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  • Modular Construction Meets Changing Needs in the Pandemic

    The New York Times

    When the University of Denver reopened for classes this fall, there was a new building on campus next to the student athletics center: a coronavirus testing center created using modular construction. Students and staff can either walk up or drive up to have their temperatures screened or to receive a virus test at one of six windows at the center, a 40-foot-long building manufactured out of state in a factory and shipped to Colorado on a flatbed truck.

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  • Co-Working Volatility Is Making the Office Market More Precarious

    The Wall Street Journal

    Empty co-working spaces are helping push office vacancies in big cities to levels not seen in decades, threatening the commercial-property sector’s reputation as a haven for investors. Office buildings are often considered relatively protected from economic shocks because most tenants are locked into long-term leases of five years and often more. Landlords could count on steady income even at times when corporate profits are down.

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  • Fifth Wall Adds New Partner As It Seeks At Least $200 Million For A New Climate Impact Fund

    TechCrunch

    When it first launched nearly three years ago, Fifth Wall had a vision of leveraging capital limited partners from across the real estate development and construction business to back the technologies the industry needed most. That early vision resonated so well that the firm has grown from managing one fund of $212 million to holding roughly $1.2 billion in assets under management. It has also come to the realization that the investment vehicles they’re currently managing have one huge blind sp…

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  • Improve Workplace Safety with Our Office Security Audit Checklist

    Openpath

    Your office security just isn’t cutting it. Don’t panic. By the time you go through our security audit checklist, you’ll have a clear understanding of the building and office security methods available—and exactly what you need—to keep your office safe from intruders, burglars and breaches.

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  • Starbucks Isn’t Giving Up On Experiential Retail As It Plans To Open 22,000 Stores Post-Pandemic

    Bisnow

    Starbucks Corp., which has about 33,000 locations worldwide, predicts that it will increase that number dramatically over the coming decade. “While the pandemic temporarily disrupted our business, our Growth at Scale agenda has provided the focus and discipline to deliver more consistent operating results,” Starbucks Chief Financial Officer Patrick Grismer said during the chain’s biennial Investor Day last week, which was held virtually this year. …

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  • HomeLister Raises $4.5 Million for Commission-Free Real Estate Platform

    Los Angeles Business Journal

    Santa Monica-based online real estate platform developer HomeLister Inc. has raised $4.5 million in seed funding led by venture capital firms MetaProp and Homebrew. The funding, announced Dec. 8, will go toward the further development of an online platform allowing homeowners to sell property without the assistance of a real estate agent.

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  • Homebuyer Snags $1.4 million Seed Funding for First-Time Homebuyers

    HousingWire

    Homebuyer, an Ohio-based software startup offering digital mortgages to first-time home buyers, announced on Monday it had snagged $1.4 million in a seed round from private investors. The company was founded in 2019 by Dan Green, under the mission to make homeownership more inclusive.

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  • Cushman & Wakefield Hires Goldman Sachs Exec As First Chief Diversity Officer

    Bisnow

    Cushman & Wakefield has tapped a former Goldman Sachs and Bank of America executive  to lead its diversity and inclusion efforts. The Chicago-based brokerage has hired Nadine Augusta to serve as chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer.

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  • CBRE Announces Industry-Leading Science-Based Greenhouse Gas Emission Target

    CBRE

    CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) today announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved the company’s science-based target to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from both CBRE’s own operations and the properties it manages for investors and occupiers.

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  • Blackstone Raises Wager on Life Sciences With $3.5 Billion Property Deal

    The Wall Street Journal

    Blackstone Group Inc. is amping up its bet on biotechnology lab space and other life-sciences real estate, agreeing to pay $3.45 billion for a portfolio of buildings primarily in the active Cambridge, Mass., market. The acquisition is the latest sign of growing investor interest in life-sciences real estate during the pandemic. Blackstone was already one of the world’s leading investors in this type of property even before the Covid-19 outbreak….

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