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2026 Next Generation Awards
New York & Tri-State
- Cushman＆Wakefield’s Giannuzzi Handles Major Industrial Leasing and Sales
- AmTrust’s Dallas-Wu Screens Billions in Acquisition Opportunities
- Brancato Leads Leasing and Asset Repositioning Across NYC Portfolio
- Djaha Structures Major Joint Ventures Across Credit and Development Strategies
- DLA Piper’s Beddoe Advises on Cross-Border Real Estate Deals Across Asia and Europe
- Dobosh Has Helped Drive $2 Billion in Financing Transactions at HKS
- Fried Frank’s Roper Focuses on Large-Scale Commercial Mortgage Transactions
- George Smith Partners’ Matson Navigates the Full Capital Stack
- Goldberg Leads Healthcare and Senior Housing Transactions at T7 Capital
- Greystone’s Gallagher Drives Healthcare and Senior Housing Financing
- Hart Howerton’s Elliott Advances Healthy Living Design Initiatives
- Leung Drives Affordable Housing and Community Development at Gilbane
- Marcus＆Millichap’s Peters Drives $186M in Brooklyn Investment Sales
- Polsinelli Combines Investment Sales and Mentorship at Compass Commercial
- Pratt Focuses on Corporate Net Lease Finance at Avison Young
- SKG Capital’s Garg Oversees $200M Multifamily Portfolio
- Tsyngauz Structures Debt and Construction Loans Across NYC CRE Projects
Djaha Structures Major Joint Ventures Across Credit and Development Strategies
Alex Djaha is a Senior Associate in the real estate practice group at Debevoise & Plimpton. He structures and negotiates joint ventures across a range of investment strategies, including credit origination, vertical development, co-GP platforms, preferred equity and stabilized operating portfolios. Djaha is the client relationship lead and manages all aspects of the real estate group’s representations for various institutional clients. Additionally, he developed and continues to oversee the real estate group’s credit fund platform initiatives.
Representative matters include advising the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on the $2.2-billion sale of its interests in the Goodman North American Partnership and working with the Carlyle Group to originate construction loans and secure warehouse, repo and note-on-note financings across multiple joint ventures with Slate Property Group. Djaha also advised Cohen Private Ventures on its $2.4-billion acquisition of the New York Mets.
Djaha has an active pro bono practice, advising nonprofit organizations across New York City on leasing and financing negotiations, and development and construction projects. Pro bono clients include Weeksville Heritage Center, Getting Out and Staying Out, Manhattan Legal Services and Nazareth Housing.
He is the principal real estate advisor for The James Beard Foundation and is a member of the Hebrew Free Loan Society’s Next Generation Steering Committee.
These are just a few reasons we chose Alex Djaha as one of Connect CRE’s New York & Tri-State Next Generation Award winners. Connect CRE’s annual Next Generation Awards recognize young leaders who will have a strong influence on the commercial real estate industry.