Brooklyn New Frontiers

Alison oversees mixed-income and market-rate developments as well as Hudson’s middle income equity fund. Under her leadership, Hudson launched its commitment to green building. Alison has overseen the acquisition, design, financing, construction, and completion of a wide range of housing developments ranging from affordable (Ocean View Villas) to high-end (House No 94), home ownership (Third + Bond) to rental (The Clark), single-family (Ocean View Villas) to high rise (The Parkline). Her goal is to ensure Hudson’s diverse team maintains the highest integrity and commitment to its guiding principles. Alison majored in Community Development at Grinnell College and earned her Master of City Planning and Master of Science in Real Estate Development, both from M.I.T. Alison was named among the “Responsible 100” by City & State in 2019. She is a Vice Chair of Women in Housing and Finance, an honor bestowed on past board presidents. Alison’s a member of the 21st cohort of Coro Leadership New York and sits on the board of The Osborne Association.

Daren is the Managing Partner of HCP and has over 20 years of real estate experience and a diverse background as a real estate broker, telecommunications entrepreneur and as a real estate investor & developer. Prior to HCP, he was the Senior Vice President and Principal of Metropolitan Realty Associates where he was responsible for acquisitions and development projects. Prior to MRA, Mr. Hornig managed all investment and development activities in the Northeastern United States for SAXA and directed all acquisitions, developments, sales & marketing initiatives. He was also previously the President and CEO of The Quest Group, a New York based real estate services firm. Mr. Hornig is a 1989 graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park with a Bachelors degree in Business Marketing. He is married with twins and resides in Roslyn, New York.

Mr. Schechtman leads the Middle Market Team of Meridian Investment Sales as a Senior Executive Managing Director, overseeing a team of originators, analysts and other professionals. Mr. Schechtman is widely recognized as one of the industry’s most visible and well-respected investment sales professionals. Trained for years at one of the world’s largest law firms, Mr. Schechtman has personally sold more than 790 deals representing more than $8 billion in his fifteen-year career to date. Recognized as an industry “Titan,” “Power Broker”, “Jack of all Trades” and one of the “25 Most Visible New York City Real Estate Players” by the Commercial Observer, The Mann Report and The Real Deal, respectively, Mr. Schechtman is regularly engaged by private families, institutions, lenders, estate lawyers and their counsel and advisors to value, market and see through to closing the sale of multifamily properties, development sites, buildings ripe for repurposing, retail condominiums and co-ops, unsold shares, and loft office and industrial buildings throughout New York City. Mr. Schechtman has also represented more than 25 lenders in the disposition of performing and defaulted notes and assets in Chapter 11, Section 363 Sales. Prior to joining Meridian, he held the position of Principal and Executive Managing Director at Eastern Consolidated, where he was named “Broker of the Year” on multiple occasions. Prior to Eastern, Mr. Schechtman was a practicing attorney at DLA Piper in New York, where he specialized in commercial and property-related bankruptcy and litigation. Mr. Schechtman holds a J.D. from the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and a B.A. from University of Delaware. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Commercial Committee of the Real Estate Board of New York and several other boards and charities. He is a frequent guest lecturer at Columbia University, the Real Estate Board of New York and law firms throughout the tri-state area on foreclosure and bankruptcy asset sales.

Craig began his career as the Principal of L2R Creative in 1999, a new media and branding company. He sold the company in 2002 and joined his family business, Stuyvesant Fuel Service Corp. As a Director of Sales and Terminal Operations, Craig played a key role in Stuyvesant’s growth into the second largest distributor of heating oil and natural gas in the New York metropolitan area. In 2008, he was part of the team that strategically sold Stuyvesant to their largest competitor, The Hess Corporation. In 2009, Craig joined The Daten Group to help leverage his expertise in buying and selling companies to grow the portfolio. One of his first endeavours was the formation of The Daten Group’s first real estate fund (CAD1). Under Craig’s direction, CAD1 focuses on purchasing and developing undervalued assets in the NY metropolitan market. In 2012, Craig received a Masters in Real Estate Development at New York University’s Shack Institute. In 1999 he graduated NYU with a BFA in Film and a minor in computer science. Craig currently resides in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.

Nicole Rabinowitsch is a Partner at Constellation Real Estate Advisors, a Brooklyn-based commercial real estate brokerage firm she founded with Partner Gabriel Saffioti. Previously Mrs. Rabinowitsch was a Director at Eastern Consolidated and specialized in the sale and acquisition of commercial properties throughout New York City with a focus on development land, conversation opportunities as well as mixed-use and retail properties in all 5 Boroughs and New Jersey. Nicole was raised in Borough Park, Brooklyn and she and her family live in Borough Park; Nicole has a photographic knowledge of New York City, is tireless and tenacious in seeking out situations and unraveling complex deals. Prior to Eastern Consolidated, Mrs. Rabinowitsch was a highly successful entrepreneur as the Founder and CEO of a high-end tile and bath business located in Lakewood, New Jersey and supplied products to many developers throughout the tristate. Nicole has a proven business track record with significant experience in sales and management and a wide range of clients. She is a licensed real estate salesperson in New York State and a member of the Real Estate Board of New York.

Richard Marans has maintained a law practice for approximately 20 years. He began his legal career with the not-for-profit Housing Conservation Coordinators, eventually, by 1981, being name the organization’s executive director. From 1981 to 1986, Mr. Marans was the director of development for Flatbush Development Corporation, another not-for-profit community -based organization specializing in the management and development of affordable housing. Mr. Marans holds a law degree from Fordham Law School and an undergraduate degree from Beloit College.