Category: Spotlight Content
2021 Year in Review: C. Scott Schwefel, Attorney, Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC
December 31, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021? Our firm again successfully negotiated many significant reductions in property taxes for property owners in 2021.
2021 Year in Review: Tom Struble, Director of Commissioning, Qualification & Validation, DPS Group
December 31, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022? 2022 is going to be a whirlwind. Recent roll-outs of vaccines set a new standard for speed to market, and there’s more work in life sciences than I’ve ever seen.
2021 Year in Review: Kyle Gaffney, Director of Business Development, CP Management
December 31, 2021
What is the best advice you have received, and who was it from? My college wrestling coach said often, “Let’s whistle while we work.” It’s originally from a Disney movie, which always made us laugh but I think it is great advice. It’s important to have some fun during the day and keep everything in perspective.
2021 Year in Review: Sal Lupoli, CEO/President, Lupoli Companies
December 31, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? During the pandemic, we learned how vital it is for residential communities to have ample amenity space. When we opened the final phase of the Riverwalk Lofts this year, we added over 10,000 s/f of amenity space
2021 Year in Review: Dennis Serpone, Founder, National Restaurant Exchange
December 31, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?At a time when we’ve all witnessed so many companies fade off into the sunset, I have been able to maintain my incredibly talented staff, complete a $2.5 million deal
2021 Year in Review: Dimitra Murphy, Owner, Daddy Jones Bar & Restaurant
December 31, 2021
What is the best advice you have received, and who was it from? The best advice I received this year is to be proud of both my careers. Instead of thinking of them as completely separate, I treat them as complimentary to each other. Hospitality is about caring for others, and that same care exists in real estate.
2021 Year in Review: Melissa Fish-Crane, President, IREM Boston Metro. Chapter No. 4
December 31, 2021
How has your working environment changed over the last year? Like most everyone, we’ve had to become adaptable at switching back and forth between in-person events and virtual. We held our first in-person event in 15 months in June, and during that gathering I was reminded that nothing really replaces the feel of an in-person event.
2021 Year in Review: Dennis Swart, AIA, President, DJSA Architecture
December 31, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? Throughout the pandemic we continually assessed issues related to project delivery and efficiency in business operations. However, one of the positives that was highlighted by the pandemic was that our greatest strength as a firm is our diversification of work.
2021 Year in Review: Edward Zuker, Founder & CEO, Chestnut Hill Realty
December 31, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021? My most notable project for 2021 was the start of construction at Hancock Village. In 1946, 800 townhouse units were built at Hancock Village
2021 Year in Review: Michael Cullen, CFO, Connolly Brothers Inc.
December 31, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? The pandemic has brought many challenges to our work environment over the past two years. The two most important things in my mind, as a manager, and as a company you need to be flexible and prepared.
2021 Year in Review: Krista Manna, Owner, KR Architecture and Interiors
December 31, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? Don’t over schedule! Also, find what time of day you work most efficiently, and schedule tasks requiring the greatest focus during that time frame.
2021 Year in Review: Walter Hall, Owner/Founder, The Hall Institute of Real Estate
December 31, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022? The market will continue to strengthen. It continues to be a seller’s market. And this is perhaps more of a hope than a prediction, but I am looking to see the industry adopt standards that will lead to better outcomes for consumers when it comes to buying, selling and renting properties.
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