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[Video] Q&A With Fried Frank’s Jonathan Mechanic

By Partner Insights November 12, 2018 9:53 am
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Jonathan Mechanic, Fried Frank


Berdon LLP sat down with Fried Frank’s Jonathan Mechanic to discuss development, the impact of land prices on the market and how he ended up in real estate.

0:36 – What’s your take on the economy, and what does that mean for development in New York?
2:03 – Given where land prices are now, how hard is it to figure out deals that make sense?
3:23 – Jonathan, how did you end up working in real estate?

Berdon LLP, founded in 1917, is one of the top 40 accounting and advisory firms in the U.S.  With more than 400 professionals and staff, Berdon provides its clients with an array of accounting, tax, financial, and management advisory services. Through its specialized expertise and a team of more than 100 CPAs and advisors, Berdon’s Real Estate Practice advises many of New York’s—as well as the country’s—prominent real estate entities and is one of the largest Real Estate Practices in the nation.

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Jonathan Mechanic, Fried Frank
 
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