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CRETECH March 13, 2018
It’s a tough market out there for commercial real estate, with a glut of properties (and a buyer’s market) in some areas and the exact opposite in others. If you’re in the commercial real estate game, it’s important to get the lay of the land and know what firms dominate nationwide and in your area. Today, we’re going to take a look at some of the top commercial real estate companies aro...
CRETECH March 12, 2018
Founded in San Francisco in 2013, Flexport opened a New York office in August 2016. But since then, the freight-logistics tech startup has blown past its expectations for its Northeast business and has signed a lease for a new office that’s more than double the size of its current one. The company expects to move into its new, 23,000-square-foot location at 111 W. 19th St. in July. “We outpac...
CRETECH March 12, 2018
Office provider Knotel is opening another two Manhattan locations spanning a combined 16,000 square feet, the company announced today. At 102 Madison Avenue, Knotel signed a 10-year lease for the entire 10,000-square-foot fifth floor at the 12-story, 128,000-square-foot building on the northwest corner of East 29th Street in NoMad. Broker Andrew Weiss of Signature Partners represented the firm in ...
CRETECH March 12, 2018
WeWork has definitely made its mark in commercial real estate’s office sector. Only eight years old, the office-sharing giant is no longer a startup. Last year WeWork brought in $900 million in revenue,  has operations in 200 buildings around the world and is expanding – it opened its first buildings in South America and Paris last year. Plus, the company isn’t only geared toward small busi...
CRETECH March 09, 2018
Facebook Twitter Linkedin New York City – Irvine, California based Premier Business Centers is one of the largest privately owned flexible workspace operators in the U.S. with 90 shared workspace locations. Premier has acquired its 1st location in the great state of New York by purchasing Prime Office Centers’ 521 5th Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10175 location. The building is in a very p...
CRETECH March 06, 2018
Just a month after Amazon began to offer Whole Foods grocery deliveries via its Prime Now service in a handful of cities, the company announced today it’s expanding that service to two more key markets, San Francisco and Atlanta. The latter city is especially interesting, given that it’s on Amazon’s shortlist of potential HQ2 picks. The two new additions join existing markets for Whole Foods...
CRETECH March 06, 2018
In an app-driven world of health, education and pampering, rival landlords battle to woo corporate tenants by appealing to their employees. (Bloomberg)—Find your Zo. That’s the invitation Tishman Speyer Properties LP has extended to workers at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, welcoming them to an app-driven world of health, education and pampering-- and fighting off rival landlords in a battle...
CRETECH March 06, 2018
How many times have you gotten completely shut down by someone on a cold call?There are certain biases and misconceptions about commercial real estate brokers out there. Some you may find based in reality, while others probably seem unfair. Yet for those who take the high road, work hard, and operate with integrity, getting blamed for others’ misconduct or laziness can be infuriating. At Apto, w...
CRETECH March 06, 2018
Both New York City and Newark made the list of finalists for Amazon’s new headquarters, along with 18 other cities, from Toronto to Miami to Los Angeles. It’s obvious what comes next: Amazon wants each city to compete for the prize of 50,000 jobs, adding tax breaks and other sweeteners to their proposal. It is a tried-and-true practice for businesses that are looking to move or expand, one tha...
CRETECH March 02, 2018
Google is preparing to build a village in its own backyard. The tech giant is asking a handful of prefab housing startups for proposals to build 10,000 apartments for employees as part of its huge Mountain View Googleplex HQ, according to The Information. The tech giant has solicited at least eight firms and has met with representatives from Katerra, a Menlo Park-based technology company that hand...