Let's Hear It For Our Youth

As familiar old faces addressed The Counselors of Real Estate's midyear meeting at the Waldorf on Monday, the talk was all about the young'uns. Larry Silverstein says new companies heading Downtown have brought with them young pros who walk to work and have made Downtown a 24/7 neighborhood.

And Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz says an influx of young creatives like playwrights, chefs, and bloggers to Brooklyn have fueled the borough's residential and retail turnaround.

The Counselors of Real Estate New York metro chapter, including Greenwich Realty Advisors' Howie Gelbtuch, 2013 chair of the national organization (center), NYU Schack's Hugh Kelly on the left, Deutsche Bank global head of real estate valuation James Molloy between them, and Integra Realty Resources CEO Ray Cirz on the right.

Who's the most famous person with whom you've shaken hands in the past 24 hours? We shook hands with Daniel Libeskind. Email amanda.metcalf@bisnow.com.

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