Romy Goldman is the founder and president of Gold Development, the development and project management firm responsible for residential condominiums 48 Bond downtown (which is completed), Hamilton Parc (where one unit is left for rent) and Hamilton Lofts in Harlem (where sales are ongoing). A specialist in both commercial and residential buildings, Goldman’s two-person firm also works to manage other developers’ construction sites throughout the United States, including affordable-housing developments at 201 West 148th Street in Harlem and 1011 Washington Avenue in the Bronx. Goldman will be honored as developer of the year at the Associated Builders and Owners of Greater NY annual ceremony Oct. 28, the same month that Gold Development celebrates its 10-year anniversary. She will be part of an all-female panel of award winners, in fields such as real estate appraising and entrepreneurship. According to ABO, this is the first time all the honorees have been women. In a written statement, Nick LaPorte, executive director of ABO, said that the organization felt it was important to pay particular attention to women in the industry, among the glut of men in the field. Goldman talked to The Real Deal about her road to real estate and how she excels in an old boys’ club. [more]