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Recode
Four months after Amazon opened its first futuristic convenience store in its hometown of Seattle, the company said on Monday that it will bring new Amazon Go locations to San Francisco and Chicago later this year.
Bisnow
A new entrant to the boutique hotel game, Life House, has completed $40M in funding to develop its brand. Of the funding, $10M in venture capital will fuel operations and the tech platform, while $30M in real estate capital will support the development of the first few properties in the U.S.
Crain’s
New York City officials have chosen to stop worrying and love the blockchain. Their counterparts at the state level, however, still haven’t unchained their hearts. The city’s Economic Development Corp. announced today that it will open a Blockchain Center, where believers in the technology that powers Bitcoin and hundreds of other cryptocurrencies can meet in a friendly space to pursue their passions and maybe hook up with investors. The city also said it will sponsor a competition this year, w…
CRETech
I had the pleasure of getting the inside scoop from startup, Mallcomm USA. Here are some excerpts from the conversation….. Michael Beckerman: What’s the history of the company? What are the backgrounds of the Founder(s)? Mallcomm USA: Mallcomm was created by Toolbox Group, an award-winning marketing agency established in 2000 and now operating in 16 countries globally, with business hubs in the USA, Poland, Scandinavia, Germany and Spain. Toolbox Group was started by Michelle Buxton …
WSJ
In mid-2017, the giant landlord Brookfield Property Partners L.P . BPY -0.55% was in advanced talks to buy the Lord & Taylor department store building in New York City for about $700 million, when an unexpected buyer swooped in and sealed a deal, according to people familiar with the matter….
CRETech
3D printed offices could be here sooner than anyone could have imagined. Already there is a fully compliant 3D printed housing structure standing in Austin, TX with plans to build the very first 3D printed housing community by the end of 2019. It took a year to put up the first 3D printed house, but the technology is advancing to a point where it will take less than a day to build a 500 – 2,500 square foot space. For years, 3D printed structures that could be made fully compliant were a hypot…
HQ0
The company introduced its platform at Jamestown’s Innovation and Design building in Boston. HqO’s mobile app offers tenants access to utilities, including visitor registration and parking.
NREI
The London-based Appear Here is the retail real estate business’ latest effort to help the brick-and-mortar channel stay relevant.
NREI
Crowdfunding firms have put a lot of effort into educating accredited investors on real estate crowdfunding and real estate investing in general.
Bisnow
The office aesthetic that has emerged from Silicon Valley and Shoreditch now dominates the real estate sector. But a big part of the occupier market thinks this kind of office is not for them.
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