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The firm has some 1.9 million square feet of space in New York that’s either available or will become so in the coming months, according to Business Insider, which obtained leaked marketing materials. That’s more than 20 percent of WeWork’s portfolio in the city, and far exceeds the availability rate in Manhattan of 12.1 percent in June.
Unless you’re living under a rock, it’s impossible to unsee the social unrest and power of collective protesting that has overtaken the country these last few weeks. Systematic racism has existed for centuries, but this is an inflection point for us as individuals and society. At Corigin, we value the notion that diverse, representative and extremely talented founders and investors can create ...
CREtech is proud to introduce our new monthly content series focused on our Global Innovation Consulting Practice. Each month we will take a deep dive on an important trend in the world of real estate technology and innovation. These themes,...
Urban centers, with a dynamism that feeds innovation, have long been resilient. But the pandemic could drive a shift away from density. Cities are remarkably resilient. They have risen from the ashes after being carpet-bombed and hit with nuclear weapons. “If you think about pandemics in the past,” noted the Princeton economist Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, “they d...
The Covid-19 pandemic should force us to change how we use buildings, argues Meagan Crawford, Executive Director of Urban Economic
The coronavirus pandemic that has kept so many office workers at home since March has also made a fresh case for Teams, Microsoft’s pack...
MeetElise, an AI-powered leasing startup, raises $6.75M. It's rare that apartment seekers limit their searches to business hours. But a New York startup, backed by two of the country's biggest landlords, has built an AI-powered leasing assistant available to field queries 24/7
When the Hôtel Monville in Montreal opened in 2018, it was one of the first hotels in Canada that offered a truly contactless visitor experience. Guests at the 269-room hotel could check in via the hotel's app or website or at any of the four check-in kiosks in the lobby of the hotel. If a guest forgot a toothbrush, wanted an extra towel or ordered room service, a 3-foot-tall robot would delive...
Industrious and Wythe Hotel turn empty rooms into offices. Faced with a glut of empty rooms, the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg is teaming up with flex-office provider Industrious to offer “on-demand workspaces.” ... It donated 2,000 rooms to front-line workers, according to its website.
PocketList announced it launched with $2.9 million in seed funding, led by David Sacks-led Craft Ventures. Abstract VC and Spencer Rascoff's Wonder Ventures also participated in the Seed round. Rascoff has been busy this year.