Commercial real estate sales star says data from his 40-year career is key to unlocking the power of AI. AdvertisementUsing the much-heralded technology, Knakal believes he can compete with far larger real estate services companies with only a handful of employees. In subsequent decades, the pair grew the company into one of New York City's largest and most prolific property sales firms. In late 2014, the two men sold the 250-person business to the global commercial real estate company Cushman & Wakefield for $100 million. AdvertisementKnakal joined Cushman as part of the sale, but left in 2018 for the rival corporate real estate services giant JLL.

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Persons: Bob Knakal, Knakal, BKREA, that's, Massey Knakal, Paul Massey, Cushman, JLL, Brian Sullivan, Bob, Massey, Bob Knakal's, Daniel Geiger Seth Samowitz, Samowitz, I've, James Nelson, Avison Young, Nelson Organizations: Cushman, Wakefield, CNBC, New York Times, West, Avison, & $ Locations: Manhattan, New York City, York, New York, JLL's Manhattan