Shortys
Founder · Flexible commercial space
A platform for businesses seeking space for their next move, from retail and offices to events, studios, and industrial uses.
New York City · Real Estate · Hospitality
Ehab Elshinawy
Serial Entrepreneur &
Commercial Real Estate Broker
Perspective
From finding a space
to building a business.
Ehab Elshinawy is a New York City-based serial entrepreneur and commercial real estate broker. He is the founder of Shortys, a platform for flexible commercial space, and an owner and operator of Sushi Shiro in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
His brokerage work spans commercial leasing and investment sales, including retail, mixed-use, and industrial properties. His experience securing space and operating a restaurant gives him a practical understanding of the decisions business owners face before they open their doors.
Through Shortys and Sushi Shiro, Ehab brings together real estate, technology, and hospitality, with a focus on how physical spaces become working businesses and places people want to visit.
Selected ventures
Sushi Shiro
Owner & operator · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
A Japanese sushi restaurant and lounge at 568 Metropolitan Avenue, bringing dining and hospitality together in Williamsburg.
Commercial real estate
Experience across
the city.
Commercial leasing and investment sales across retail, mixed-use, and industrial properties. Selected transactions reported on Traded include:
- 58 Grand Street · WilliamsburgMixed-use acquisition · Reported December 2023
- 20 Van Dam Street · GreenpointIndustrial lease-to-own transaction · Reported June 2023
- 2256 Nostrand Avenue · BrooklynRetail lease · Reported June 2024
Transactions involved brokerage teams. These examples are not a complete career record.
View transaction history on Traded