In this special episode of Buildings 2.0, Jose speaks with Michael Cohen, President, Tri-State Region, Colliers. Michael shares valuable lessons his mentor taught him, how a building owner might think differently about their building depending on its classification, and the metamorphosis he is seeing in New York.
He also discusses emerging trends in how landlords in the area are trying to get creative with how they use their spaces and how technology will never replace human brokers.
Topics discussed:
- The day-to-day of a broker: it's a juggling act and a little like triage.
- The importance of mentors and a few lessons Michael's own mentor taught him.
- How a building owner would think differently depending on the class of their building.
- How New York is experiencing a metamorphosis, including the key players and what changes are coming.
- Emerging trends of landlords thinking creatively of how to use spaces.
- Which enterprising trends worked and which did not, as well as how some of these trends have circled back around.
- How technology such as AI will never replace all the human work brokers can do.