Annual Achievements Recognized
WOODBRIDGE, N.J., February 14, 2024 — The Kislak Company, Inc. announced the recipients of its 2024 sales awards at the firm’s annual awards ceremony, which was held in January at Limani Seafood Grill in Westfield, New Jersey.
Executive vice president Joni Sweetwood received the Jay I. Kislak Producer of the Year and the Sales Transactions awards, senior vice president Andrew Scheinerman received the Sima Kislak Jelin Salesperson of the Year award, executive vice president Peter Wisniewski received the Lease Transactions award, and associate Sara Soliman received the Rising Star award.
“We ended the year on a high note following a strong fourth quarter and an overall stronger year completing 114 transactions for $500 million, which was a 110% increase over our 2023 results,” said CEO Jason Pucci. “Our awards recipients excelled despite continued challenges in the market and produced impressive results and I congratulate them on their remarkable success!”
The Jay I. Kislak Producer of the Year award is presented to the individual who generated the highest sales during the past year and is named after the Kislak Organization’s late chairman who was an inspiring entrepreneur, real estate pioneer, and philanthropist.
Joni Sweetwood had an exceptional 2024 closing 14 transactions that included the sale of 18 multifamily properties throughout New Jesey for $100 million. Her record-breaking achievements include the exclusive sale of Wedgewood House, an 80-unit property in Orange for $13 million, which was the single largest sale of a multifamily property in Essex County since 2022. Ms. Sweetwood also handled the exclusive sale of a three-property portfolio with 258 units in Atlantic City for $20.5 million, which was the largest multifamily sale in Atlantic City in at least the last 10 years.
Ms. Sweetwood’s 2024 achievements also earned her Kislak’s Sales Transactions award, presented to the individual who closed the highest number of sales transactions during the past year and this was her fourth consecutive recognition. Ms. Sweetwood joined Kislak in 1996 and is one of the firm’s all-time leading salespeople consistently ranking as a top producer each year. She has also won numerous other sales awards, including the Sima Kislak Jelin Salesperson of the Year award and the Jay I. Kislak Producer of the Year award five times previously. Ms. Sweetwood has also been recognized repeatedly as one of New Jersey’s Commercial Broker All Stars and the Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal’s Executive Women in Business. Her career investment sales total more than $1.4 billion.
The Sima Kislak Jelin Salesperson of the Year award is presented to the individual whose performance and professionalism during the past year demonstrated the highest standards of excellence for which Kislak is known. A vote of the sales and management teams choose the recipient, and the award is named after the late Mrs. Jelin, who was an executive, key mentor, and motivator to countless salespeople; and the daughter of the firm’s founder.
Andrew Scheinerman also had an exceptional 2024 and was the deserving recipient of this award. His 2024 sales total $80 million and include the $60 million sale of a 420-unit multifamily portfolio in Mercer County, New Jersey, and the $13 million sale of a 62-unit multifamily property in Bergen Conty, New Jersey.
Mr. Scheinerman joined Kislak in 2011 and specializes in the sale of multifamily and other investment properties throughout New Jersey. He received Kislak’s 2011 Rookie of the Year award and was promoted to a vice president in 2017 and a senior vice president in 2022. Over the last two years, his multifamily sales total more than $250 million.
The Lease Transactions award is presented to the individual who completed the highest number of commercial leases during the past year. Peter Wisniewski also had a strong 2024 completing 25 commercial leases throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania and several commercial sales in New Jersey. His 2024 New Jersey transactions include five office leases in Mount Arlington, a retail lease for a national tenant in downtown Red Bank, a restaurant lease in Branchburg and a 4-acre sale in Flemington.
Mr. Wisniewski joined Kislak in 2015 and is a leader in the firm’s commercial sales and leasing affiliate. Throughout his career, Wisniewski has leased or sold more than eight million square feet of commercial space and well over 1,500 acres of land and is actively growing Kislak’s presence in the New Jersey commercial real estate market. This award marked his eighth consecutive recognition.
The Rising Star award is presented to newer salespeople who recorded the greatest achievements during the past year.
Sara Soliman joined Kislak in 2022 and specializes in commercial leasing and sales in central New Jersey. Her 2024 transactions include the $1.3 million sale of a mixed-use retail and office property in Clinton, New Jersey, and several retail leases throughout central New Jersey.
Ms. Soliman is a graduate of Kean University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in interior design. Sara brings her expertise in project management and experiential retail and hospitality space design to her real estate assignments and transactions. Most recently, as a director of business development for a national trade show display company, utilizing her skills in client relations and market expansion.
About The Kislak Company, Inc.
The Kislak Company, Inc., which is headquartered in Woodbridge, New Jersey, is a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm consistently recognized for its investment sales success. Established in 1906, Kislak’s market leadership position and longevity are due to its ability to offer clients a personalized, hands-on approach, coupled with the unrivaled expertise of its long-tenured team of professionals. Kislak’s prestigious client base includes individual investors and owners, partnerships, financial institutions, and REITs. The firm’s professionals provide comprehensive market coverage throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Florida.
Now in its 119th year, Kislak was among a select group of firms recognized as a 2023 Power Broker by CoStar Group, Inc. and this was the firm’s 18th consecutive recognition. Kislak was also named by NJBIZ as a 2024 Leader in Real Estate, Construction and Design and this was the firm’s third recent recognition.
