Name: Elizabeth Cohen
Title: Property Manager/Marketing Director
Company: Century Investment Company
Location: 73 State St., Springfield, Mass.
Place of birth: Longmeadow, Mass.
Family: Single
College: Babson College, Wellesley, MBA, University of Connecticut
First job outside of real estate: Brand manager
First job in current field: Assistant property manager for Century Investment Company
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Manage retail/office property. Looking to expand footprint in Western Mass.
Hobbies: Horseback riding
Favorite book: "Time Machine"
Favorite movie: "Gladiator"
Person you most admire (outside of family): Warren Buffet
Keys to success: Organization, networking and a big smile
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Horse trainer
Wallingford, CT O,R&L Commercial has completed the $3.8 million sale of a mixed-use investment property located at 33-39 North Main St. and 24-25 Wallace Ave. in the town center.
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.