That Vacated Sears Store May Reopen as a Public School

Mall owners have hit on a new way to fill gaping holes left by failed department stores and other departing big-box tenants: hosting public schools in need of more space.

Avenue 8, a mobile-first brokerage, raises $14M

The San Francisco-based company said the Series A will fuel its expansion beyond Southern California to new markets, including New York and Miami.

Barbados Trip? A Tesla? Returning to the Office at This Firm Has Its Rewards

It started in April with a daily cash prize of $10,000 awarded randomly to an employee every workday. But that’s not all. Three employees and a guest for each will board a private plane headed to Barbados for an all-expenses-paid vacation. And a grand-prize winner will get to drive to work in a new Tesla.

In Sputtering NYC Hotel Sector, Some Signs Of Life

The NYC hotel industry is showing signs of life as the pace of vaccinations in the metro area quicken and federal stimulus funds shore up the sector. A new report from CBRE predicts an average occupancy level of 43.3% during the first half of this year, an increase from the 35% recorded in 2020, and a 74.3% occupancy rate, on average, for 2022. A return to normal is within sight, with CBRE analysts forecasting 86.4% occupancy by 2025.

Partnership facilitates cryptocurrency payments for taxis

WATCH NOW! You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure, Part 1

Jit Kee Chin, Chief Data & Innovation Officer at Suffolk Construction discusses Suffolk’s leading approach to technology, what kinds of tech solutions are most valuable in construction right now.

Last Chance to Register for the Inaugural CREtech Climate Virtual Summit on May 11-12

New York, NY (May 5, 2021) — CREtech Climate, a platform devoted to educating and inspiring investment in climate tech, sustainability and ESG throughout the Built World, will host their inaugural conference, CREtech Climate Virtual Summit on May 11-12, 2021. The two day summit will feature a diverse array of perspectives that are committed to creating a safe, healthy, equitable, and more sustainable built environment….

Tech Firms Tweak Work Tools to Grapple with ‘Digital Exhaustion’

Big tech companies— Microsoft Corp. , Adobe Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google among them—are adding new twists to their work tools to fight Zoom fatigue and general burnout as working from home stretches into a second year for millions of people….

‘We’re Suffering’: How Remote Work Is Killing Manhattan’s Storefronts

A big shift toward working from home is endangering hundreds of locally owned Manhattan storefronts that have been hanging on, waiting for life to return to the desolate streets of Midtown and the Financial District.

NOW LIVE! Creating Lasting Change in the Built Environment, Part 1

Travis Connors, Co-founder of Building Ventures, reveals the most important criteria for him when making a new investment, and the most important qualities and strategies of successful founders.