Daniel Tack, 27

When Daniel Tack began his brokerage career at the peak of the COVID crisis in September 2020, it was as challenging as one would imagine.

“It was tough. Prominent brokers were focusing on smaller aspects of our industry because business wasn’t as active,” said Tack. “On one hand, it was really hard to make money. But it was good to be able to take a step back and learn the basics of the business from the ground up. In hindsight, it was very beneficial in learning how to be a broker.”

That said, Tack wasn’t exactly new to the business. He is a third-generation industry professional who first interned at brokerage Pinnacle Realty at age 16. His grandfather, Donald Tack, co-founded Long Island City’s Don Alan Realty Associates. Tack’s father, James Tack, is a partner at Pinnacle.

“Real estate’s in my blood,” said Tack. “I went to school at Penn State and studied in other areas, but I was always drawn back to brokerage.”

Tack’s most prestigious deal to date was the $175 million sale of a 1 million-square-foot development site in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, from Jack Guttman’s Pearl Realty Management to TF Cornerstone. Pinnacle represented both parties.

“Decio Baio and David Junik were the Pinnacle partners on the deal,” said Tack. “We heard a rumor that Jack Guttman would be willing to sell those sites. Because of work I’ve done representing institutional owners throughout New York, they thought I would be a prime candidate to identify buyers that would be interested in purchasing the property. So I was the boots on the ground identifying any and all possible buyers who could close an all-cash deal for that amount of money. TF Cornerstone was one of the big players that made sense.”

Focusing on the future, Tack looks forward to deepening his industry knowledge as he continues to help Pinnacle expand. “I would really like to increase Pinnacle’s focus as one of the leaders in the outer boroughs,” said Tack. “I would like to be a gatekeeper of sorts for institutionally owned property that needs a boots-on-the-ground brokerage with real-time market knowledge.”