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Executives at the Yard, a New York-based flexible-office space firm with 14 locations, have been in talks with competitors about potentially selling the company or a partial stake in it, sources familiar with the discussions told The Real Deal.
According to the sources, the Yard held discussions with the Office Group, a London-based company owned by the Blackstone Group. Office Group ...
The nature of work is changing dramatically in the U.S. and experts say this is just the beginning.
Economists estimate that anywhere from 14 to 80 million American jobs are at risk of displacement from automation. Meanwhile, employers are
Brendan Wallace is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ Fifth Wall, the fund with the core thesis being the physical world around us is colliding with technology. Within their portfolio is the likes of Lime, OpenDoor, Clutter, ClassPass, Lyric and Hippo just to name a few. As for Brendan, before co-founding Fi...
When executives at Rudin Management Company started looking for an operating system in 2009 to help them manage their building portfolio, the market for property technology was still in its infancy, and they came up empty-handed.
A decade later, “proptech” is a hot buzzword in commercial real estate, as developers and inve...
As retailers need to deliver goods even faster and logistics companies struggle to run that last mile, access to flexible on-demand space in warehouses is a growing trend.
On-demand warehouse space involves short-term leases of various sizes and durations — as much space as the customer needs, when it needs it, in a convenient location.
“It’s about agility,” Jon Sleeman, JLL's EMEA...
By now, we all know that millennials are less inclined than previous generations to buy a house or car or stick with a single employer.
Apparently they have commitment issues when it comes to home furnishings, too. At least that’s the thinking behind several web start-ups seeking to lease them everything from sofas to throw pil...
One principle startups and venture capitalists can agree on is that the people on your team will make or break your business. The common denominator for any successful company, regardless of industry or size, is that its leadership teams are able to attract and retain the best talent. While most CEOs and founders will tell you that people are their most important asset, a majority of them feel lik...
Lindsay Baker, the global head of sustainability and wellbeing at WeWork, has joined Measurabl, a software company that produces accurate sustainability reports, suggests improvement opportunities for commercial real estate owners. In the role, Baker will provide a crucial expertise in real estate technology and the sustainability industry.
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NEW YORK CITY—In its 2018 year-end report, CRETech stated $9.6 billion was invested in the commercial real estate tech sector that year. One session at the annual Catalyst event, organized by Honest Buildings and Convene, looked into why the largest global banks are investing in proptech.
More than two years after its founding, The Wing, a coworking provider and social club geared toward women, has continued growing rapidly across New York City and the country.
On the heels of a $75 million funding round led by Airbnb, WeWork and Sequoia, the two-and-a-half-year-old company has recently opened its first outposts in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, with a Boston coworking ...