Cherre and RedZone Announce Partnership to Integrate Natural Disaster Intelligence and Risk Modeling into Real Estate Data Platform

NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cherre, the NYC-based real estate data and analytics platform, today announced a new data partnership with RedZone, a leading provider of smart natural disaster intelligence. This partnership will enable mutual customers to easily incorporate RedZone’s natural disaster data with other core real estate data for more strategic risk analysis and planning. RedZone will also join Cherre’s growing Data Partner Network….

The Convergence of Health, Wellness, and the Built Environment

Access, community, and experience. These words encapsulate three recurring themes in designing and planning multifamily mixed-use developments. The constructs of apartment homes are merely the place to reside within a platform of services, physical and social amenities, and access to transit, lifestyle, and convenience. The most successful mixed-use projects contain the right blend of tenants and offer a sense of community and connected experience with the goal of enhancing the quality of life o…

Now Available On Demand: Why Investment Should Anchor Real Estate Companies’ Sustainability & ESG Programs

As we navigate our way towards a post-COVID world, there is another secular, global environmental risk that the real estate industry must also confront: climate change. It is clear that decarbonization poses an existential threat to real estate assets, leaders, and firms.

VU.CITY’s latest products aim to revolutionise planning

Proptech has the power to speed up planning and increase engagement in public consultations, according to the newly appointed chief operating officer of VU.CITY, which is trialling three products intended to transform the creaking planning system.

Retail Landlords Offer Pandemic Clauses in New Leases

Retail landlords are including pandemic language in new leases, a previously rare feature as tenants seek protection after the first government-mandated coronavirus shutdowns in March complicated their negotiations for rent relief. Because many insurance policies didn’t cover pandemic-related losses, landlords have offered various concessions to attract and retain tenants, including allowing them to defer part of their rent if another shutdown is ordered. Both sides get breathing room: Tenants a…

KKR Leads Investing Round in Cybersecurity Firm ReliaQuest

ReliaQuest, a cybersecurity platform for businesses, has raised more than $300 million in a funding round led by KKR & Co. Ten Eleven Ventures and ReliaQuest’s founder and Chief Executive Officer Brian Murphy also participated in the fundraising, according to a statement. The valuation of the company wasn’t disclosed.

Edozo expands client base despite property slowdown

The commercial data platform has boosted its client base even in a tough market in recent months, by adding several new features to its mapping technology. In particular, Edozo, which provides mapping and market data to the property industry, has expanded its mapping platform servicing the commercial property market into the architecture and housebuilding sectors.

It’s Time to Open New York’s Offices

New York has gone from the epicenter of the pandemic to the model for a responsible reopening in two short months. The parks seem full, the streets have more life, but it’s an illusion. The reality is: New York’s offices remain empty.

Disrupt a Broken Industry – The Industrial Construction Sandbox presented by Shadow Ventures

Incremental innovations to the current built environment structure will not advance the industry in a meaningful and impactful way. The existing structure is antiquated and must be disrupted to create the value needed to meet the rapidly changing demands of the industry. Even with the advancement of emerging technology trends like AR/VR, robotics and automation, big data/IoT/connected job sites, blockchain, and BIM, the industry still lags behind more technologically advanced verticals.

Last-Mile Delivery Services Finally Reaches The Health Care Sector