NOW LIVE: Redefining ROI, Part 3

Mark Zikra, SVP of Technology & Innovation at CA Ventures, discusses what tech he relies on for cyber security, mitigating risk, and enhancing the lives of tenants.

Coworking Company Bond Collective Opening First California Location This Fall

Come this fall, the former Desmond’s department store on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles will be the first Los Angeles and California location for the coworking company Bond Collective. The office spaces will occupy five of the 1920s-era building’s seven floors, taking up a total of roughly 45K SF.

AvalonBay Deploys Innovative Battery Bank at Luxury Rental to Help Keep the Power On

Avalon White Plains, a 13-year-old 407-unit luxury rental complex in White Plains, NY, has become the first building in the state to have an indoor lithium-ion battery storage unit installed.

Buildots Announces $30 million Series B and Reaches 12 Countries with Their AI Tech

Buildots, the AI construction tech company, today announced a $30 million Series B round led by Lightspeed Ventures with the participation of Buildots’ previous investors; TLV Partners, Future Energy Ventures, and Tidhar Construction Group. Buildots will use the new funds to double the size of their global team with a focus on its Sales and R&D departments.

Homebuilder Plant Prefab nabs Series B funding, eyes 3rd factory

Prefabricated homebuilder Plant Prefab has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round and said it had opened a second factory and plans a third next year.

It’s Chaos on Wall Street as Delta Variant Upends Return

MSCI acquires Real Capital Analytics for $950M

MSCI, which provides critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced this week that it acquired Real Capital Analytics for $950 million in cash. MSCI’s purchase of the commercial real estate data and analytics provider is another indicator of the ongoing consolidation within the CRE information sector, according to GlobeSt.com….

WATCH NOW! Creating Value From Change, Part 2

Mandi Wedin, Founder & CEO of Feroce Real Estate, joins Tech Talks with insights on how technology and demographics are influencing the real estate industry standards.

The New Normal Is Extreme Flexibility: How Highly Regulated Business Must Prepare

During the pandemic, many professionals have come to enjoy some of the benefits of telecommuting, whether it’s not having to endure traffic, being more productive or having the ability to work from wherever they want. At the same time, recent studies make it clear that few workers crave a permanent all-virtual work experience….

Amazon’s presence a catalyst for local development, real estate executives say

When Amazon comes to town, don’t expect development to stop at one or two office towers. Matt Kelly runs JBG Smith, the developer behind Amazon.com’s second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, dubbed “HQ2.” The tech giant’s expansion has sent the area’s real estate growth to levels that would have been impossible otherwise, he said today at “The Amazon Opportunity,” a virtual event hosted by the Puget Sound Business Journal….