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Simon Properties to Offer 350kW Charging Stations

CRETech December 11, 2018

Simon Property Group has partnered with Electrify America to open 10 DC fast chargers at San Francisco Premium Outlets in Livermore Valley for public use. The installation marks California’s first location for electric vehicle charging systems featuring fast recharging speeds up to 350 kilowatts (kW).

From Fully Furnished Rooms To Shortened Construction Timelines, This Hotel Takes Advantage Of Modular Construction

CRETech December 11, 2018

Hotels, with their small, identical units, are an ideal match for pre-constructed modular units. Each hotel room can be made in a climate-controlled off-site location and then installed like a Lego block into its permanent home. As construction costs for labor and materials continue to soar, modular units are one way contractors are controlling costs and speeding up delivery time. Mortenson C...

WeWork Hires Colliers to Market Its 220K-SF Dock 72 Space

CRETech December 10, 2018

WeWork has tapped Colliers International to lease out its 220,000 square feet of coworking space at Rudin Development’s and

Tech and Data Strategist Adrian Mercado Joins B6 as CIO

CRETech December 10, 2018

NEW YORK CITY—Real estate industry leader Paul J. Massey, Jr. had listed technology as a distinguishing pillar of B6 Real Estate Advisors, at the very start when he launched his brokerage firm in July. On Friday, he announced the appointment of Adrian Mercado as partner and chief information officer. Mercado will lead the development of B6’s proprietary technolog...

Placester, tech platform for real estate professionals, slashes staff amid shakeup

CRETech December 10, 2018

Real estate tech platform Placester, which was valued at $200 million last year, has laid off more than 100 employees in a companywide restructuring that will return it to “development mode.”

Changes at the Boston-based firm that provides mobile services to real estate professionals, included its top executive. Its original CEO and co-founder Matt Barba will retur...

CRETECH NEW YORK TAKEAWAYS

CRETech December 10, 2018

This week I had the opportunity to speak at the CREtech conference in NY, and I think the experience I had at the event is representative of where the PropTech space stands at the moment: lots of momentum, lots of excitement, and a lot of unknowns. I first connected with Michael Beckerman in 2015, an...

Hotel Icon Ian Schrager Thinks Communal Living Is the Future

CRETech December 10, 2018

“At Studio 54 you had regular people next to celebrities,” he says. “Everyone was there to have a good time.” The same communal sensibility can translate to hospitality. The next big disruptor in hospitality, according to

Truss Wins Two of the Most Prestigious Awards in Commercial Real Estate Tech

CRETech December 10, 2018

Truss celebrates astounding achievement in the Real Estate Tech Awards

New York, NY (Dec. 7, 2018) — Truss, the leading marketplace for commerc...

OnSiteIQ Raises $2 Million Seed Investment

CRETech December 10, 2018

Anthemis Group and MetaProp Participate in Round

New York, NY (December 6, 2018) — OnSiteIQ, which offers a visual documentation and risk assessment platform for construction projects, announced that it has raised $2 million in seed funding. The round was led by global fintech investor Anthemis Group and also drew support from re...

What PropTech Do Real Estate Owners Want?

CRETech December 10, 2018

NEW YORK CITY—During the country’s largest gathering of CRE tech investors, the CREtech New York Venture conference, on Thursday, more than 1,000 attendees listened to panels, socialized and networked. But at the “Tech Savvy Landlords” session, owners directly said where they want to invest.

Tech companies should be ...