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
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.