Featured in New York Real Estate Journal- SPOTLIGHT/NEW YORK CITY- July 13-26, 2010

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Jimmy Carchietta Thomas O’Grady
Founder, CEO President
The Cotocon Gorup Effective Plumbing Corp.
Name: Jimmy Carchietta, LEED AP Name: Thomas O’Grady
Title: Founder, CEO Title: President
Company: The Cotocon Group Company: Effective Plumbing Corporation
Location: Manhattan and Long Island Location: New York City and Bronx, N.Y.
Birthplace: The Bronx, N.Y. Date of birth: September, 1956
Family: Married, with 3 boys Family: Married 33 years
College: SUNY Farmingdale College: U.S. Merchant Marine graduate QMED
First job outside of real estate: Laborer working in family construction com- First job outside of real estate: Merchant seaman, engine room plumbing
pany. First job in real estate: Local One union shop
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I run my green What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Increase busi-
building consulting firm that specializes in LEED certification and energy ef- ness to business relationships through networking and business skills.
ficiency for commercial buildings. My plans for the future is for The Cotocon Hobbies: DJ, relax at beach and country home, keeping my marine fish
Group to be nationally recognized as setting the standard for making green Favorite book: “Pillars of the Earth”
building construction and operations financially feasible. Favorite movie: “Star Trek,” original
Hobbies: Martial arts, coaching my children and their friends, playing hard Person you admire most (outside of family): Donald Trump
– working hard Keys to success: Starting at the bottom and working with dedication to the top
Favorite book: “Old Yeller” and being open-minded.
Person you admire most (outside of family): Dr. Lanskowski, chief oncologist at
Schneider’s Children’s Hospital (ret.)
Key to success: Focused and disciplined behavior
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Dog training
Alan Perlowitz Alan Schacter
Managing Partner Partner
Chaves & Perlowitz, LLP Chaves & Perlowitz, LLP
Name: Alan Perlowitz, Esq., CPA Name: Alan Schacter
Title: Managing Partner Title: Partner
Company: Chaves & Perlowitz, LLP Company: Chaves & Perlowitz, LLP
Location: New York City and Long Island Location: 116 John St., Ste. 319 New York, NY 10038 and 1399 Franklin Ave., Ste.
Birthplace and date: New York, June 6, 1964 202, Garden City, NY 11530
Family: Married 17 years, with 3 girls Birthplace and date: Brooklyn, N.Y., Mar. 20, 1962
College: Ryder College Family: Wife, Sherri; son, Michael (20, a junior at Wisconsin Univ.) and Matthew
First job outside of real estate: Arthur Anderson (17, will be a senior at Syosset H.S.)
First job in real estate or allied field: Cassin, Cassin & Joseph, LLP College: SUNY Albany, BA, 1984, summa cum laude, phi beta kappa
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Manage the First job outside of real estate: Entire working career spent as a real estate attor-
real estate law firm. In the future: We’ve just added commercial real estate ney. Too many odd jobs before then to count: first was as a paperboy in 5th grade.
division to our residential real estate law practice and will be expanding with First job in real estate or allied field: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, As-
other practice areas. sociate in the real estate group
Hobbies: Golf, tennis, fitness, spending time with my girls What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Partner at Chaves
Favorite book: “1984” by George Orwell & Perlowitz; focus is on growing the firm and its commercial practice.
Favorite movie: “Pretty Woman” Hobbies: Golf, cycling, photography
Person you admire most: My parents Favorite book: “Shogun”
Keys to success: Integrity, hard work, positive focus Favorite movie: “The Natural”
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Professor Person you admire most (outside of family): Leonardo DaVinci
Keys to success: Hard work, willingness to take risks
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Real estate investor