Edinburgh aims to create 20-minute neighbourhoods
SmartCitiesWorld
Edinburgh wants to enable residents to meet their daily needs within 20 minutes of their homes by walking, using public transport, wheeling or cycling.
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WeWork shutting down Ballard location in Seattle as it restructures real estate footprint
GeekWire
WeWork is closing its location in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle less than two years after the space opened as the office-sharing company restructures its real estate footprint amid continued fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TPG-Backed PropertyGuru Eyes $2 Billion Thiel SPAC Deal
Bloomberg
Bridgetown 2 Holdings Ltd., the blank-check company backed by billionaires Richard Li and Peter Thiel, is in advanced talks to merge with Singapore’s online real estate firm PropertyGuru Pte, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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Livly Expands Internationally into Student Housing in New Partnership with CA Ventures
PR Newswire
Livly, the Chicago-based technology company bringing a unified operating system to multifamily residential properties nationwide, today announced the launch of its new partnership with CA Ventures (“CA”), a leading global real estate investment management company with over $13 billion in assets. The two companies will partner on the launch of the Livly digital platform within CA’s student living portfolios globally….
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We still need conference rooms. Here’s what they should look like post-pandemic
Fast Company
Not so long ago, there were all sorts of predictions about what the future of the office would look like. Open-space floor plans were facing some backlash and some experts were predicting that big conference rooms would give way to smaller, enclosed spaces and “huddle” areas where groups could work closely together….
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essensys Appoints Brian Brown as VP of West Coast Business Development
essensys
Head of Flex Workspace+ for Irvine Co. joins essensys May 24, 2021 — New York, NY – essensys, the leading global provider of software and technology to the flexible workspace industry, announces the appointment of Brian Brown as Vice President of their West Coast business development team. Brian brings with him vast experience in asset management and delivering flexible office solutions. He most recently led Irvine Co.’s Flex Workspace+ offering across its 50 million square foot national …
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A Supertall Modular Hotel Is Going Up in Manhattan, if the Rooms Ever Leave Brooklyn
The Wall Street Journal
The world’s tallest modular-construction hotel was created to rise 26 stories over Manhattan. The guest rooms were built in a Polish factory and arrived fully finished in New York, where they would be stacked in a matter of weeks.
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NEW on CREtech+! An Innovation State of Mind, Part 2
CREtech+
Paige Pitcher, Director of Innovation at Hines reflects on the biggest challenges her team faces when implementing technology solutions, and what makes up her future technology roadmap.
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Why the Hybrid Workplace Is a Cybersecurity Nightmare
The Wall Street Journal
For many bosses and employees, there is a measure of relief in returning to the office—especially for those who have the flexibility of continuing to work from home part of the time. But for those teams working to protect their offices from hackers, the new hybrid workplaces aren’t nearly as welcome.
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CREtech London, Formally FUTURE PropTech, Returns to London This Fall
CREtech
Europe’s most important real estate tech networking event is back live in London October 27-28 New York, NY (June 9, 2021) — CREtech (cretech.com), the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, has announced that they will be hosting CREtech London, on October 27th and 28th at Magazine London following their first in-person conference since 2019. Formally known as FUTURE PropTech until acquired by CREtech in 2019, CREtech Lond…
