K. Jeffries Sydness Principal Sydness Architects, P.C.
Name: K. Jeffries Sydness
Title: Principal
Company: Sydness Architects, P.C.
Location: 1150 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
Birthplace: Fargo, N.D.
Family: Married with 2 daughters
College: Principia College, BA; University of Minnesota, M.Arch.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? We regularly get called on to design multifamily housing, hotel, office buildings and mixed use projects and recently they've been located in major growth areas in the U.S., like Phoenix, Tampa and Northwest Arkansas, and abroad in China and the Middle East. Our firm is fortunate to have a series of projects now underway in Manhattan, but we are looking forward to returning to China where we have had some notable successes.
Key to success Being a good listener
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.
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.
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.