24 LONGISLANDPRESS.COM • FEBRUARY 2019
THE POWER LIST
THE DEAL MAKERS
THE REGION'S TOP REAL ESTATE EXECUTIVES AND DEVELOPERS
Deidre O’Connell,
Michael Dubb, Founder and CEO, The Beechwood
Organization
Developing more than 7,500 homes in more than
60 communities from New York City to The Hamptons,
Dubb has become Long Island’s preeminent
homebuilder, most recently with the opening of
the company’s luxurious Country Pointe communities,
making him the region’s biggest home
builder since William Levitt.
Dorothy Herman, CEO, Douglas Elliman Realty
As chief executive offi cer of the nation’s third-largest
residential real estate fi rm and the largest
brokerage in the New York Metro area, Dottie
has eff ectively helped more people fi nd homes
than anyone on Long Island, making her the most
successful woman in real estate in the process.
Howard Lorber, President and Chief Executive
Offi cer of Vector Group Ltd.
In addition to managing the varied assets of Vector
and its subsidiary, New Valley, LLC, Lorber also
serves as chairman of Douglas Elliman Realty,
LLC, executive chairman of Nathan’s Famous Inc.,
vice chairman of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial
Services Inc., and a director of Clipper Realty, Inc.
Scott Rechler, Chairman and CEO, RXR Realty
The man behind Uniondale-based RXR Realty,
Long Island’s largest commercial real estate
landlord, was recently tapped to help redevelop
the Nassau Hub property surrounding Nassau
Veterans Memorial Coliseum. He is also on the
MTA board, holding sway over the New York
Metro area’s public transit system, and chairs the
Regional Plan Association.
Robert Coughlan and James Coughlan,
Cofounders, Tritec Real Estate Company
These two brothers have been paving the way for
some of Long Island’s most exciting transit-oriented
developments aimed at reversing the region’s
brain drain. They include the New Village at
Patchogue, Ronkonkoma Hub, and Dealertrack
in North Hills, to name a few.
CEO, Daniel Gale
Sotheby’s International
Realty
Overseeing the sales
management of a $3.3
billion realty fi rm
with 950 sales associates
in 28 offi ces
spanning Long Island
and Queens,
O’Connell has
grown Daniel
Gale Sotheby’s
over the last 10
years as the company
approaches
its 100th year in
business.
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International
Realty CEO Deirdre
O’Connell is preparing for
the company's centennial.
(Photo by Matthew Kropp)
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