Name: John Galvin, MAI
Title: President, Connecticut Chapter Appraisal Institute
Company: Andrew & Galvin Appraisal Services
Location: 16 Spring Ln., Farmington, Conn. 06032
Birthplace and year: Hartford, Conn., 1961
Family: Wife, Donna; children, PJ and Sean
College: University of Connecticut, BS in Finance
First job outside of appraisal: Commercial credit analyst for Connecticut National Bank
First job in real estate or allied field: Appraiser for Connecticut National Bank for John Leary
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Recertification year for Connecticut. We will be targeting a broader range of real estate professionals, i.e., eminent domain module in January, directed at attorneys as well as appraisers. Also, we have created a social chairman, We support the national group's efforts to keep up with changing regulations in the industry.
Person you admire most (outside of family): Byrl Boyce, appraiser and professor for the Center for Real Estate & Urban Economic Studies at the Univ. of Conn.
Keys to success: Set goals, perseverance, hard work
If you had to choose another vocation what could it be? Farmer
Providence, RI Shawmut Design and Construction celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking for the 195 District Park Pavilion, marking the start of construction on a facility that will feature year-round dining and support space for park operations. In addition to the 3,500 s/f building, the project will include infrastructure upgrades
The New England Real Estate proud to showcase the remarkable projects that have graced the cover and center spread of NEREJ this year, all made possible by the collaboration of outstanding project teams. Now, it's time to recognize the top project of 2024, and we need your vote!
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