Re: Ashley and J.P - General Media Discussion - Thread #3

[Guest]

I don't believe it, actually. Think it's all b/s and they are fine and in love.

[Alanna]

Can't see this happening, we all know Roberto would cry first in any A&R fight. Stop lying to me, Us Weekly! Just kidding. I really don't think this one is true though.

[laurentx]

Well if there's any serious conflict my guess would be it's about Ali's career. She's very career oriented, loved her Facebook job and I don't think she's landed anything substantive since her season. She no longer has her part-time job with Fox News in San Diego & I haven't heard anything lately about the cable talk show.

Perhaps she's regretting the move to San Diego, & for Roberto it's too late for that - he's already worked hard to establish his business and doesn't want to make another move.

[Guest]

Wowsers - that quite a contract they sign. The benefits of a televised wedding are huge, but Ash and JP seem less likely to want it televised. I never got the feeling they were after the attention - but if they do it for the funds then I understand.

I don't imagine they're exactly in a rush to get married anyway. She went from Brad's season to her own season, to being engaged, to finishing up her schooling all within a year - I can imagine they're just happy to be together.

The benefits of waiting until after the 2nd year to gain control of how your wedding will/will not be aired are more huge. Selling rights to your story, pre-wedding activities, and the actual wedding pictures itself to a tabloid magazine will yield more than a nice start to your married life.

I'll bet that Ash/JP wll head for a pr

Private island beach wedding - and sell enough of their pictures/story to cover their expenses and up the ante on the kind of apartment they can afford in NYC.

I'll also bet that Ali/Roberto are waiting for the same control once their 2 year wedding clause comes to an end.

Ummm, they already have a new NYC apartment!

Doesn't mean they would not be able to afford a bigger one, or better location, or pay off the one that they have, or invest in a 2nd one and use it as supplemental income, right?

[Love_Me]

People seems to be the only somewhat creditable celeb magazine these days. That isn't saying much.

[ironcat]

Wowsers - that quite a contract they sign. The benefits of a televised wedding are huge, but Ash and JP seem less likely to want it televised. I never got the feeling they were after the attention - but if they do it for the funds then I understand.

I don't imagine they're exactly in a rush to get married anyway. She went from Brad's season to her own season, to being engaged, to finishing up her schooling all within a year - I can imagine they're just happy to be together.

The benefits of waiting until after the 2nd year to gain control of how your wedding will/will not be aired are more huge. Selling rights to your story, pre-wedding activities, and the actual wedding pictures itself to a tabloid magazine will yield more than a nice start to your married life.

I'll bet that Ash/JP wll head for a pr

Private island beach wedding - and sell enough of their pictures/story to cover their expenses and up the ante on the kind of apartment they can afford in NYC.

I'll also bet that Ali/Roberto are waiting for the same control once their 2 year wedding clause comes to an end.

Ummm, they already have a new NYC apartment!

Doesn't mean they would not be able to afford a bigger one, or better location, or pay off the one that they have, or invest in a 2nd one and use it as supplemental income, right?

I can't see them waiting 2 years to marry just to try to make more money off their nuptials than what they may be able to negotiate up front with ABC in excess of the free wedding (worth a couple hundred thou at least) and the $20K or more payment up front. For one thing, I believe the reports that they want to start a family soon, and I don't see them as doing that until they are married. My impression of them is that being married and having babies in less than 3 years trumps the possibility that the media may still be interested enough in them in 2 years that they could make more cold hard cash on the deal by waiting (and then whor, I mean, shopping themselves around) than by not waiting.

[Guest]

Totally agree, again, Ironcat.

JP lived in his old apt. 7 years! Ashley lived in her old apt. a long time, too. They don't like to move, they even tweeted that.

The only move may be down the road, after having a baby, would be buying a house and stop renting a high rise apt. Bet that's on their goal list.

Money is not a motivator for JP, he was raised more than comfortably and still lives that way, though not in excess. He works hard to have a substantial income. JP and Ashley are motivated foremost by their hearts, not cash.

[Archer23]

I agree with both of you, as well. We saw how impatient JP was to start his life with Ashley, and we've since learned post-show that Ashley was equally impatient for that. I just can't imagine that either one of them would be willing to hold off on getting married and having a family for some kind of pecuniary gain.

[tigertiz]

The benefits of waiting until after the 2nd year to gain control of how your wedding will/will not be aired are more huge. Selling rights to your story, pre-wedding activities, and the actual wedding pictures itself to a tabloid magazine will yield more than a nice start to your married life.

Absolutely. They can only benefit by becoming free agents. Most of the young couples I know have been having looong engagements lately anyway - 18 months seems to be the norm. (Maybe because of the economy?) I'd recommend waiting the extra 6 months if it would help to pay off 4 years of dental school loans. Penn is a private , ivy league school. Their dental school website estimates it costs $95,000 a year. If Ali and Roberto break up, ABC should be even more willing to negotiate a better deal with JP and Ashley. But they'll have to keep their public profile up to "sell it". I hope they do exactly that. And then let the bidding war begin.

[mnmhughes]

I agree with both of you, as well. We saw how impatient JP was to start his life with Ashley, and we've since learned post-show that Ashley was equally impatient for that. I just can't imagine that either one of them would be willing to hold off on getting married and having a family for some kind of pecuniary gain.

Well, considering one of the latest interviews from JP had him basically saying that he wanted kids yesterday (!!), I don't think they're going to be waiting long for a wedding or for children! :awesome:

[halfpintdynamite]

Well, guess I'm the minority. I thought Trista and Ryan's wedding was simply beautiful and so "Trista" with all the pink. Same with Molly and Jason's, with the "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" music and an actual rainbowing appearing as Molly walked down the aisle before the heavy rains came. I smiled and cried during both ceremonies. They were both tasteful & personalized to them. Both Trista and Molly's gowns were gorgeous. jmo

Oh, Rich, you didn't get slapped enough in Blake/Holly thread for that pic? :bom:

I agree with you here, Gina. I'm a sucker for romance, and even though I didn't see Trista and Ryan's season (I didn't know about The Bachelor show at that time), I followed all the stuff on them leading up to their wedding. It would be such a gift to their fans for JP and Ashley to go that route. And I absolutely loved their gowns!

[Archer23]

Q & A with J.P. Rosenbaum
"The Bachelorette" winner and construction manager talks about his new LI project and life after the TV show
October 07, 2011 11:00AM By Katherine Clarke

Despite his sudden fame, J.P. Rosenbaum, the victor on the last season of ABC's "The Bachelorette," seems remarkably unfazed.

The Long-Island native, a construction manager for New York City-based J Companies, a residential and commercial real estate services and consulting firm, won a happily-ever-after -- though they have yet to tie the knot -- with the beautiful bachelorette Ashley Herbert, but he has other things on his mind. Rosenbaum is consulting on one of the biggest projects he's been involved with to date, the construction of a 330,000-square-foot retail center in Nassau County. The project, called Gallery at Westbury Plaza, in Westbury, L.I., by national powerhouse developer Equity One, is slated to be completed in the fall of 2012.

In his first real estate-related interview since graduating "The Bachelorette," Rosenbaum, who has just moved into to a new Midtown apartment with Hebert, sat down with The Real Deal to talk about life, love and condo conversions.

So, how long have you been with J Companies?
I've been there for four-and-a-half years. Prior to that, I was working for a small family [construction] business in Brooklyn.

Why did you decide to do "The Bachelorette?"
A friend nominated me online… It was totally out of character for me to do something like that. Up until a week before [I was set to leave], I wasn't sure I wanted to go.

How did the decision to do the show affect your job?
I'd been working on pre-construction consulting for the gallery project for almost a year before I went, but then there was a gap in time while they were finishing demolition and not much was going on so I thought that would be the time to do it. It was not a given that I would have a job when I came back. [My employers] were skeptical, totally supportive, but didn't fully understand why I was doing it.

How long were you away?
I was away from work for about two and a half months. While I was gone, they had finished the abatement and demolition of the existing buildings… They hadn't gotten into the ground yet. I sent an email to everyone saying I was taking a leave of absence, but I couldn't tell them I where I was going. Eventually I sent another email saying "I'm healthy, I'm fine, I'm not going to prison" [laughs].

I guess in real estate you don't worry too much about being recognized…
You'd be surprised.

Has the new fame helped you at all in your real estate career?
Maybe it will open doors. It hasn't yet, but you never know.

Tell us about your Long Island project. You used to live by there, didn't you?
Equity One purchased an Avis rental car headquarters that had been vacant for around 10 years. I grew up 15 or 20 minutes from the job site. They purchased the site in late 2009, got site plan approvals and hired us over a year ago for the pre-construction consulting design phase. We have two people working on the project, myself and Allan Brot, who's the principal of our company, taking an owner's representative role. I'm on site once or twice a week liasing between consultants, construction and the owners. Steel is currently being erected and we're on our way. It's a 24-acre site and it's going to have two buildings and 390 gross square feet.

How much of the development is leased already?
I think it's 50 percent pre-leased. The tenants I can name are Nordstom Rack, Saks Off Fifth, Trader Joe's and the Container Store.

What does a development like this mean for that area of Long Island?
East of Meadowbrook Parkway, it has Best Buy, Costco; it's a retail hub. Here, anyone who knows this area knows what the site used to be like so everyone is happy.

What Manhattan projects have you done?
I worked on 141 Fifth Avenue for Savanna Partners at a condo conversion. [Conversions] are a totally different animal. You never know what you'll find inside the walls. The building's going to talk to you once you start construction. There can be a ton of surprises.

You met with real estate mogul Elie Hirschfeld recently to discuss a possible project at 218 East 79th Street. Did you get the job?
I met [Hirschfeld] through a mutual friend. He's still in the schematic design phase so it's premature to pick a manager. Once he's ready to move on with the project, I'm sure we'll sit down again. It's in our wheelhouse and it's something we'd love to do.

How has J Companies been affected by the recession?
We've downsized by about 70 percent since I started, from about 40 people to about 12 or 15. I'm busier because there's just more for me to do. We're not running a skeleton crew exactly, but it's a tight ship. We're definitely being more selective about the projects we take. We want to know that the developer has the means, has the financing. We don't bid on jobs so it's all about word of mouth and reputation. Architects and engineers are much busier than they were and it starts with them. It's definitely much better than it was even two years ago.

http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/q-a-with-j-p-rosenbaum-the-bachelorette-winner-and-construction-manager-talks-about-his-new-long-island-project

It's really cool to read about JP talking about his job. LMBO at him reassuring everyone that he wasn't going to prison! Also, it says a lot about him if his company has downsized by 70%(!) and he's still there. His bosses must really value him.

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