WeWork’s woes dominated the financial news last year. Now, its issues may bring more scrutiny on startups in real estate, according to Cody Vichinsky, co-founder of Bespoke Real Estate.
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Cars. Airplanes. Power plants. Cows. These are among the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions that scientists say are warming the climate. Another culprit? Concrete.
The world’s most widely used construction material, concrete plays a significant role in emissions of carbon dioxide, a common greenhouse gas, simply for the sheer scale of its production. More than four billion metric ton...
Title insurance giant First American has reached a deal to buy housing tech company Docutech for $350 million. The deal should close by the end of March, and Docutech’s current management team, including president and CEO Amy Brandt, will stay on board to lead the company, according to HousingWire.
Gables Residential, a vertically-integrated owner and operator of multifamily and mixed-use communities, announced the expansion of Amenify — a platform for services and experiences — to their residents across the Dallas Fort Worth market. The thirteen high-end communities in the DFW market will now provide best-in-class services for residents and their pets, including the following:
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Boston University is taking a major step towards sustainability with its 19-story, 350,000 square-foot building planning to be finished in 2022. The building, which will be the tallest on BU's campus, will combine the math, statistics, and computer science departments. Plans for the building are in line with the university's climate action plan, which was approved in 2017. The plan revolves arou...
The proptech sector has been experiencing tremendous growth in Europe. New companies are coming forward from all corners of the continent, and introducing new technologies that aim to transform the traditional real estate processes. Their collective goal is to incorporate innovation and a customer-focused approach into one of the oldest industries in the world. So far, they have been showing signi...
The ginormous losses unveiled by WeWork during its IPO process last year linger long in the mind. But new research shows that a large majority of flexible offices around the world are actually turning a profit. However, how you configure your flexible office makes a big difference to revenue, according to the global annual flexible office benchmark report compiled by Workthere, the flexible of...
Jeff Bezos will have an investment in Long Island City after all. Sonder, which counts Bezos’ family funds, Alex Rodriguez and Elon Musk’s fund among its investors, is taking over its first Long Island City hotel rooms. The tech-enabled hotel company has leased all 100 of the apartment/hotel units at the Z NYC Hotel at 11-01 43rd Ave., Long Island City, from Merchants Hospitality. “This c...
Elevators and escalators get little fanfare in the commercial development space, but some new technology may make you sit up and pay attention. From cableless elevators that go every which way, to escalators that spiral up to top floors and elevators designed exclusively for use by robots, the future is on the rise.
Jamie Hodari, CEO of the co-working company Industrious and an avowed night owl, actually begins his day an hour before the clock does — planning out each workday starting at 11 p.m. the night before. That helps Hodari, 38, remain confident about prospects for the company he co-founded in 2012 even after last year’s sudden and dramatic downfallof co-wor...