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CRETech December 20, 2018
When it comes to shift workers communicating with each other in the workplace when they are not face-to-face, gone are the days of cork announcement boards. Now, the messaging app is the medium, and today one of the startups tackling that opportunity in a unique way has raised a round of funding to get to the next stage of growth.
CRETech December 20, 2018
A key way to save on costs when it comes to data centers is saving on power, so those who are building and running data centers are constantly thinking of ways to improve efficiency — most notably in cooling, which tends to be the biggest power draw. The challenge is either to find new and better ways to cool centers or advances in server equipment that allow them to run at higher temperatur...
CRETech December 20, 2018
As WeWork continues to shape the face of office leasing, its recent push into real estate investment is prompting a rebuke from landlords and other industry insiders. “A lot of people originally thought of the shared office-space providers as bringing tenants,” Tony Malkin, CEO of Empire State Realty Trust, told Bloomberg. “But I think now we’ve seen — particularly with WeWork and oth...
CRETech December 20, 2018
The last couple years have been rough for home buyers — specifically on the West Coast, where an influx of well-heeled techies has upped competition for limited options. But the dynamic started to change in the latter half of 2018, giving buyers a little relief, and tech-powered real estate brokerage Redfin expects that trend to continue into the first half of next year. Redfin today
CRETech December 20, 2018
It’s a rare occurrence, but SoftBank’s investors said no. In this case, it was a majority takeover of WeWork for $16 billion that would have been a step too far. The potential deal, championed by the Japanese investment firm’s head Masayoshi Son, was reportedly squashed by investors concerned about the co-working firm’s astronomical valuation and its potential exposure in the event of a...
CRETech December 19, 2018
In a blog post announcing support for the Asia Pacific AI for Social Good Research Network and highlighting Google’s efforts to use artificial intelligence (AI) to combat disease and natural disasters, Kent Walker, senior vice president of global affairs, wrote that Google wouldn’t offer a “genera...
CRETech December 19, 2018
Standing amid the debris of renovation—steel bars and exposed concrete beams, step ladders and workers’ lunch pails—Matthew Harrigan paints the scene. On the wide-open second floor, startup staff and big company tech workers will eat at long benches. They’ll take a break on the terrace, where Grand Central Terminal frames the view. And in the offices upstairs, they’ll get down to work, c...
CRETech December 19, 2018
This year, we've done our fair share of traveling around the country to various conferences and events, telling attendees all about the importance of tenant experience software in commercial real estate. One constant conference for us was CREtech – we followed Michael Beckerman and his team around, from Boston, to Chicago, to LA, to San Francisco, and just last week, to New York City. We enjoyed...
CRETech December 19, 2018

Building Engines, the commercial real estate (CRE) industry’s innovation leader for property operations platforms, and backed by Wavecrest Growth Partners, today announced the appointment of Scott Morey, Executive Director of GPG Advisers, to the company’s Board of Directors.

With 30 years of global experience in the real estate industry...

CRETech December 19, 2018
When a major corporation is looking to open a new headquarters, or a national training facility, or an expansive office complex, location weighs heavily on its decision. However, there are a host of other factors that corporations look to when deciding where to move. For companies doing business in Lake Nona—the 17-square-mile master-planned community in Orlando, Florida—location is just on...