AVI KRISPINE
A PASSION FOR THE CITY
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BY NATHALIE SAVARIA, JOURNALIST
Avi Krispine is the executive vice-president and managing director of CBRE’s activities in Québec. Immobilier commercial interviewed him on the occasion of the property brokerage firm’s ranking of North America’s top 50 cities for tech talent. Initially, there was nothing about Avi Krispine to suggest that he would have a career in commercial real estate. FORMATIVE YEARS He began his professional life working in philanthropy. A job placement agency in the building where he worked approached him several times with offers from real estate firms looking for new talent. One of them captured his interest. At age 21, in 2001 he was hired by Newmark Knight Frank Devencore. "I was hooked. I developed a passion for real estate!" he said.
Avi Krispine learned everything he could about being a real estate broker, thanks in part to two mentors, Peter Picciola and Michel Sicotte. He specialized in sales and leasing of office and industrial property, and in tenant representation in the Greater Montréal area. He has fond memories of his time at Devencore. "Those five years really allowed me to acquire an excellent knowledge of commercial real estate. For the first two years I was in a mentorship program. My greatest strength was making cold calls. That was how I made my mark, being able to organize meetings with potential clients, one after another."
JBC MÉDIA BY DENIS BERNIER
IMMOBILIER COMMERCIAL : : AOÛT – SEPTEMBRE 2020
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