The Future Of Retail Is Local: Co-Leading Ankorstore’s $100M Series B

Our investment thesis on the future of retail can be summed up in four words: staples online, specialty offline. It is indisputable that e-commerce platforms will always win on price, selection, and convenience. As more consumers buy staples online, offline retail will recast itself as a venue for discovery and awakening the senses. Plenty of merchandise needs to be seen, touched, tasted, smelled or tried for it to be fully appreciated….

This beautiful suburban neighborhood is missing one thing: The cars

Investors Bet on Commercial Real Estate, Undeterred by Empty Offices and Hotel Rooms

More than a year into the pandemic, high-rise office buildings are largely empty. About one of every two hotel rooms is unoccupied. Malls are struggling to attract shoppers. And yet by most measures, the U.S. commercial real-estate market is in remarkably solid shape. Prices fell far less than after the 2008 financial crisis and are already rising again. The number of foreclosures barely increased. Pension funds and private-equity firms are once again spending record sums on buildings.

Relevation 2021 – The Digital Fundraising Summit in PropTech

In this episode the Propcast talks Idriss Goossens from PropTech Lab, Alain Waha from Cogital, Alexandra Nicoletti from Camber Creek and Travis Connors from Building Ventures about Relevation 2021, the leading digital fundraising summit for Proptechs, and about the changing landscapes of VC.

WATCH NOW! Creating Lasting Change in the Built Environment, Part 3

Travis Connors, Co-founder of Building Ventures, shines light on what he is most excited about for the future of CRE tech, how lease terms and built space will need to transform in the next 5-10 years, and why we should steer clear of short-term thinking in real estate.

Warren Buffett to Offer a New Spin on Modular Construction

MiTek Inc., a Missouri-based construction-technology company, is launching a new modular building venture with New York City-based architect Danny Forster & Architecture. The company plans to build entire rooms for hotels and apartment buildings in factories, and then send them to a construction site to be stacked on top of each other.

Sidewalk Labs launches Pebble, a sensor that uses real-time data to manage city parking

Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet’s urban innovation organization, has announced the launch of Pebble, a vehicle sensor that’s designed to help manage parking in cities by providing real-time parking and curb availability data.

How Salesforce, Spotify, and Okta are redesigning their offices after COVID-19

IWG Replacing Spaces With Luxury-Minded New Brand At Star Metals District

Swiss giant IWG plc — the parent company of Regus and the Spaces coworking brand — is pivoting the planned 56K SF Spaces location at the Star Metals District office building into its second domestic Signature by Regus product….

King’s Cross plugs into Equiem

King’s Cross has picked Equiem to deliver an occupier and customer engagement platform for residents, workers and visitors. The platform, accessible via desktop or as a smartphone app, will bring all the estate’s services and amenities into one place with different, personalised services for each customer group. Users can access information and support for their building and explore products and services from onsite retailers.