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News | 10.30.18

Y. David Scharf on Panel of Judges for Distinguished Achievement Awards in Real Estate and Offers Comments on Industry Trends

October 30, 2018 – Morrison Cohen Partner Y. David Scharf was on a panel of judges representing expertise across commercial real estate disciplines to determine the Commercial Property Executive's 2018 Distinguished Achievement Awards.  The annual awards recognize the commercial real estate industry's most noteworthy properties and transactions in 10 categories.  The winners were announced at an awards ceremony and networking party on October 25, 2018, as well as featured in the November issue of Commercial Property Executive.  A list of winners can be found here:  CPE Announces the Distinguished Achievement Award Winners.

David shared his thoughts, along with the other awards program judges, on outstanding elements from this year's submissions, along with trends they observed among the entrant pool.  Click here to view video.

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