Name: Avi Cohen
Title: Director of Aquisitions
Company: Katz Properties
Location: New York, N.Y.
Place of birth: Teaneck, N.J.
Family: Older brother and sister
College: NYU
First job outside of real estate: Biotech private equity analyst
First job in real estate or allied field: Analyst
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Acquisitions and management of grocery anchored shopping centers. We plan to continue our focus on this asset class going forward.
Hobbies: Basketball, guitar, reading and movies
Favorite book: "Scarlet Letter"
Favorite film: After the "Godfather" too many to chose from
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Ben Franklin and Albert Einstein
Keys to success: In business, caring a lot or a little
If you had to choose a different profession; what would it be? Writer
Ayer, MA James Keogh of 128 CRE facilitated the $7.7 million off-market sale of two industrial outdoor storage (IOS) properties in Ayer and Devens, Mass., to Realterm. 128 CRE served as the sole broker in the transaction.
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.
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.