Name: Thomas Hefferman
Title: Regional Vice President, Commercial Sales Division
Company: Mac-Gray
Location: 404 Wyman St., Suite 400, Waltham, Mass.
Place of birth: Brookline, Mass.
Family: Married, 4 children
College: Westfield State University
First job unrelated to your current field: Coca Cola
First job in current field: Biz Development manager
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Identifying new laundromat locations.
Hobbies: Spending time with my family, racquetball
Favorite movie: "Fever Pitch"
Key to success: Trust and relationship building
Person you most admire (outside of family): George Bush, Jr.
If you had to choose another vocation, what would it be? Motivational speaker
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.