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CRETech October 22, 2019
When Devin Liddell rushes to catch the King County water taxi, gazes out his office window at 1st and Union in downtown Seattle, or waits in a long line at Sea-Tac Airport to catch a flight, he starts imagining the future. Such idle thinking may be common, but for Liddell, it’s his job. As chief futurist at Seattle-based firm Teague, which specializes in design...
CRETech October 22, 2019
WeWork’s board is expected to meet Tuesday to weigh emergency-financing options including a takeover by SoftBank Group Corp. that would slash the co-working company’s valuation to about $8 billion and alleviate a looming cash crunch.
CRETech October 21, 2019
Occupiers are adopting a hybrid approach to office space that includes both direct leasing and flexible office space, and this approach is likely to be the future of office leasing. According to a recent report from CBRE, flex office space is here to stay, and while it currently only takes up a small portion of the total office market nationally, CBRE forecasts this two-pronged approach will conti...
CRETech October 21, 2019

Logistics is not an exception. We will explore 5 ways of how AI revolutionizes the logistics industry.

How AI is used in logistics

As McKinsey notes, c...

CRETech October 21, 2019
Despite its troubles on Wall Street, WeWork’s expansion in Orange County continues with a new office in Newport Beach and four more properties under development. Despite its troubles on Wall Street, WeWork’s expansion in Orange County continues with a new office in Newport Beach and four more properties under development. The offices carry the brand’s signature mid-century modern style...
CRETech October 21, 2019
Oxford Properties’ new office development in downtown Vancouver; The Stack
CRETech October 21, 2019
Smart locks that play nicely with HomeKit and similar platforms are a proposition almost too good to pass up. Top-of-the-line models from Yale and Schlage automatically unlatch doors when familiar faces arrive, and they lock them when someone departs. But problematically, they’re typically expensive — particularly in homes with multiple locks to upgrade.
CRETech October 21, 2019
A Chicago startup that’s helping apartment searchers find homes by connecting with current tenants just raised its first round of venture capital funding. Rentgrata announced Wednesday that it raised $1 million from Chicago-based VC firm M25, Syndicate Fund, Right Side Capital Management and Nel...
CRETech October 21, 2019
Bringing new technology into retail can be costly, for both young brands testing physical retail for the first time and more established retailers. On Sept. 26, McKinsey & Company opened a retail concept space in the Mall of America to help brands learn what technology could improve their in-store shopping experience.
CRETech October 21, 2019
Building Engines, a Boston, MA-based operations platform for commercial real estate owners, operators and occupants, raised $12.7m in funding. The round was led by existing investor Wavecrest Growth Partners, with participation from River Cities Capital Funds, MassMutual V...