Real Estate News - James Prendamano

Real Estate Marketing | Pre-Construction | Casandra Properties

Real Estate marketing continues to adapt and advance with today's technology. Another cool innovation that Casandra Properties has been able to take to the next level is pre-construction visualization. Traditionally you could sell pre-construction off of blueprints. It's very difficult for the average person to visualize these plans. Selling things pre-construction today is very important to drive numbers and secure for the developer deals that are in place before you move on to the next model. Casandra Properties is able to make these 2D blueprints come to life and generate 3D models. You can now enter into the house, lay out furniture in the exact sizes. Watch as Casandra Properties CEO James Prendamano explains just how important this is for…

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Real Estate Marketing | Drone Footage | Casandra Properties

Real Estate Marketing is incredibly important in today's digital age. Marketing in general is rapid changing so here at Casandra Properties we are staying ahead of the curve by continuing to push the bar and add new methods of showcasing properties. In this video, Casandra Properties CEO and real estate expert, James Prendamano, explains how effective Drone Footage is in order to grab someone's attention by changing their perspective.

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Express Trains and Ferry’s Oh My

I was thrilled to read the article in the Staten Island Advance announcing that Staten Island is being added to the city’s fast ferry system. I would like to start off by thanking Mayor Bill de Blasio, Borough President James Oddo, and Councilwoman Debi Rose for their herculean effort bringing this route to Staten Island.  

It goes without saying that this is such a boom for the north shore and our surrounding commercial real estate and residential real estate projects such as Empire Outlets, URBY, Liberty Towers, and Downtown Plaza. This new route will enable Staten Island commuters the ability to get to Downtown and to Midtown on the West side in a much shorter amount of time.  The Staten Island Ferry currently has over 70,000 riders per day and…

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No Time for Nostalgia...

I spent a significant bit of time over the holidays looking back. Not so much looking back over the year, but really taking stock of how much things have changed over the last 20 years. From Agriculture to Construction and from Healthcare to Banking, technology has completely transformed all major industries and market segments both domestic and abroad. 

For the most part, we have rolled with the changes and adapted our daily routines to incorporate these technological advances where it was most convenient.

Folks, Real Estate is not only an industry that has also been impacted, it may be one of the market segments that has seen the most dramatic changes. 

I have been around Staten Island Real Estate since I was a toddler. I vividly remember being shuttled…

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Brick and Mortar Retail on Staten Island

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of speaking with Claire Wilson from the Commercial Observer, to weigh in on Staten Island shopping. Her interest — and, one of my passions — is in brick and mortar stores, real estate where real commerce takes place on Staten Island.  Despite the current national trend of retailers closing stores in malls across the US, Staten Island remains strong opening up new stores Island-wide.

Everybody likes to blame Amazon, but the idea that people aren’t going to shop anymore couldn’t be farther from the truth. As an industry, we failed in delivering an interesting experience to shoppers. We’re bucking that trend on Staten Island.

Shoppers have been paying high tolls to leave the borough and we needed to give them a…

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