Name: Jon Meshel
Title: Project Manager - Development
Company: CBL & Associates Properties
Location: Waltham, Mass.
Birthplace and year: Boston, Mass., 1976
Family: Wife, Stephanie; daughter, Janie (15 months)
College: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
First job outside of real estate: Carpenter
First job in real estate or allied field: Assistant project manager, CBL
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Initiate and manage shopping center developments
Hobbies: Running, golf
Favorite book: "Friday Night Lights"
Favorite movie: "Braveheart"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Frederick Law Olmsted
Key to success: Mental organization
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Pilot
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.