25 Year Anniversary Q&A: Richard Persichetti

Name: Richard Persichetti Title: Vice President, Research, Marketing and Consulting Company Name: Cassidy Turley Year Founded: 2010 Years with Company: 2.5 Years in real estate industry: 15 Q: The approximate number of years you have been a subscriber and/or how the NYREJ has been a benefit to you and/or your business: A: I have been a subscriber to the NYREJ for 15 years, and it has been a great source of information. The special issues that included contributing authors always gave me insight into the other aspects of real estate from a different point of view. Q: The approximate year you discovered the NYREJ and what business you were in at the time: A: I first discovered NYREJ in 1999 when I first got into the business as a researcher for RELocate (a CoStar predecessor). Q: Your most memorable or favorite "15 minutes of fame" in the NYREJ : A: My most memorable "15 minutes of fame" in the NYREJ was my first article ever published in the paper; it was the first article I ever had published in the real estate industry. It was in the October 14, 2003 issue and the title was "Manhattan office market exhibits positive signs; recovery set for 2004." My wife had it framed and I still have it in my office at home.