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  • Knotel pens 100,000 s/f more in leases

    REAL ESTATE WEEKLY

    Knotel announced that signed another five office transactions totaling 99,486 s/fK in New York City. The new transactions follow closely on the heels of last week’s announcement of four new office leases totaling approximately 80,000 s/f locally. Knotel’s New York City portfolio now totals over two million s/f, with most properties in Midtown South and Lower Manhattan. In the largest transaction, Knotel has signed a 37,868 s/f lease at OTB’s 220 West 19th Street in Chelsea. The new sp…

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  • 5 POTENTIAL FUTURES FOR THE FLEXIBLE WORKSPACE INDUSTRY

    THE NEWS FUNNEL

    The recent Knight Frank report “The Future of Coworking and Flexible Office Space: Five Potential Paths” outlines five possible scenarios for the future of the industry. 2018 has marked a new era for flexible workspace. The larger CRE industry took notice – and action – of how flexible space has disrupted the way people consume and use space. “Flexible spaces have raised the bar for amenities, design, and curated service programs, and owners of traditional space are now tasked with elevati…

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  • Three 2018 Real Estate Trends Gaining Momentum in 2019

    GLOBEST

    NEW YORK CITY— Throughout 2018, the corporate real estate industry has been reshaped by shifts in technology and business. Given the current extended up cycle in the corporate real estate market, it’s likely that this will only accelerate in 2019. I recently sat down with my colleagues Paul Kay, VP in Toronto, and Melissa Marsh, senior managing director, occupant experience, based in Savills Studley’s New York headquarters, for a conversation about three intriguing trends.

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  • A new solar technology could be the next big boost for renewable energy

    TECHCRUNCH

    Across the globe, a clutch of companies from Oxford, England to Redwood City, Calif. are working to commercialize a new solar technology that could further boost the adoption of renewable energy generation. Earlier this year, Oxford PV, a startup working in tandem with Oxford University, received $3 million from the U.K. government to develop the technology, which uses a new kind of material to make solar cells. Two days ago, in the U.S., a company called Swift Solar raised $7 million to bring …

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  • Energy Management and IoT Solutions

    CP EXECUTIVE

    In the second half of a wide-ranging interview with CPE, Yardi Energy’s Christy Cannon offers insights on how property operators can apply new and established IoT solutions.  She also offers a glimpse of how technology service providers are preparing for future challenges. Read part one of the interview from the November edition of CPE Energy Report.

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  • CREtech New York | Disrupting Commercial Real Estate in 2018

    THE NEWS FUNNEL

    This has been a big year in the world of commercial real estate technology. From the inception of numerous innovative startups, to the historical amount of funds invested in them – in 2018, technology disrupted the commercial real estate industry. We had the opportunity to wrap up the year at the CREtech New York Venture Conference on December 6th. CREtech founder Michael Beckerman and his team veered from the traditional hotel or conference center space – shaking things up by hosting the eve…

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  • Executive Spotlight: Eugene Lee, Knotel

    CP EXECUTIVE

    As a custom office space provider, Knotel has more than 100 locations in New York, San Francisco, London, Berlin and Sao Paulo in Brazil. In December, Knotel expanded its New York City presence with four new office leases totaling 78,780 square feet. The largest lease inked was a 51,000-square-foot space at Rosen family’s 27 W. 23rd St., which encompasses the entire second and third floors of the building. Knotel was represented by Elie Reiss of Skylight Leasing and the landlord was represented …

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  • Google Assistant comes in first and Cortana finishes last in smart speaker Q&A test

    GEEKWIRE

    The Google Assistant finished tops among the digital brains that power smart speakers in an extensive Q&A test, answering nearly 88 percent of queries correctly. The test by Minnesota venture capital firm Loup Ventures asked digital assistants made by Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple 800 questions in five categories: local facts, general information, navigation, commerce and commands. Google finished well ahead of the pack with Apple’s Siri on the HomePod coming in second at 74.6 perce…

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  • The 10 biggest real estate tech deals of 2018

    THE REAL DEAL

    In the real estate tech industry, the rich are getting richer. Much richer. WeWork led our annual ranking of the largest venture capital funding rounds for the second straight year, thanks to a $3 billion investment from SoftBank’s Vision Fund. Opendoor, which came in fourth, made the top four for the second time since 2016. And Compass, which placed fifth, has made the top five each year since 2016.

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  • On-Demand Warehouse Space Gains Traction in Tight Real-Estate Market

    WSJ

    Some big retailers are looking to become as flexible as short-term apartment renters when it comes to managing warehouses. This holiday season, Walmart Inc. used Flexe Inc., a Seattle-based marketplace that connects warehouse operators with businesses in need of storage, to secure about 1.5 million square feet of temporary space to handle the mounting demands of e-commerce fulfillment….

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