How hospitality giant Accor plans to dominate the European co-working market

Paris-based hospitality behemoth Accor has picked Airbnb’s pocket with its luxury upstart brand onefinestay. And now it’s looking to make money in co-working. Accor announced last week that it was bringing co-working elements to 1,200 of its hospitality spaces over the next three years. If it succeeds, the play would represent the largest co-working venture in the continent….

The New York Incubator That Can’t Get Enough Israeli Tech

NEW YORK — One cold New York morning a few weeks ago, a motley group of businesspeople got together at the offices of the startup incubator Silvertech Ventures. They included Charlie Federman, a seasoned high-techie, Maya Komarov, an Israeli who’s always shuttling between Tel Aviv and New York, and two Satmar Hasidim named Yedi and Abe, who arrived holding a bag of cookies.

Delivery firms make the last mile electric

Of the millions of delivery vehicles that drive through the streets of Europe’s cities each week, a growing number are going electric. As global couriers and retail giants take steps to become more energy efficient, more of them are turning to electric vehicles for the last mile section of the delivery journey. IKEA, for example, is aiming to have 25 percent of its last-mile deliveries made by electric vehicles by 2025. “Last mile is the obvious and natural first step for EV delivery servi…

Will VTS and Similar Software Eliminate Leasing Brokers?

NEW YORK CITY—Backed by investors led by the technology investment arm of Brookfield Asset Management, with GLP, Tishman Speyer and venture capital firm Fifth Wall, VTS is aggressively investing in and expanding its software that helps landlords track and manage tenant leasing. It raised $90 million in a recent funding round in a record CRE tech venture financing. …

Law firm CEO to step down, jump into real estate tech

How the industrial sector is adapting to new technology

The evolution of e-commerce over the past decade has put the spotlight on the industrial sector and the need for more efficient industrial facilities located close to urban centers. Increased online shopping and a focus on fast turnaround has created a frenzy of development of last-mile fulfillment centers in Houston and other major markets. Houston currently has 16 million square feet of industrial product under construction, a new record in industrial development for the region….

Life Time Launches High-End Apartment Concept

Health club chain Life Time is running into the high-end multifamily segment with the launch of Life Time Living, a health-focused luxury residential experience that will be opening its first locations in Dallas, Las Vegas and Miami. Combined with Life Time Fitness and Life Time Work, these projects will now be Life Time Villages.

COHESION Launches Intelligent Building Platform at The John Buck Company’s 155 North Wacker Property, Building on Momentum of its Spin-Out from ESD

Chicago, IL – COHESION, an intelligent building software company, today announced its launch in The John Buck Company’s signature 155 North Wacker Class A commercial office high-rise in downtown Chicago, IL.  COHESION’s comprehensive, IoT-enabled platform unites building workflows to enhance tenant experiences, while generating actionable insights for owners and operators to increase building value.  …

CREtech CIO Ashkán Zandieh to Host Discussion on “Venture Capital in Retail Real Estate Tech” at ICSC’s RECon

The Global Retail Real Estate Convention to be held on May 19 – May 22 in Las Vegas   New York, NY (May 20, 2019) — CREtech (CREtech.com), the largest event, data and content platform covering the commercial real estate tech industry, has announced its Chief Intelligence Officer, Ashkán Zandieh will host several discussions on technology’s impact on retail and real estate at ICSC’s Innovation Exchange at RECon on Monday May 20 & Tuesday May 21, 2019at An expert on venture capital invest…

Clutter has picked up Omni’s storage business; Omni to focus on rentals

On the heels of Clutter announcing a large growth round of $200 million earlier this year, the storage startup is cleaning up the competitive field. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Clutter has purchased the storage business of erstwhile rival Omni. Omni will remain an independent company, which will now instead focus on rentals of personal items. That business was originally built around renting out items that you had stored with Omni itself. In recent months, however, the company ha…