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In major pivot, Compass to license its tech

CRETech July 20, 2018

Since landing $450 million in funding from Softbank last year, Compass...

Coworking Ascent Could Start Slowing Down In Manhattan Pretty Soon

CRETech July 20, 2018

The rapidly expanding coworking sector may soon be peaking in Manhattan, with some flexible office operators now looking at markets outside of New York as their next target. In total, 6.6M SF across 133 different locations is dedicated to coworking in Manhattan,

Co-working company Spaces takes 100K sf in Flatiron District

CRETech July 20, 2018

Co-working company Spaces, IWG Plc’s answer to WeWork, signed a lease for 100,000 square feet in the Flatiron District. The company took the seventh through ninth floors at CL Investment Group’s

5 Recommendations To Bring CRE And Tech In Greater Harmony

CRETech July 20, 2018

The commercial real estate industry has made great strides in embracing technology. But the panelists at Bisnow's Chicago CRE and Urbantech Summit at the Hyatt Regency Chicago said the industry needs to dig deeper and recognize that technology has not only been a part of the industry from its beginnings, but should be fully integrated. Our panelists had five recommendations to expedite the embrace...

Knotel acquires 42Floors in order to build the blockchain of property

CRETech July 19, 2018

Another day, another blockchain project. This time sources are reporting that Knotel – an office space rental service in Manhattan – has acquired

Smart Workplace Access Startup Openpath Raises $20M In Series B

CRETech July 19, 2018

Openpath, which specializes in workplace security and access technology, raised $20M in Series B financing, led by Emergence Capital with follow-on from all its existing investors. The new funds will be used to further modify Openpath’s technology, which enables employees to enter an office using their smartphones. Openpath's hands-free mobile entry tech is called Openpath Access. It is an a...

Coinbase gets approval from U.S. regulators to start listing tokenized securities

CRETech July 19, 2018

Coinbase shared big news Monday that federal regulators are allowing the popular cryptocurrency exchange to proceed with plans to sell cryptocurrency tokens that are deemed securities. Last month, Coinbase acquired Keystone Capital,...

Airbnb bill’s passage is imminent, but optics war continues

CRETech July 19, 2018

The hotel industry and allied unions are winning handily as the clock runs out Airbnb's effort to stop approval of their City Council bill, but both sides are playing like they're behind.

The legislation—obligating the tech firm to share the names and addresses attached ...

What’s NeXt? Boeing will work AI and blockchain into drone traffic system

CRETech July 19, 2018

Boeing says it’s aiming to create a traffic management system for drones that makes use of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology — and one of the companies in its investment portfolio. SparkCognition will be Boeing’s partner in the traffic management project. Last year, the Texas-based AI company

Lyft will offer discounts to people who use bikes and scooters to connect to transit

CRETech July 19, 2018

Fresh off its purchase of the largest bike-share operator in the US, Lyft says it’s adding incentives and discounts to encourage more people to use bikes and scooters, especially to and from mass transit hubs. The goal is to get more people to abandon their personal cars in favor of mobility services owned and operated by the ride-sharing company.

Earlier this ...