Name: Andrew Horvitz
Title: Principal
Company: Horvitz Communications
Location: Newton Centre, Mass.
Birthplace: New Bedford, Mass.
Birth Date: 1952
Family: Wife, Jacolyn
College: American University, BA Communication, 1974
First job outside of real estate: Golf professional
First job in real estate or allied field: Marketing communications and advertising
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Marketing communications and advertising; also production of a musical play.
Hobbies: Golf, swimming, hiking, tennis, photography
Favorite book: "Five People You Meet in Heaven" and "Golf in the Kingdom"
Favorite movie: "Requiem of a Heavyweight"
Person you most emulate (outside of family): David Ogilvy
Keys to success: Integrity
If you had to choose a different profession; what would it be? Teacher
West Roxbury, MA Prescott IOS has arranged an industrial outdoor storage lease for Eastern Bus Company at 151 Rivermoor St. David Skinner and Devon Wagner of Prescott IOS represented the tenant, while Caroline Munn nd Rob Byrne of CBRE represented the landlord, Feeney Brothers Real Estate. The 40,000 front foot site gives the bus operator secured yard space close to the routes it serves across Boston and the inner suburbs.
This may seem self-serving, and I’ll be the first to admit it. But unlike some of the artificial intelligence tools now reshaping our industry, I am fully aware of my own bias. So, hear me out. The rise of AI in commercial real estate is not a distant threat or a speculative headline.
Now what? As the year comes to a close, the state of retail is always in the news. The answers vary greatly depending on who in the various related industries you ask, each offering a unique lens on the challenges and opportunities ahead.