New York, NY Sold For $71.5MM

670 Pacific Street Brooklyn, NY Sold For $69.2MM

385 & 395 Fort Washington New York, NY Sold For $40.1MM

1125 Banner Avenue Brooklyn, NY Sold For $40.0MM

Walgreens/CVS Portfolio Sold For $30MM

22-326 E. 82nd Street New York NY Sold For $27MM

TD Bank Long Island Sold For $8MM

Crunch NNN Lease Brooklyn, NY Sold For $10.2MM

203 Sutter Avenue Brooklyn, NY Sold For $5.6MM

TD NNN Lease Bank Queens, NY Sold For $5.9MM

Chipotle Queens NY Sold For $4.2MMM

508 Waverly Avenue Brooklyn, NY Sold For $2.15MM

3008 Avenue K Brooklyn, NY Sold For $1.4MM

Mr. Peck began his venture into real estate five years ago after Law School. In that time, he has completed close to $1B of total value in commercial assets. Mr. Peck is the managing director of the Institutional Advisory Group. The group specializes in institutional grade industrial and multi family assets with an emphasis on ground up development and joint venture structuring. A trusted track record of clients includes Blackstone, Invesco, WP Carey, Bentall Green Oak among many others.

Notable transactions include:

$43MM acquisition of an industrial development on behalf of Invesco

$36MM acquisition of a 500k Cincinnati distribution center on behalf of MDH Partners

$11MM acquisition of an Industrial property in San Antonio on behalf of MDH Partners

$29MM acquisition of a 560k sf Columbus distribution center on behalf of WP Carey

$28.5MM acquisition of a 70k square foot warehouse leased to Krispy Kreme on behalf of Blackstone

$25m acquisition of 150k square foot brand new Class A warehouse in Las Vegas on behalf of Invesco

$16.75MM acquisition of 393 multifamily units on behalf of both the buyer and seller

$11MM joint venture equity raise for an industrial development representing Invesco

$20MM joint venture equity raise for an industrial development representing Invesco

Will Watkins is the Director of Real Estate Finance for GFI Realty Services, Inc. Watkins joined the firm in 2004 and specializes in multifamily, office, retail, & hospitality debt placement. He brings over ten years of commercial financing experience to his position where he is primarily responsible for arranging permanent, interim and development loans as well as other structured finance transactions with banks, CMBS lenders, and life insurance companies. During the course of his career, he has completed in excess of $2 billion in commercial real estate transactions.

Mr. Watkins received his B.A. in Business Economics & Accounting from Randolph-Macon College.

Notable Transactions:

390 Wadsworth Avenue New York, NY Sold For $12,500,000

218-220 Park Place Brooklyn, NY Sold For $6,600,000

237, 245 & 247 Kent Street Brooklyn, NY Sold For $5,000,000 250 Sherman Avenue New York, NY Sold For $4,300,000

352 McGuinness Boulevard Brooklyn, NY Sold For $2,250,000

David Travis joined GFI Realty Service, LLC in June of 2021. Hailing from southern Long Island, David has been able to develop close relationships with some of New York City’s biggest landlords. A graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University with a BA, combined with experience in property management and construction, David brings invaluable knowledge to the table. He specializes in multifamily, mixed-use and retail properties in Midtown and Brooklyn and can be trusted to get the best deal for all his clients. As an avid skier, David can be found carving the Swiss and French alps or competing in local competitions.

Mr. Sparks studied accounting and finance at SUNY Old Westbury and is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY).

Focusing on the sale and purchase of all property types throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Mr. Sparks has an impressive track record of skillfully analyzing the financial angles of prospective deals on behalf of his clients.

Some of Mr. Sparks' recent noteworthy transactions include the $63 million sale of the 13-building Inwood Portfolio; $61.5 million sale of a three-building multifamily portfolio in Morningside Heights; $58 million sale of a portfolio of 14 Upper Manhattan multifamily properties; $52 million sale of a 63unit luxury apartment building at 341 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn; $51 million sale of four elevator buildings at 60-68 West 107th Street; $41 million sale of a 167-unit multifamily property at 94-25 57th Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens; and $25 million sale of two, six-story multifamily buildings at 560-570 Lefferts Avenue in Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn.

Mr. Sparks studied accounting and finance at SUNY Old Westbury and is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY).

Notable Transactions:

$63 million sale of the 13-building Inwood Portfolio comprised of 359 residential apartments and two retail stores.

$61.5 million sale of a three-building, 130-unit, 113,200-square-foot multifamily portfolio in Morningside Heights.

$58 million sale of 14 Upper Manhattan properties with 176 residential units and eight retail stores.

$52 million sale of an eight-story, 63-unit luxury apartment building with ground floor retail at 341 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

$51 million sale of four contiguous, six-story elevator buildings with 100 apartments at 6068 West 107th Street.

$41 million sale of a 167-unit, 187,800-square-foot multifamily property at 94-25 57th Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens.

$25 million sale of two, six-story multifamily buildings with 102 units at 560-570 Lefferts Avenue in Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn.

$9.8 million sale of a ±11,825-square-foot, mixed-use retail and residential apartment building at 125 Rivington Street.

Zachary Fuchs is Director of Investment sales at GFI Realty. Having joined in 2017 he has negotiated over $200 million in transactions across New York.

Zachary and his wife live on New York City's Upper West Side, where they are active members of the Young Israel Of West Side, and various charitable causes.

Zachary is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, graduating with a BA in Business Administration.

Notable Transactions:

3540 Decatur Avenue Bronx, NY Sold For $11,525,000

275 Livingston Street Brooklyn, NY Sold For $14,800,000

1384-1390 Boston Road Bronx, NY Sold For $5,750,000

1384-1390 Boston Road Bronx, NY Sold For $5,750,000

1384-1390 Boston Road Bronx, NY Sold For $5,750,000

2077 Vyse Avenue & 951 East 179th Street Bronx, NY Sold For $4,100,000

133 Lefferts Avenue Brooklyn, NY Sold For $2,375,000

1665 Nelson Avenue Bronx, NY Sold For $1,640,000

4900 Denton Road Harbour Club Belville Michigan sold for $79,000,000

23 Overlook Terrace & 10 Baldwin Place Yonkers sold Sold For $3,200,000

2320 Hughes Avenue Bronx Sold For $1,875,000

1826 Radcliff Avenue Bronx Sold For $1,190,000

426 East 153rd Street Bronx Sold For $890,000

662 Madison Street Brooklyn Sold For $4,310,000

122 Quentin Avenue New Jersey Sold For $13,250,000

563 & 565 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn Sold For $3,550,000

171-173 East 205thn Street Bronx Sold For $3,800,000

227 Malcolm X Brooklyn Sold For $2,095,000

100-118 Northeast 21st Street Miami Sold For $4,500,000

3405 Kossuth Avenue Bronx Sold For $5,150,000

751 55th Street Brooklyn Sold For $1,475,000

419 Clinton Street Brooklyn Sold For $3,925,000

424 East 73rd street Manhattan Sold For $4,500,000

407-409 East 158th Street Sold For $2,300,000

551 Gates Avenue Brooklyn Sold For $2,325,000

3091 Webster Avenue Bronx Sold For $3,250,000

269-273 Columbus Avenue Tuckahoe New York Sold For $4,500,000 Financing

2501 Tratman Avenue Bronx, NY Sold For $19,900,000

$200MM+ Total

Susan Annis joined GFI Realty in April 2020 as part of the Institutional Advisory Group. She started her career on Wall Street and has thirty years of experience working in the Institutional Equity field in both New York City & Atlanta, GA. Over the last three years Ms. Annis transitioned to commercial real estate with a focus on Industrial and Multifamily assets.

Notable Transactions Include:

$43MM Acquisition of an Industrial Development on behalf of Invesco

$36MM acquisition of a 500k Cincinnati distribution center on behalf of MDH Partners

$11MM acquisition of an Industrial property in San Antonio on behalf of MDH Partners

$29MM acquisition of a 560k sf Columbus distribution center on behalf of WP Carey

$28.5MM Acquisition of a 70k Square-Foot Warehouse Leased to Krispy Kreme on behalf of Blackstone

$25MM acquisition of 150k square foot brand new Class A warehouse in Las Vegas on behalf of Invesco

$20MM joint venture equity raise for an industrial development representing Invesco.

Allan Szlafrok began his career in real estate 12 years ago and has been with GFI Realty since 2020. Ms. Szlafrok graduated from Brooklyn College majoring in Finance and has an MBA from Florida International University. He brings his background as a former Wall Street trader to each transaction to “aggressively get deals done” for his clients.

Mr. Szlafrok currently resides in Long Island with his wife and children.

Ohad Babo joined GFI Realty Services, LLC in January 2012 and has since transacted approximately $250MM in investment sales. He specializes in Out of State multifamily and industrial properties. Already in his career he has transacted numerous high-profile deals including the sale of 3750 Broadway, a corner mixed-use building located in Upper Manhattan, which set a record for price per square foot at the time of the transaction. Additionally, Mr. Babo represented both sides in the sale and the financing of 35 Journal Square, a landmark office building in Jersey City, NJ. He is currently the training manager at GFI Realty. His experience as a staff sergeant in the Israeli Defense Forces and as a professional basketball player has helped shape his strong work ethic and given him the ability to adjust to different clients and the changing market. Mr. Babo is committed to providing customized solutions to each of his clients. Each deal demonstrates his acute understanding the current marketplace conditions and his ability to expertly negotiate deals.

He graduated from Yeshiva University in 2012 with a BA in International Business and Management.

He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel and currently resides in Williamsburg and is a big basketball and a soccer fan.

Daniel Lerer is a Director of Investment Sales and Finance at GFI Realty Services, Inc. His love for history and his firm belief that real estate is a bearer of New York City's history first attracted him to the industry. He enjoys challenging the status quo, and his goal is to help shape GFI Realty Services, Inc. into a leading capital advisory firm by stringently upholding its core values.

Mr. Lerer specializes in recasting debt for greatest risk mitigation and tax efficiency and treats his clients with the highest level of honesty and integrity. He has financed an excess of $750,000,000 during his career.

He currently resides in Rockland County with his wife and their two children whom he tries to instill the joy of experiencing new things and trying the unknown.

Kobi Zamir, who joined GFI Realty in 2011, is currently an Associate Director, Investment Sales. Mr. Zamir prides himself on the ability to successfully go through all of the cycles of real estate, “the downs the and lows, favorable interest rates, high demand and low demand, challenging legislation environment, war, piece elections and so on.” He believes that real estate is “one of the best vehicles for investment.”

Mr. Zamir brings the following to each deal:

Knowledge of purchase and selling process

Responsiveness

Knowledge of real estate market

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

People skills

A solid understanding of what clients want

Notable Transactions:

80-25 Parsons Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11432 - 112 Units, 2 Elevator

Four Building Package (Mitchell Lama Program) – 61 Units (Lower Manhattan), 138 Units (East village), and 32 units (Bronx) – 231 Units in total.

Opportunity Zone - New Brunswick, NJ - 168,000-SF Warehouse

Yehoshua Shamel has over seven years of real estate experience, specializing in NYC multifamily, development and mixed-use assets.

Notable Transactions:

335 18th Street Brooklyn, NY Sold For $3,900,000

235 Himrod Street Brooklyn, NY Sold For $3,100,000

503 Grandview Avenue Queens, NY Sold For $1,975,000- Shamel of GFI Realty Services Arranges the $1.975M Sale of Fully Renovated Multifamily Asset in Ridgewood- GFI Realty Orchestrates $1.9M Sale of Multifamily Property in Queens

1070 Cypress Avenue Queens, NY Sold For $1,615,000

970 Decatur Street Brooklyn, NY Sold For $1,500,000

47 Withers Street Brooklyn, NY Sold For $3,900,000

56 Frost Street Brooklyn, NY Sold For $6,300,000

East Flatbush Development Sites Brooklyn, NY Sold For $4,800,000

241 East 56th Street Brooklyn, NY Refinance for $1,000,000

Eli Maryl has over ten years of real estate experience, specializing in national multifamily, development and mixed-use assets.

Notable Transactions:

5900 Kinkead Avenue Fort Smith, AR – 307 Units - $9.375MM

Magnolia Park Apartments Augusta, GA – 167 Apts - $7.150MM