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THE REAL DEAL
VC-backed rivals. A new mansion tax. And the proliferation of listings platforms. The Real Deal talked to six players in New York City’s residential space about the new pain points they’re feeling in a sector that’s getting squeezed from all sides. Below John Burger shares his take on what has changed — and what’s remained the same — as technology has permeated the brokerage landscape.
GLOBEST
Corporate office tenants are incorporating branded amenities in the workplace as a way to attract and retain top talent. Branded amenities has a dual purpose, the both create an immersive experience in the office and as an emblem of company culture and product. These branded amenities can include everything from water features to interactive technology outposts. It all depends on the corporations industry and product.
COMMERCIAL OBSERVER
Long gone are the coworking days when it was enough to offer a cheap desk and maybe a beer keg. At, for instance, The Wing, the coworking space designed for women, which will count at least 13 locations by year-end, members are offered showers, a roof deck, a beauty room, and even a recently-launched babysitting space called Little Wing that provides open play and story time for children and support groups for mothers. Now available in their Soho and West Hollywood locations, Little Wing will e…
BISNOW
After WeWork detailed the most complete picture to date of its corporate finances last week, the leaders of some of its main competitors wanted to make a strong point: We are different. “It’s important to make sure that we’re not painted with the same brush, that others aren’t painted with the same brush,” said John Arenas, the CEO of coworking provider Serendipity Labs. “If you’re not funded by magic money, you have to make money to stay in it. That’s what the rest of us do.”
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
It used to be that a company’s brand was defined by its colors, a logo and perhaps a catchy tagline. As the definition of a brand has evolved, it now represents company values, contains a mission statement and, perhaps most notably, conveys an expected level of customer service. Much of that has been spurred by technology, which has prodded the rental housing industry to reassess the way brands are defined. The way an organization embraces technology now largely reflects its brand, which now …
VENTUREBEAT
After leading Apple’s Siri team for six and a half years, Bill Stasior left the company for greener pastures elsewhere. Now he’ll be traversing Microsoft’s bucolic meadows, where The Information reports that he’ll head up an artificial intelligence group for the Redmond-based software giant. Stasior’s latest resume confirms that he joined Microsoft this month as a corporate VP of technology, working under CTO Kevin Scott on unspecified projects, and today’s report suggests that he’ll “work to…
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SHADOW VENTURES
Shadow Summit to Bring Nation’s Top Innovators and Trendsetters together for “Geek Summit” Digging Deep into Real Innovation Changing The Real Estate, Design and Construction Worlds Atlanta, GA – July 15, 2019 – Shadow Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on investing in startups in the underserved AEC and CRE tech markets, announced today that the country’s top CRE and AEC tech experts will speak at their annual Shadow Summit conference in Atlanta, GA on September 17th-18th. Among the top …
GEEKWIRE
Blokable, the Seattle-based startup aiming to transform how housing is developed, raised $23 million to expand its manufacturing capabilities as it gears up to kickstart new projects. The startup manufactures modular smart home units in a warehouse in Vancouver, Wash. that can be stacked into multi-story projects once they are trucked to a project site. The company plans to open a second manufacturing facility, in Sacramento, Calif., following the funding round….
CNBC
The open floor plan has become a minefield of distractions for office workers — the incessant ringing of phones, the chatter of co-workers, typing on keyboards — all of which threaten to undermine a productive workday. Enter the office pod. These sleek, self-contained booths are increasingly being sought by employers and have been embraced by workers. They provide a quiet space for employees to conduct important phone calls, focus on their work or take a quick break. …
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