Macy Trizonis, 25

The Jacksonville native loved swimming and played volleyball in high school before heading to Gainesville for college. “I grew up a Gator fan,” she said.

“My parents were big Gator fans. It’s in-state and only an hour and a half away, and also a really good school close to home.”

At UF, she mingled with athletes. Her fiancé played football and knew quarterback Kyle Trask, Tom Brady’s current backup at Tampa Bay. Another close friend became a kicker for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Trizonis studied finance but realized she wanted to go into real estate, so she interned at a Jacksonville brokerage. The following summer she got connected with Monday Properties and fell in love with New York.

“Jacksonville is a great place to grow up, it’s a growing city, but it’s a lot slower than New York,” she said. “I had that itch to experience something more.”

Now Trizonis manages a portfolio with properties in Northern Virginia and suburban Connecticut. Last fall, she helped Monday close Three Ballston Plaza, a 330,000-square-foot office property for $118 million, and invest another $20 million in a capital improvement plan. In January, she helped Monday acquire a $131 million, 344-unit multifamily property in Downtown Stamford, Conn., a growing market that has benefited from urban flight during the pandemic.

“During COVID, a lot of people were moving into Stamford, trying to change it up a little,” she said. “It’s on the water, which is nice, and it’s a little bit of a slower pace.”

When she isn’t making deals, Trizonis loves doing an array of workout classes, hitting up restaurants, and traveling. She also wants to get back into volleyball after seeing people play on Central Park’s sand courts. “It’s very team-oriented,” she said. “Everyone has their specific role, and it has to come together seamlessly to win a game. You need each other in order to play well and to win.” —A.S.