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NEW YORK CITY-Looking back, Michael Rizzo, 30,is glad it happened. And he says it will never happen again. Thesenior associate at CBRE, working the LowerManhattan market, reports that the best lesson he ever learned wasfrom the deal that got away.
“My senior partner warned me to get an exclusive agreement, butthe client didn’t want to sign,” he tells GlobeSt.com. The clientwas an employment firm looking for some 5,000 feet Downtown. Freshfrom college six months before (Rizzo received his finance degreefrom St. John’s University and has been with CBRE now for sixyears), he dove into the assignment. “They assured me they wouldwork only with me.”
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John Salustri
John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.
