Office Buildings Are Becoming Greener Post-Coronavirus, Experts Say

Before the coronavirus crisis, Hudson Pacific Properties was preparing to roll out a new mobile app for its office tenants within the next year and a half. Hudson Pacific had been piloting the digital community bulletin board, which would allow tenants to communicate with property managers in real time, and wanted to make sure it worked properly in a few buildings before introducing it across the company’s portfolio.

The New Normal of Everyday Life

Who will drive office demand in post Covid-19 world

Now that lockdown measures are beginning to ease and the prospect of meeting up with friends and family in a restaurant or having a drink in a pub is closer, businesses are planning for what a return to the workplace will look like. But as lockdown measures gradually begin to ease and we all start to look towards the future, businesses are and have been continually pondering and planning for what a return to the workplace will look like.

What Re-entry Looks Like in Portland’s Largest Office Building

PORTLAND, OR—As commercial real estate companies pivot to a new normal with the slow phased re-entry to the workplace, Unico Properties has a strategy to deliver a safe and sanitized office environment across its portfolio. This includes plans for US Bancorp Tower located at 111 SW 5th Ave.

Europe Lease Deals Suggest Traditional Office Will Endure in Post-Covid World

Big U.S. companies such as Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. say they are embracing working from home and looking to reduce office space. But across the Atlantic, the traditional office market is showing signs of life. Europeans are certainly leasing less office space overall, with demand tumbling 21% in the first three months of 2020 from the five-year average, according to Savills PLC. Coronavirus lockdowns put crucial site viewings and property inspections on hold, and some companies are relying…

Hoteling Safely Can Help Offices Reopen and Stay Open

Hoteling — the idea of providing pre-booked short-term space to office workers — has been around for a while, but it has taken on new importance in the wake of COVID-19. Property managers and investors who want to encourage tenants to move in and/or stick around may want to explore how to encourage these methods of adaptable and flexible use of space as companies gradually reoccupy their space with safety top of mind….

Doorkee Raises $5.7M in Funding to Grow Tech Platform Focused on Reinventing Rent for Landlords, Apartment Seekers and Departing Tenants

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Doorkee, the all-in-one digital platform offering landlords and tenants a modern solution to the antiquated rental process, today announced that it raised $5.7 million in early-stage funding. The round was led by prominent New York City landlord Simon Baron Development and early-stage venture capital firms Corigin Ventures and Alpha Edison, which both have significant experience investing in proptech startups. Investors in the round also included well-known landlords S…

Complete Homebuying, Selling Experience: OJO Labs Raises $62.5M, Acquires Movoto

Austin-based OJO Labs closed on a $62.5 million round of funding led by Wafra, the company said Wednesday in a release. OJO Labs, founded in 2015, combines human and machine intelligence to provide personalized property recommendations and insights. Breyer Capital, LiveOak Venture Partners, Royal Bank of Canada and Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures also participated in the new round of capital that gives OJO Labs a total raise of $71.5 million, according to Crunchbase data. The company’s last …

Sonder Closes $170M Funding Round

he San Francisco-based company, which leases apartments and turns them into furnished short-term rentals, said it closed a Series E at a $1.3 billion valuation — up from its prior valuation of $1.1 billion.

[TOMORROW] The Institutional Investors Perspective: The Reactivation of CRE Investment Management

Investors have begun understanding the near and long term implications of the global pandemic on real estate assets and on their portfolios. As leading investors begin to reactivate their investment strategies, many are instituting new standards to invest smarter, increase productivity, and grow their business — resulting in better financials, communication, and management of assets.