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  • JLL Taps VergeSense To Better Understand Workplace Trends And Space Utilization With Data

    PR Newswire

    SAN FRANCISCO, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — VergeSense, creator of the Workplace Analytics Platform that uses intelligent sensors and AI to help businesses better understand how employees use office space has announced a global reseller agreement with JLL (NYSE: JLL). JLL Technologies (JLLT)—the business division of JLL delivering technology solutions that transform how organizations acquire, manage, operate and experience space—has also deployed VergeSense’s technology in several JLL offices a…

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  • Is This What the Office of the Future Will Look Like?

    Architectural Digest

    New York–based real estate company Fisher Brothers didn’t expect to spin off a hospitality brand two years ago. At the time, the firm was vetting amenities operators for its 1345 Avenue of the Americas commercial tower. But in early 2019, a hiccup in contract negotiations inspired the multigenerational family business to determine whether the traditional lobby and gym did enough to serve today’s class-A office tenants….

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  • SPACs are an inside joke on Wall Street, and the joke is on you

    Fast Company

    “Everyone’s raising a zillion SPACs,” a Manhattan billionaire tells me, referring to special purpose acquisition companies, the latest craze on Wall Street. He doesn’t want to be seen biting the hand that feeds him (and many others), and so he asks for—and receives—anonymity. “Every day there’s a SPAC merger,” he continues, amazed. “There’s a rumored SPAC merger. There’s another SPAC.” …

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  • Contractors Find a New Normal Amid Increased Health and Safety Requests

    GlobeSt

    The pandemic catalyzed a new wave in demand for health and safety norms in multifamily housing. Renters are increasingly concerned that buildings are able to reduce the risk of airborne illnesses. Contractors are guiding the process by working with developers and other multifamily stakeholders and finding innovative ways to boost the health and safety of buildings during the construction process. …

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  • 20 for ‘20 – 2021 Edition (AKA “The COVID Issue”) Is Out Now!

    D2 Demand Solutions

    It’s that time of year again! The sun is getting a bit higher in the sky. Multifamily leasing season is around the corner. And we at D2 Demand Solutions are once again proud to announce the release of our annual 20 for ’20 report, which is now in its third edition. For those unfamiliar with the paper, 20 for ’20 summarizes the content of 20 interviews with senior multifamily leaders: ten heads of operations and ten heads of technology. Its raison d’être is to provide an outlook on operations and…

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  • THE RUDIN FAMILY IN COLLABORATION WITH CROWN CASTLE LAUNCHES FIRST MULTI-TENANT CITIZEN BROADBAND RADIO SERVICE NETWORK (CBRS) AT 345 PARK AVENUE

    The Rudin Family

    CBRS will bring greater capacity, improved security, and the ability to accommodate significantly more IoT devices   NEW YORK, March 5, 2021 – The Rudin Family, in collaboration with the nation’s leading communications infrastructure company, Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) (“Crown Castle”), announced today that 345 Park Avenue has become one of the first multi-tenant commercial office buildings in the United States to enable Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS). Known as the “…

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  • Shares of Joshua Kushner’s Oscar Health Fall in Debut

    Wall Street Journal

    Shares of health insurer Oscar Health Inc. fell 11% Wednesday, the company’s first day of trading on the public markets and during a massive year for initial public offerings. The New York-based company’s stock made its debut at $36, compared with its initial public offering price of $39 a share. Shares on Wednesday closed at $34.80, valuing the company at $8.7 billion based on 250 million shares outstanding.

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  • Empty Office Buildings Squeeze City Budgets as Property Values Fall

    The New York Times

    WASHINGTON — At a meeting with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen last month, Jeff Williams, the mayor of Arlington, Texas, laid out his grim economic predicament: Heavy spending on coronavirus testing and vaccine distribution had dwarfed dwindling tax revenue, forcing the city to consider painful cuts to services and jobs. While sluggish sales and tourism were partly to blame, the big worry, Mr. Williams said, is the empty buildings.

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  • After A Year Of Working From Home, The COVID Office Shakeup Is Just Getting Started

    Bisnow

    Over the last year, workers have heard the constant refrain: Adaptation is everything. The unprecedented workplace situations and scenarios unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic have accelerated remote work, emptied out traditional offices and even led many workers to relocate.

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  • For multifamily, office landlords, worst is yet to come: Moody’s

    The Real Deal

    For landlords across different commercial real estate sectors, Moody’s Analytics has some potentially distressing news: The worst may be yet to come. A new report by the economic research firm looks at the state of commercial real estate in the wake of the pandemic, and what to expect in 2021.

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