by OB Jacobi | Jul 30, 2024 | Industry, News Feed
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Austin’s Kumara Wilcoxon took home the Golden I Award for the nation’s top luxury agent while the Beverly Hills-based Jones Fridman International & Associates was recognized as top luxury team in one of the real estate industry’s most prestigious luxury real estate honors.
The award for top luxury brokerage went to Austin-based Moreland Properties on Tuesday at the Inman Luxury Connect real estate event in Las Vegas.
“You are looking at the crème de la crème of our luxury community,” Inman Head of Community Laura Monroe told attendees while acknowledging the finalists.
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The Golden I Awards are reserved for agents and brokers who hit “record-breaking sales” while demonstrating top-level client service.
In addition to the top agent, team and brokerage distinctions, Golden I Awards were bestowed to developers of top tech tools and specific marketing campaigns.
See the winners — and the full list of finalists — below.
Top Luxury Agent
Kumara Wilcoxon
Sotheby’s International Realty
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Top Luxury Team
Jones Fridman International & Associates
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Top Luxury Brokerage
Moreland Properties
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Top Luxury Tech/Tool
Matterport
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Best Sales & Marketing Campaign for Home/Property
Dawn McKenna Group
Coldwell Banker, Home Alone House
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Best Sales & Marketing Campaign for New Development
SERHANT.
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The complete list of finalists for each award is below.
Top Luxury Agent finalists
Santiago Arana, The Agency
Carrie Chiang, Corcoran Group
Drew Fenton, Carolwood Estates
Dina Goldentayer, Douglas Elliman
Paul Grover, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Chris Leavitt, Douglas Elliman
Alex Perry, Allie Beth Allman & Associates
Steven Shane, Compass
Tracy Tutor, Douglas Elliman
Kumara Wilcoxon, Sotheby’s International Realty
Top Luxury Team finalists
Chernov Team, The Agency
Daftarian Group
Gullixson Team, Compass
Jones Fridman International & Assoc., Compass
Koch Team, Corcoran Group
Noble Black Team, Douglas Elliman
Tim Allen Properties Team, Coldwell Banker
Williams & Williams, Beverly Hills Estates
Top Luxury Brokerage finalists
The Agency
Brown Harris Stevens
Coldwell Banker
Coldwell Banker Warburg
Corcoran Group
Engel & Völkers
Moreland Properties
Sotheby’s International Realty
Top Luxury Tech/Tool finalists
Concierge Auctions
Curaytor
Luxury Presence
Matterport
Rechat
Best Sales & Marketing Campaign for Home/Property finalists
Dawn McKenna Group, Coldwell Banker, Home Alone House
Shawn Elliot and Zachary Elliot, The Elliot Team, Nest Seekers International, Sean Hannity Long Island Estate
Hedgerow Exclusive Properties, Exclusive Hamptons Dinners with Chef Francis Mallman
Latham Jenkins, Live Water Properties, Jackson Hole Ranch
Best Sales & Marketing Campaign for New Development finalists
Alys Beach, Brand Campaign for Alys Beach
Compass, Rosewood Residences Beverly Hills, Upfronts Event with Wolfgang Puck
SERHANT., Mercedes Benz Places, Miami Grand Prix Special Event
Sixth&Blanco Homes, Bespoke Austin Luxury Residences Campaign
Coldwell Banker and The WG Team, The Brokerage, A Real Estate Firm, Cello Tower Las Vegas Brand Campaign
Best City Sale finalists
Cindy Ambuehl, Christie’s International Real Estate & Mark Norton, Palm Realty Boutique, Kendrick Lamar Brentwood Sale
Noel Berk, Engel & Völkers, 79th Floor of 432 Park, NYC
Eklund Gomes Team, Douglas Elliman, Central Park Tower Penthouse, NYC
Steve Fridich, Fridrich & Clark Realty, Estate on Nashville’s Outskirts
Sotheby’s International Realty, Woolworth Building Penthouse, NYC
Joshua Wesoky, Compass, Greenwich Village Off-Market Townhouse Sale, NYC
Best Beach Sale finalists
Susanne Frisbie, Corcoran & Chris Leavitt, Douglas Elliman, 10 Tarpon Island, Palm Beach, FL
Paul Grover, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Cape Cod Estate, MA
Leslie McElwreath, Joseph Barbieri, and Nikki Field, Sotheby’s International Realty, Copper Beech Farm, Greenwich, CT
Lawrence Moens, Lawrence A. Moens Associates, Palm Beach Oceanfront Plot, FL
Kurt Rappaport, Westside Estate Agency, James Jannard Mansion, Malibu, CA
Spears Group, Compass, Florida Panhandle Sale
Sotheby’s International Realty, La Dune Auction, Southampton
Best Mountain Sale finalists
Lisa Hatem, The Agency, Developer Sale in Aspen
Stephanie Lewis, Christie’s International Real Estate, Aspen Home Swap
David A. Neville and Shawn M. Asbfell, Keller Williams Jackson Hole, 119-acre Ranch
Riley Warwick, Douglas Elliman, Aspen Estate, CO
Carrie Wells, Coldwell Banker Mason Morse, Ranch at Owl Creek, CO
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by OB Jacobi | Jul 22, 2024 | Industry, News Feed
OpenAI boss Sam Altman sued embattled developer Troon Pacific over shoddy workmanship that allegedly included defects in a pool’s waterproofing and a so-called “Batcave,” according to reports.
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OpenAI CEO and billionaire Sam Altman has filed suit against the embattled San Francisco developer that built the $27 million Lombard Street home he purchased in 2020, slamming the property as “plagued by poor workmanship.”
The lawsuit was filed in San Francisco Superior Court June 12 on behalf of plaintiff 950 Lombard LLC, The San Francisco Standard reported Tuesday. According to public records, Sam Altman is the current resident of 950 Lombard Street. Apollo Projects, an investment firm led by Altman and his brother Jack Altman, is also registered at the address.
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The lawsuit claims Troon Pacific and CEO Greg Malin knowingly sold a home “plagued by poor workmanship” after concerns were to be addressed prior to sale. The suit seeks unspecified damages, including interest fees and attorneys’ fees.
Since the property, one of the most expensive listings in the city at one time, was purchased in March 2020, construction issues have emerged throughout the property — defects in the pool’s waterproofing design and installation that has led to flooding, improper installation of line dumping raw sewage, and a sewer line jammed with bags by an unpaid contractor.
The $27 million Russian Hill mansion will cost Altman over $4 million to repair.
Altman moved into the property expecting “luxury aesthetics and cutting-edge functionality,” as the company tells its customers. An Architectural Digest tour of the home sold Alton on a private garden with century-old olive trees, a garage “turntable” for cars that emerges out of a “Batcave” tunnel, and an infinity-edge pool with views of the bay.
According to The San Francisco Standard, Altman’s lawsuit is just another on the list of Troon Pacific’s legal battles due to poor workmanship. This year alone, the company has dished out over $48 million to investors who funded and sold four luxury properties. Troon Pacific brought in millions in fees, but only two of the homes were completed.
Altman was not met with the “Batcave” tunnel as he anticipated, but instead, a tunnel of repairs and money drainage.
OpenAI and artificial intelligence have taken off, transforming the world with technology that can learn and act without human intelligence. OpenAI has a plan to create more powerful systems and gain experience with them operating in the real world while transitioning to AGI,
the company stated.
In the long run, OpenAI plans to shift towards aligned and steerable models, the shift from GPT-3 to InstructGPT and ChatGPT for example. The goal is to transform while avoiding the risk of misuse and societal disruption.
