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Smart Lock App Latch Faces Facebook-Esque Privacy, Discrimination Concerns

CRETech May 02, 2019
One of the leaders in bringing the internet to multifamily buildings is also bringing its digital issues into physical real estate. Latch, which claims that one in every 10 apartments under construction is being built with its technology, has come under fire for a data privacy policy that some see as overly broad and ripe for potential abuse, OneZero reports. The 160-page policy allows Latch...
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Corporate Offices Evolving For Employee Engagement, Amenities

CRETech May 02, 2019
The demands for office are changing both inside and out, particularly in Silicon Valley, which is still known for its sprawling corporate campuses. Once content to sit in a cubicle and work from 9 to 5, employees are now demanding space that adjusts to their needs, whether it is heads-down time at a desk or spending some time decompressing outdoors. And those making corporate office decisions ...
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Airbnb Spawned an Ecosystem of Startups That Sweat the Details so Owners Don’t Have to

CRETech May 02, 2019
David Krauss had parlayed his Dallas condo into a successful Airbnb listing until one fateful weekend in 2014. Then, a couple of guests threw a party so loud it elicited more than a dozen noise complaints from neighbors, a police report and an angry letter from an attorney. His reputation in the building was so sullied he decided it was best to sell the unit – at a $30,000 loss.
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Today’s offices are taking design cues from hotels—and homes

CRETech May 02, 2019

Amenities can make or break a project for certain clients. Just ask architect Roger Heerema, principal at Wright Heerema Architects. As he envisioned the Shuman, a new building in the upscale Chicago suburb of Naperville being remade by developers at Franklin Partners, he wanted something that had undeniable curb appeal.

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Built Technologies Completes $31M Series B Financing Round

CRETech May 01, 2019
Built Technologies, a Nashville, TN-based construction lending company, completed a $31m Series B financing round. The round, brought total funding to $55m, was led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, with participation from existing investors Index Ventures and Nyca Partners, as well as Regions Bank, Canap...
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The New Mall Tenant Is Your Office

CRETech May 01, 2019

Westside Pavilion, a dying mall in Los Angeles, ticked all of the boxes for Hudson Pacific Properties.

The Los Angeles-based developer was looking for an urban site with big floor plates and exceptionally high ceilings to redevelop into what it called “state-of-the-art creative office space” for future tenants. The company al...

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U.S. cities lead sustainability measures

CRETech May 01, 2019
Cities across the U.S. have been working with businesses and investors to accelerate emissions-cutting policies that mobilize efforts for more sustainable urban environments. Increasing urbanisation and a growing understanding of the realities of climate risk, are driving the momentum, says Cynthia Curtis, SVP, Sustainability at JLL.
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Serendipity Labs Coworking Comes to Madison Metro Area

CRETech May 01, 2019
MIDDLETON, WI—New York based Serendipity Labs Coworking, will open a shared workplace on the sixth floor of 525 Junction Road in Middleton, WI this summer. The 23,000 sq. ft. location will be owned and operated by franchisee Ryan Jacobson, who is bringing 15 years of experience as a hotelier to...
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Playing Matchmaker: How Property Owners & Operators Leverage Geosocial Data

CRETech May 01, 2019
As a retail property owner or operator, how can you drive success? Ultimately, it all comes down to having the right tenants. If your tenants succeed, you succeed. Tenants succeed when they are in the right location to draw their ideal customers. As the operator, there are only so many variables you can control. One you can control is recruiting the ideal tenants and creating a data-driven merc...
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The death of prices

CRETech May 01, 2019

In the latest phase of the desperate race to survive against Amazon's immense selling power, brick and mortar stores are increasingly aping one of the retail giant's most potent practices: dynamic pricing.

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