Storage Startups Still Finding Space To Grow

The classic self-storage business model is pretty straightforward. You rent a space, lug your stuff there, and pay every month. Eventually you either move your stuff or it gets removed (and possibly made into a reality TV show.)

Five Things To Consider When Choosing AI-Driven Proptech For Your Multifamily Operation

Many multifamily operators are still making important decisions about property operations, maintenance, budgeting and more with little to no real-time data because they simply don’t have it available.

AI Set to Reshape Workplace as Physical Offices Open Up

AI can help support a range of safety-monitoring tools, says Adam Stanley, chief information officer and chief digital officer, Cushman & Wakefield

Manhattan Sales Market Is Poised for a Revival, Just a Year After It Collapsed

First-time buyers, significant price cuts and progress on vaccines in New York City helped boost first-quarter sales.

CDPQ and Energize Ventures Announce Partnership to Invest in Clean Energy Technologies

Energize Ventures, a leading global alternative investment manager, and Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, announced today the beginning of a new co-investment partnership under which CDPQ will invest up to US$125 million over the next three years in ventures that aim to accelerate the digital transformation of energy and sustainable industry sectors….

Google is accelerating partial reopening of offices and putting limits on future of remote work

Google employees will begin returning to offices in a “limited” capacity in April, according to a memo on Wednesday.

Amazon says its ‘office-centric’ model is here to stay and will bring most US employees back by the fall

Amazon plans start bringing employees back to its offices on June 30, with most US workers returning by early fall.

Japan’s Extreme Workplace vs. Sweden’s Liberal Flexibility: How Work Culture Shapes The Future Of The Office

In Japan, there is a word for death through overwork, karōshi, given such deaths are not infrequent among workers. In Sweden on the other hand, paid parental leave is 16 months, and the idea of your boss checking on whether you were working hard enough would be severely frowned upon….

The case for increasing the footprint of collaboration space in the office

As the world begins returning to work, the old purpose of the office—going there to perform individual work—has shifted for 76% of companies.

Slack CEO: More companies will be “digital first” post-pandemic

In the wake of the pandemic, more companies will begin “going digital first,” prioritizing their digital infrastructures over physical office spaces, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield said Wednesday during an Axios virtual event.