Cheers to humanising the way people work and live

At Humanise London, we stepped away from our day-to-day, looked up from our screens, and connected through the power of experiences. We donned aprons for a bake-off, and discovered that even a tart that topples over can be a winner. We opened our minds to magician Matt Cooper, who wowed us all with the number 64. We shared stories with peers and learned from inspirational big thinkers who are shaping the way the world works.

New LeaseLock Partnership Promises to Eliminate Security Deposits

Uber Eats, micromobility services are growing faster than Uber’s core ride-hailing business

Uber’s ride-hailing business is growing more slowly than its newer bets. In Uber’s Q1 2019 earnings, the company reported gross bookings growth of 230% for its other bets, while ridesharing grew just 22% compared to the same quarter last year. Gross bookings are the revenue earned minus things like taxes, tolls, fees, wages paid to drivers, restaurants and so forth….

High-Tech Tools And Greater Efficiencies Could Combat The Rise In Construction Costs

Few issues currently vex developers more than rising construction costs, but there are ways to fight back against price increases. And even though experts agree costs will continue going up, one way or another, developers will find a way to keep building. “Developers, by definition, are almost unreasonably optimistic,” Antheus Capital founder and principal Eli Ungar said at Bisnow’s Chicago Construction & Development event May 30 at Skender’s new modular housing manufacturing plant on …

“Co-living” is the new “having roommates” — with an app

What is old is new again in American cities. People are living with strangers to save money and maintain a higher standard of living than they might enjoy on their own. This time they’re calling it “co-living.” This particular brand of housing involves renting private bedrooms in dorm-like buildings where living rooms, kitchens, and even bathrooms are shared. This is very similar to the much less splashy trend of “having roommates,” though there are some key differences. …

Blackstone Starts Selling Out of Home-Rental Empire

Blackstone Group BX -1.03% LP is cashing in on its bet on the suburban rental class. The private-equity firm late Tuesday sold more than $1 billion of shares of Invitation Homes INVH -0.55% Inc., the giant single-family home landlord it launched following the financial crisis in a wager that many Americans would be willing to rent the suburban lifestyle they could no longer afford to own. The share offering is Blackstone’s second since March and comes as Invitation’s shares are trading a…

Coworking Concerns: The Office ‘In-Crowd’ In Doubt?

LOS ANGELES—There is no question that the coworking industry has both impressed on the street and transformed the office sector. However, doubts on the balance sheet have many experts questioning what this will look like in the future. GlobeSt.com spoke to Scott Unger, office specialist and SVP in the Pasadena/Tri-Cities office of Kidder Mathews, the largest independent commercial real estate firm on the West Coast, to get his views on coworking ups and downs, how investors are reacting, and wha…

Jetty Breaks Into Student Housing Sector with Launch of Student Housing Express

NEW YORK, May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Jetty, a financial services company that removes the financial barriers of renting, today announced the launch of Student Housing Express, the first-ever platform designed to speed up and simplify the leasing process for student housing property managers with real-time underwriting. Strict guarantor requirements have long created problems for both students and property managers. These requirements not only stand in the way of housing for many students—ei…

Driverless cars harbinger for parking garages

UBS released a study that predicts the future impact of driverless taxis (AKA Robo-taxis) in New York City. The analysts found that if ‘robo-taxis’ become a reality, fares will drop up to 80 percent by 2030, which will make a cab cheaper than a subway ride!

WeWork is taking 200K sf at RXR Realty’s 620 Sixth Avenue

RXR Realty is doubling down on WeWork after signing another lease with the co-working giant at 620 Sixth Avenue. WeWork, the office arm of the We Company, will take 212,400 square feet across three floors at the building and replace the offices of Spotify and Mediaocean. The New York Post reported that WeWork was leasing space at the building.