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2024 Women In Real Estate Awards

New York & Tri-State
Amy Wolff Sorter
By: Amy Wolff Sorter

Esther Bukai

Company: 

RIPCO Real Estate

Helped open the company's Manhattan office

Combined lease transactions total $500 million

Esther Bukai is RIPCO’s Vice Chair, specializing in tenant representation. She has extensive experience in tenant expansion and rollouts to help clients maximize spaces and retail capabilities and significant experience handling investment sales. Bukai helped Peter Ripka open the company’s Manhattan office and now represents multiple brands in the New York metro area. She was part of the team that brought ALDI into New York City. Her combined lease transactions exceed $500 million.

Beyond her daily work within RIPCO, Bukai mentors younger brokers, helping them navigate the industry. In the community, she is a hospice volunteer with Visiting Nurses of NY and has been recognized for her work as a special advocate for children in foster care through her work with CASA. She also works pro bono for various non-profit organizations in New York City, assisting them with their real estate needs.

These are just a few reasons Esther Bukai is among the New York & Tri-State Connect CRE 2024 Women in Real Estate Award winners. Connect CRE’s Women in Real Estate Awards honor the achievements and inspirational stories of women who have reached respected leadership positions and taken on mentorship roles.

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About Amy Wolff Sorter

I love content. I love writing it, visualizing it, and manipulating it to fit into different formats. I have years of experience in working with content, both as creator and editor. The content I create and edit provides assistance with many goals, ranging from lead generation, to developing street cred through well-timed thought-leadership pieces. Content skills include, but aren't limited to, articles and blogs, e-mails, promotional collateral, infographics, e-books and white papers, website copy and more.
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