Meet Long Island’s Outstanding Real Estate Industry Professionals

Category: SPECIAL AWARDS

Alex Lipsky Owner

Lipsky Construction

Alex Lipsky is co-owner of Lipsky Construction — an award-winning construction management and general contracting firm based in Suffolk County. He, along with his brother Joel, operate the familyowned business, which is now in its third generation. Alex has extensive experience in the construction industry, having started as an assistant project manager and site superintendent. He later served as the project engineer for the Mayor's NYC Rapid Repair Program in response to Hurricane Sandy, where he was responsible for overseeing the life safety repairs of over 1,466 homes affected by the storm.

Alex is credited with establishing Lipsky Construction's presence in New York City and continues to be active as a member of the AGC NYC Safety Commission. Today, he leads the pre-construction and procurement division of the company and works closely with clients during the early stages of their development projects.

Alex is an avid outdoorsman as a PADI certified SCUBA diving instructor, ski instructor, sailing enthusiast, marathon runner and an adult leader of the Boy Scouts of America. Alex and his wife Michele, were just blessed with their second daughter. The Lipsky Family is always on the lookout for their next adventure and enjoy traveling both domestically and abroad.

RISING STAR Ryan J. Coyne

Chief Technology Officer

Chief Technology Officer Ryan J. Coyne has been the tech strategist for all things SERHANT. since 2014. Known simply as "Coyne," he is responsible for designing and managing the technology stack and special projects that help shape the future of the brokerage and the various departments within SERHANT. including co-founding the SERHANT. ADX platform.

Tech-obsessed since early childhood, Coyne has authored novel content and fresh approaches to cybersecurity, A.I., blockchain tech, cloud infrastructure, mixed reality, and more. He is a family man, corporate culture enthusiast, and public speaker, having presented at IBM, Herman Miller, Google, The Real Deal Showcase, Silicon Slopes, SUNY CUAD, Farmingdale University Business School, and regularly at various conferences around the nation.

In addition to a two-year stint on the local planning committee for the Town of Oyster Bay focused on revitalizing Hicksville, Coyne briefly served as a special technology advisor to the Nassau County Comptroller’s office, and received Federal recognition for authoring unique tech infrastructure innovation plans that underwent Congressional review by members of the Senate and House of Representatives.

TAX CERTIORARI

Sean M. Cronin, Esq. Partner Cronin & Cronin Law Firm, PLLC

Sean M. Cronin, partner at Cronin & Cronin Law Firm, specializes in negotiating tax certiorari matters for prominent developers, national REITs and tenants in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties, as well as the five boroughs. He is responsible for successfully reducing the assessments, and thereby the real estate taxes, on many of the largest properties in New York State thanks to his expertise in property valuation issues and knowledge of market conditions and demographics. His clients include developers and owners of all property types, including office buildings, industrial buildings, shopping centers and retail locations, restaurants, apartment buildings and condominium complexes, golf courses and assisted living facilities.

Sean is also the former co-president and current executive board member of the Long Island Real Estate Group, Executive Board Member of Vision Long Island, Advisory Board Member of the Viscardi Center and a member of the Energeia Partnership. He is an active member of the Chaminade Lawyer’s Association and Real Estate Group as well as the Washington & Lee University Alumni Association. Sean is featured regularly in the New York Real Estate Journal’s “Ask the Expert” section and has been quoted in various publications, including the Long Island Business News and Newsday.

Vince Soriero, business development manager at PropertyShark, has extensive product knowledge. His core focus is on corporate sales, client relations and networking events.

With a diverse background in real estate sales, investment properties, development property management, Vince is uniquely qualified to understand the needs of PropertyShark’s many various clients.

Category: SPECIAL AWARDS

Habitat Abstract, LLC is a full-service real estate title abstract company providing top tier customized residential and commercial services in New York State. With over 40 years of title insurance experience, you can rely on our underwriting expertise and unmatched customer service to help you and your team streamline your closing process.

Habitat Abstract offers their clients access to their one of a kind Clear & Close program, because they believe there’s a better way to handle real estate transactions. Habitat Abstract’s Clear and Close program provides seamless, stress-free and faster closings. They clear title issues for their attorneys, freeing them of those tedious and mundane tasks, so they can focus on growing their business. Their Clear & Close proprietary software also facilitates communications with all parties of their real estate transaction, further enhancing efficiency and communication with clients. The result: A more efficient, more profitable real estate practice.

Habitat Abstract: Growing our business, by growing your business.