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  • Awaiting Layoffs, WeWork Employees Say Founder’s Payout Is ‘Graft’

    NY TIMES

    In the latest sign of worker activism in tech companies and start-ups, a group of employees at the struggling office-space giant WeWork are calling on management to treat workers humanely as the company prepares to lay off thousands, and to give workers a say in corporate decisions and policies. Alluding to the controversies that have dogged the company and its co-founder Adam Neumann, the workers said in a letter to management that they were seeking to restore values they say top executives di…

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  • A 3D Print-Out You Could Call Home

    NY TIMES

    In a forested patch of Garrison, N.Y., on the Hudson River, a giant robotic arm looms over a platform. Later this month, the platform will start to rotate while the arm pumps out a gooey concoction of basalt and biopolymers. Round it will go, receiving layer upon layer, until the arm, like a demonic pastry chef, has extruded an entire egg-shaped house.

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  • Co-Living Company Lures Ritzy Condo Developer To Oversee U.S. Expansion

    BISNOW

    There was a time when luxury development was the place to be in the city’s residential real estate scene. But with the market now sliding, some are looking to what they consider greener fields. Former JDS Development Group principal Simon Koster is taking on a new role at The Collective, a British co-living company in the early stages of its American expansion, the co-living company announced Wednesday.

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  • Marriott’s Modular Movement: Why Its Development Chief Wants Way More Modular

    BISNOW

    In hotel development, where the modular construction industry has arguably made its greatest inroads into the U.S. construction industry, Marriott International might stand alone in its use of the innovative building method. The company has launched and expanded an initiative promoting modular construction and recently started building the world’s tallest modular hotel, a $65M, 26-story AC Hotel, in New York City.

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  • Meet Travis Kalanick’s Secret Startup, CloudKitchens

    WSJ

    Travis Kalanick had a front-row seat to the food-delivery boom while chief executive at Uber Technologies Inc., UBER -1.35% thanks to its Uber Eats unit. For his next act, he is trying to capitalize on it through real estate. With CloudKitchens, he is buying up cheap properties across the U.S. and in India, China, the U.K. and elsewhere. The hope is that their proximity to densely populated areas will make them good candidates for commissary kitchens that can provide food exclusively for deli…

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  • Episode 4 Available Now: The Real Crowd Podcast Interview Series Featuring Maureen Waters of Ten-X Commercial

    REAL CROWD PODCAST

    Listen now to episode 4 of The Real Crowd’s podcast interview series, “Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate Investing” at CREtech New York 2019 featuring Maureen Waters, President, Ten-X; Piers MacNaughton, Director of Health Strategy, View; Clinton Robinson, CO-Founder & CEO, Lane; Ben Wright, Founder & CEO, Upsuite; and David Wong, Co-Founder & CEO, Booqed.

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  • The Best Slides From SoftBank’s WeWork-Focused Earnings Report

    CRUNCHBASE

    Morning Markets: SoftBank’s earnings report wasn’t great as the bill from WeWork’s implosion came due. However, SoftBank has a plan for the future and it’s here to explain it to you. We’ll start with my (Alex’s) take and then see what Sophia has to say. I want to be very clear upfront that I love SoftBank’s latest slideshow. I say that with no malice, no sarcasm, nothing. I mean it.

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  • Microsoft launches managed meeting rooms as a service

    TECHCRUNCH

    Whether you love them or hate them (and you probably hate them), meetings are a fact of corporate life. And how many meetings have you attended that didn’t start on time because of technical difficulties? Microsoft  wants to change that by managing your meeting rooms for you — starting at $50 per room. Managed Meeting Rooms, as the company calls the service, is now in private preview, but ahead of today’s announcement, Microsoft already quietly worked with more than 100 customers to manage more …

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  • As WeWork Grew, Wall Street Lent It Money and Credibility

    WSJ

    Banks jockeying for a role in WeWork’s public debut wooed founder Adam Neumann with sky-high valuations that would make him a billionaire many times over. Their loans to the company told a different story. JPMorgan Chase JPM 0.29% & Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS -0.17% and other banks arranged giant fees and strict protections that reflected their concerns about WeWork’s unproven business model and Mr. Neumann’s unpredictable behavior….

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  • Airbnb Alternatives Gain Favor for Short-Term Rentals

    MULTIHOUSINGNEWS

    Up until Airbnb launched its home sharing technology platform in 2008, a few units reserved for corporate users here and there were typically the only type of short-term rental apartments available. But since then, numerous Airbnb alternatives have shaken up the multifamily and hospitality industries with these startups renting units directly from apartment landlords and re-leasing them to travelers for a premium. It’s a transformation that’s far from over. A growing preference for lodging choic…

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