When the University of Denver reopened for classes this fall, there was a new building on campus next to the student athletics center: a coronavirus testing center created using modular construction. Students and staff can either walk up or drive up to have their...
New York, Chicago Among the World’s 2019 ‘Construction Mega Cities’
The U.S. metros of New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, San Francisco and Boston, according to Information intelligence firm GlobalData, are among the 50 "construction mega cities" around the world that have more...
How the Pop-Up Market Has Matured
As pop-ups continue their growth in popularity throughout the retail world, Cushman & Wakefield examined how this niche model has evolved from the traditional pop-ups into the various non-traditional counterparts. The pop-up concept has been around for longer than...
Industrial REITs Are Expected to Continue Outperforming Their Peers in 2020
Against the backdrop of this year’s Cyber Monday generating record-shattering online sales estimated at $9.2 billion, commercial real estate experts envision e-commerce-fueled industrial REITs being a shining star of the REIT show in 2020. Meanwhile, in tandem with...
The Future of Industrial Real Estate
Prologis Inc., the largest warehouse provider in the U.S., wrapped up construction of a three-story distribution center in Seattle in October of last year. The 590,000-square-foot project, called Georgetown Crossroads, is the nation’s first logistics property to have...
Multifamily REITs Are Once Again in Acquisition Mode
Multifamily REITs have shown more appetite for new acquisitions this year. “REITs have very much returned to the market,” says Andrew Rybczynski, senior consultant at research firm the CoStar Group. After years of counting their pennies, REITs are once again major...
Developers Wave Goodbye to Empty Costs
Developers are waving goodbye to empty construction costs as they place greater emphasis on the future use of projects as opposed to traditional, initial costs for materials and a layout that doesn’t maximize space usage, according to Rob Budetti, partner at AO...
How Master Planning Helps the Future of Science Learning
For many institutions, this has been a call-to-action to challenge the status quo and plan for the future in a new way — creating master plans that focus on data-driven outcomes that will sustain and advance their long-term goals. For departments of science, the...
USGBC Unveils Vision for LEED Positive
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced its LEED Positive vision statement and LEED development roadmap that will “lay the foundation for a future of LEED that is regenerative.” LEED Positive will encourage development that allows buildings to become a...
Multifamily Investors Are Spending More Capital in Secondary, Tertiary Markets
Multifamily investors are now more likely to spend their money on properties in secondary and tertiary markets rather than in primary markets. “In secondary and tertiary markets… the number of offers that we are generating is much higher than what it was,” says John...
Restaurant Occupied Retail Properties Being Reshaped by 8 New Industry Trends
According to new research by CBRE, the U.S. restaurant industry and the retail real estate it occupies are being reshaped by fundamental industry shifts including the rapid growth of third-party, meal-delivery services, increasing adoption of in-store automation, and...
Groceries and Glutes: Supermarkets Add Boutique Gyms and Yoga Classes
Supermarkets are trying to entice shoppers with more than just food. Hy-Vee is teaming up with high-intensity training gym OrangeTheory to build studios attached to two of its stores. In Morristown, New Jersey, ShopRite opened a store with a fitness studio that offers...
Real Estate Professionals Say Coworking is not a Flash in the Pan
A majority of corporate real estate professionals polled at CoreNet Global Summits in North America, Europe, and Asia in 2018 and 2019 believe that coworking is a trend that will continue to grow and impact their markets. Some 63% of respondents currently have...
Architecture Billings Index Rebounds After Two Down Months
Following a two month decline in demand for design services, architecture billings got a bounce in October, according to a new report released today from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score in October is 52.0, up...
Construction Industry Salaries and Wages, Ranked
A new analysis of last year's federal labor statistics breaks down construction's top earners by job category. CEOs take the top spot, unsurprisingly. The review of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the National Association of Home Builders of all categories of...
Timber’s Prefab Advantage: How Offsite Prefabrication and Wood Construction can Boost Quality and Construction Speed
Prefabrication is not a new concept for architects, but its usage is evidently on the rise. With today’s limited spatial capacity and need for cost efficiency, the industrial strategy of architectural production has shifted towards an all-around-efficient approach, in...
Clark Construction’s Strategic Partnership Program Recognized as Finalist for Best Economic Empowerment Program by U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has recognized Clark Construction Group’s Strategic Partnership Program as one of four finalists for the “Best Economic Empowerment Program”. The recognition was bestowed during the Chamber’s 2019...
Skanska Designs Personal Protective Equipment Tailor-made for the Female Workforce
Based on feedback from women in Skanska’s Boston, New York, and Seattle offices, the firm created two safety vest options—one with a tapered waist, the other with an adjustable elastic waist band—made from a breathable mesh material that makes the vest lighter and...
Takeaways from NYUSPS Schack Institute’s Capital Markets Conference
The Annual Conference on Capital Markets in Real Estate, hosted by the New York University School of Professional Studies’ Schack Institute, gathered commercial real estate finance and investment pros to discuss some of the biggest trends shaping finance and...
Hotel Developers Enjoy a Boom in the Big Apple
Developers are set to open 61 new hotels to the New york City market next year as the sector continues to experience a construction boom. According to the third quarter construction pipeline trend report published by Lodging Econometrics (L.E.), the city has the...
Co-living Real Estate Trend has Renters Saving Thousands
New York native Danielle Healy is one of seven strangers picked to live in a house in Brooklyn. When the 26-year-old was fed up with her roommate and paying expensive rent, she decided to look into a co-living space in Williamsburg, a house with communal living where...
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