Name: Scott Zakos
Title: Partner
Company: Vidal/Wettenstein, LLC
Location: Westport, CT
Birthplace: Norwalk, CT
Family: Wife, Christina; expecting son in January
College: Johnson & Wales University (A.S. Entrepreneurship and B.S. Business Administration)
First job unrelated to your current field: Construction
First job in current field: Real Estate salesperson
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? To grow our commercial real estate brokerage firm with like-minded professionals.
Hobbies: Anything outdoors, sports, beach, boating
Favorite novel: "The Hunt for Red October" by Tom Clancy
Favorite film: "It's a Wonderful Life"
Keys to success: Professional persistence, positive attitude and great reputation
Person you admire most (outside of family): Roger Federer
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Surgeon
New England’s notorious weather – from fierce winter storms to summer squalls and fall hurricanes – can leave businesses in the dark. While power outages are often blamed on storms, they can also be caused by unforeseen events like accidents or construction mishaps. While it’s impossible to prevent disasters and power outages entirely, proactive preparation can significantly minimize their impact on your commercial building.
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!
Long-term interest rates have fallen by 100 basis points, and the market is normalizing. In December of 2022 I wrote an article about investing in a high interest rate, high inflation market. Since then, inflation has cooled off, and the Fed has begun lowering their funds rate.
The industrial markets have never been stronger. What has happened is that the build out of Devens with new high-tech biotech manufacturing with housing to service these buildings serves as the connector required to really make the I-495 West market sizzle. Worcester has been the beneficiary