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CRETech April 24, 2019

Imagine if a building could function like an iPhone. That idea struck Rudin Management’s John Gilbert III when he waited at Joe’s Pizza on 14th Street in 2009.

With Rudin building operations head Gene Boniberger at his side, Gilbert, the firm’s COO and technology chief, recalled that he pulled out his early model iPhone and said, “That stupid phone’s got ...

This new Seattle high-rise condo tower will come with Tesla cars that residents can rent

CRETech April 23, 2019

A high-rise condo complex under construction near Seattle’s Pike Place Market will come with an interesting perk for residents: On-demand Tesla vehicles. Developers of The Emerald are partnering with Envoy Technologies, a Culver City, Calif. company that sets up on-demand vehicle pools for office buildings,...

Up Close: Inside Samsung’s high-tech, immersive ‘Experience Store’

CRETech April 23, 2019

Samsung has opened its first mall-based stores, locations that allow customers to get up close and personal with its newest products. The world’s biggest cell phone and TV maker has opened a permanent store in Roosevelt Field, in Garden City. Billed as the “Samsung Experience Store,” the 2,500-sq.-ft. space is a tech playground that immerses customers in the Samsung brand and enables cu...

Realty Mogul Hits 300 Projects Funded

CRETech April 23, 2019

Crowdfunding platform Realty Mogul has surpassed 300 projects funded. This is another significant milestone for the firm as well as the growing crowdfunding market. Since its inception in 2013, Realty Mogul has built a network of 175,000 investors and has distributed $100 million in returns. Surpassing 300 projects funded is another illustration tha...

Geosocial – a new untapped data source for retailers and property owners

CRETech April 23, 2019

CINCINNATI, April. 18, 2019 - Spatial.ai is pleased to announce the launch of it’s "GeoSocial" dataset that organizes billions of social media conversations into 70+ actionable segments revealing the personalities, attitudes, and interests of communities at the block level. Retailers, Property Owners, and Brokerages equipped with Geosocial data can use social media as a precise lens into who ...

SMALL CITIES SPENDING BIG ON DRIVERLESS CARS, 5G TO GET AHEAD

CRETech April 23, 2019

One day in February, representatives from various Fortune 500 companies gathered on the shoulder of a quiet road in a small suburb of Atlanta called Peachtree Corners. They were there to watch a truck whose driver was, at that moment, 2,471 miles away in Mountain View, California. This was one of the first tests of an autonomous vehicle on the new $2M test track Peachtree Corners is devel...

The keyboard will be gone in five years and voice tech is ‘the opportunity of a decade,’ investor says

CRETech April 23, 2019

Voice-enabled technology will end the need for keyboards within five years, and investors should put their money into the space, a venture capitalist with a track record for successful bets has told CNBC. “What’s clear to me today is that the keyboard in five years will be gone as an input device,” Mark Tluszcz, co-founder and CEO of Mangrove Capital Partners, said in an interview this we...

Proptech Advancements May Be a Game-Changer for Commercial Real Estate

CRETech April 23, 2019

A new generation of innovative software platforms can do everything from monitoring buildings’ energy and water use in real time to providing tenant workforces with on-site access to medical treatment and other quality-of-life-enhancing services, according to panelists at ULI’s 2019 Spring Meeting in Nashville. Those applications, collectively known as proptech, could dramatically alter the co...

Suffolk Launches Smart Lab Concept in L.A.

CRETech April 23, 2019

Construction company Suffolk is looking to disrupt the construction process as we know it with their Smart Lab concept, which uses interactive technology to help developers and owners reduce construction costs and time. Suffolk is launching the Smart Lab in Los Angeles, and is working on DTLA’s Park 5th, Hollywood’s Tommie and Thompson Hotels projects.

Investment In Real Estate Tech Companies Up 607% Year Over Year (But Only If You Count The We Company)

CRETech April 23, 2019

Investor eagerness to put money into real estate tech companies reached new highs during the first quarter of 2019, according to a new report by CRETech. Global investment in real estate tech companies spiked by 607% from Q1 2018 to Q1 2019 to $9.9B, the largest gain in real estate tech history, the report says.