Name: James Viviano
Title: Associate Director
Company: Cooper Carry
Location: 3520 Piedmont Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305
Birthplace and year: Houston, Tex., 1960
Family: Wife, Vanessa and daughter Alessandra
College: Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston
First job outside of real estate: Computer room assistant
First job in real estate or allied field: Architectural intern at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Help manage and direct design for large mixed-use and retail projects. Goals include expanding Cooper Carry's national and international presence and strengthen our role as sustainable design professionals.
Hobbies: Golf, music, drawing and painting.
Favorite books: "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawkin
Favorite movies: "Forrest Gump"
Keys to success: Love what you do, work like there is no tomorrow and never, ever give up
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Surgeon
Lynnfield, MA According to Combined Properties, Inc., Conduent Inc., a leader in document technology and services for more than half a century, has renewed its lease of 164,095 s/f at 66-70 Broadway. The complex has served Conduent and prior affiliates since 1996.
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.