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marianne3 November 29, 2020
Named after Denver artist Henry Read, The Henry in Platt Park is located on a 4-acre, triangle-shaped lot in an industrial redevelopment area on the edge of Denver.
marianne3 November 29, 2020
JLL has announced the hire of Chief Product Officer Sharad Rastogi to lead JLL Technologies (JLLT). Based in San Francisco, Rastogi will lead product strategy and engineering execution of JLLT's revenue-generating technology offerings, helping to unlock data-driven insights and experiences, while improving the efficiency and ROI of clients' real estate portfolios.
marianne3 November 29, 2020
Tech giants Facebook and Google are pulling out their checkbooks to back a modular housing startup. Factory_OS, which aims to build apartments more efficiently and for less money, announced the Series B Friday.
marianne3 November 29, 2020
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has closed a pair of funds totaling $4.5 billion, the firm confirmed in a blog post this morning. The firm has raised $1.3 billion for an early-stage fund focused on consumer, enterprise and fintech; and closed a $3.2 billion growth-stage fund for later-stage investments.
marianne3 November 29, 2020
The office and the shopping mall are two of the things most visibly changed by Covid-19. They also have the most potential to bounce back once a vaccine is distributed, but they could look quite different.
marianne3 November 29, 2020
With high eviction rates, substandard properties and shady legal practices, rent-to-own home businesses are one of the darkest corners of the real-estate world.
marianne3 November 29, 2020
Two former top Apple Inc. executives have joined Bumblebee Spaces Inc., a smart-home startup that meshes home furnishings with robotics. The San Francisco-based company has appointed Steve Zadesky as a board member and hired Nick Forlenza as a strategic adviser, said Chief Executive Officer Sankarshan Murthy, a co-founder.
marianne3 November 29, 2020
Workspaces must constantly evolve to become smarter, and smart tech offers the possibility of using space in more efficient, proficient ways – important as we respond to changing working habits driven by the pandemic, writes Andrew Cooke, strategic director of Bruntwood Works.
marianne3 November 29, 2020
Hippo founders Assaf Wand and Eyal Navon (LinkedIn). Home insurance startup Hippo has raised $350 million from Japanese insurance giant Mitsui Sumitomo. The deal comes just four months after the online insurance firm raised $150 million, valuing the company at $1.5 billion.
marianne3 November 29, 2020
Compass, a SoftBank-backed company that’s among the largest real estate brokerages in the U.S., has selected underwriters for a potential initial public offering, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.