Welcome to CORE 10, an off-the-cuff interview series with prominent CORE figures. Read on to learn more about this week’s guest, broker Armen Meschian!
- Who is the living person you most admire? I would lie if I didn’t say my father. An accomplished architect and a musician with tremendous legacy.
- Who is the most interesting New Yorker you know? I am truly stumped by this question. I know many and from all walks of life.
- What is your earliest New York memory? Looking at the New York City skyline from the New Jersey side of the Hudson upon arriving to the United States as a 15-year-old immigrant. Fear, excitement, hope, dreams: it was a barrage of feelings at the foot of a new beginning in this country.
- What is the best advice you’ve ever received? Whatever job you do, have a clear definition of how you personally add value in your field.
- What do you consider your greatest achievement so far? Becoming a father. It’s hard to top that one.
- What are your three most treasured possessions? My three main guitars.
- Name a movie, book or work of art that changed your life. I was obsessed with Led Zeppelin when I was in high school, particularly Physical Graffiti, so much so that I turned down an art scholarship to pursue music instead. Every decision or move in life I have made since then, including coming to New York City and how I came into real estate, has been affected by that one crossroad.
- What’s your greatest extravagance? Travel.
- What’s your secret talent? I am a regularly performing guitarist/singer/songwriter here in New York City.
- Which words or phrases do you most overuse? The word “merit” is often on my tongue. I use it frequently and aspire to have as much of it as possible.