Frank Liggio, with 25+ years of experience, joined the Queens office of Cushman & Wakefield in October of 2017 and was previously with CBRE Inc. Mr. Liggio specializes in both leasing and management of Industrial and Office properties representing Landlords in the above capacity. Presently, Mr. Liggio is involved with the leasing and management of over 5,000,000 square feet of commercial properties in and around Queens with specific locations at JFK International Airport in Jamaica, NY for institutional investment managers, including DWS, Ivy Realty Services, and Triangle Equities.

Reid J. Berch joined Avison Young’s Long Island office in 2016 as a Principal specializing in Industrial and Commercial Brokerage. A veteran with over 30 years of experience in the Commercial Real Estate industry, Berch’s specialty centers on client’s industrial and commercial real estate needs in Queens, Brooklyn and on Long Island, with a focus on major international airports and the air cargo, logistics, e-commerce and distribution community.

Berch currently represents over 2.1 million square feet of warehouse, distribution, air cargo and office space in Queens and at JFK International Airport for several large institutional owners. Between June 2000 and year-to-date 2021, Berch’s team has successfully completed over 1,000 leases, purchases and sales in Queens, Brooklyn, on Long Island and at JFK International Airport.

Throughout his career, Berch has represented numerous notable companies including Prologis, Bloomingdales, Blackstone, Terreno, UPS, DHL, AT&T, American Airlines, Delta, Mack Trucks, Coca Cola, Northrop Grumman, Sears Roebuck and Kraft Foods. Prior to joining Avison Young, Berch was an Executive Vice President at JLL and an Executive Director at Cushman & Wakefield, where he was consistently a top producer for over 14 consecutive years. Furthermore, he has been honored with numerous achievement awards.

Some of Berch’s notable transactions include the sale of over 1.2 million square feet of the former Northrop Grumman complex in Bethpage and Hicksville, Long Island and the sale of Bloomingdales’ 640,000-square-foot distribution facility in Long Island City, Queens. Recently transacted was the lease and sale of approximately one million square feet of buildings on ±33 acres in Queens and in Brooklyn to UPS.

Berch is a board member of Gateway JFK, also known as The Greater JFK Industrial Business Improvement District (IBID), along with an active member and supporter of the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society (CIBS) as well as the JFK Chamber of Commerce.

Joseph A. Lagano II joined Avison Young in 2016 as a Senior Director in the firm’s   Long Island office. A seasoned real estate professional with more than 18 years of experience, Lagano specializes in Industrial and Commercial brokerage with a focus on air cargo clients surrounding JFK International Airport.

Lagano plays an instrumental part of a successful team representing 2.1 million square feet of industrial properties both on and off-tarmac for four institutional landlords; Prologis Inc., LINK Industrial Properties, Terreno Realty LLC and Wildflower LTD. While Lagano’s primary specialty is landlord representation, he also has extensive transactional experience with every type of tenant in the air cargo, logistics, e-commerce and distribution industries.

Lagano welcomes new challenges and opportunities to assist clients in making strategic real estate decisions that position their business or tenants for success. Throughout his career, he has serviced all property types across Long Island, Queens and in the JFK International Airport market. Having represented numerous top-tier tenants with his team, including Luxottica Group, Elk Investors, Kuehne & Nagel, FedEx and UPS, Lagano is well-versed in helping clients meet their buying, selling and leasing needs.

Lagano is presently a board member of both the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society (CIBS) and Gateway JFK, also known as The Greater JFK Industrial Business Improvement District (IBID), as well as a member of the JFK Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining Avison Young, Lagano worked at both JLL and Cushman & Wakefield.