Former Winick, De Niro agent tapped for retail role with Downtown Alliance

Jennifer Mikitan, a former retail broker with Winick Realty Group and director of retail leasing with Sitt Asset Management, is taking over as the director of retail attractions with the Alliance for Downtown New York, an organization that promotes economic development in the Financial District. Mikitan, who also served as the sales director for the De Niro Group of Prudential Douglas Elliman at projects like the 55 Wall Cipriani Club Suites and the Tribeca Fairchild, will work to recruit retailers to the area and support retail brokers. Stephanie Jennings, the assistant vice president of economic development for the alliance, cited Mikitan’s background in real estate as a key reason for her selection. “We are excited to have [Mikitan] join our team, bringing both her enthusiasm for Lower Manhattan and her expertise in brokerage,” Jennings said. TRD