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
Melrose, MA Dennis Kelleher and John Pentore of Horvath & Tremblay have facilitated the sale of 47 units spread across two multi-family properties in totaling $13.7 million. Kelleher and Pentore facilitated the sale of 333 Main St. and 447 Pleasant St.
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.