Posts by HqO

After a tumultuous two years, the commercial real estate (CRE) industry is at an inflection point. The increased use of smart building software and emphasis on flexible, hospitality-driven workplace experiences has ...

In the first episode of The Let’s Go Show, Michael Beckerman, the CEO of CRETech, joined Chase Garbarino to discuss how they got started in commercial real estate (CRE), the recent technological challenges in the ...

The secret to enhancing tenant engagement in the workplace is making sure your property’s physical infrastructure and technology stack work together in unison. HqO’s Engagement Experts have identified three stages of ...

Every commercial real estate (CRE) property, tenant, and employee has different needs. Driving renewed value to the office requires a unique approach to workplace events and engagement strategies. Despite recent changes ...

Experiences have taken the commercial real estate (CRE) industry by storm. So much so, that a strong focus on personalized workplace experiences is the key behind modern property teams’ ability to attract and retain ...

Determining a clear vision for the future of commercial real estate (CRE) is a difficult task, but there are some things we know for certain. Our cities are fundamental to the future workplace experience. Cities were ...

Palmer Simpson HqO Account Executive, Canada Palmer Simpson joined HqO in July 2021 to oversee all Canadian accounts and help grow HqO across Canada. Prior to HqO, Palmer worked in Global Investments and Asset ...

You may have heard about human-centered design, but do you know how it applies to the workplace? Today’s top companies are putting their customers first by using modern workplace amenities to help their employees ...

Anna Kassaraba Senior Software Engineer at HqO Anna is a Senior Software Engineer at HqO, reporting to the Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD) teams. She is a front-end engineer focusing on mobile development, and is ...

Professor Andrew Baum has been thinking about and studying the real estate industry since 1970. He recently began teaching MBA students and executives at the University of Oxford, soon realizing that his students wanted ...

In August 2021, 4.3 million U.S. workers quit their jobs. An additional 15% of the workforce plans to leave their job before the start of 2022. What’s the reasoning behind this massive shift, which has been dubbed the ...

Thijs van der Burgt, CEO of the Netherlands-based tenant and engagement platform Office App, has a long history of technology ventures. Though his prior companies focused on health and parenting, Thijs was inspired to ...

Though the pandemic certainly accelerated the need for digital technologies, real estate data and analytics solutions were being taken up by commercial real estate (CRE) companies before then. In 2019, nearly 77% of ...

The office has changed a lot since March 2020, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 virus a global pandemic. As the entire world scrambled to adjust to heightened health and safety protocols, ...

Traditionally, building amenities have been a way for commercial real estate (CRE) companies to enhance their properties, retain and attract office tenants, and even charge higher rent. The difference between an ‘okay’ ...

Patrick Nurse and Nishit Shah Manager, Tenant Relations and Senior Manager, Smart Buildings At Cadillac Fairview, Patrick and Nishit have very different responsibilities. On one hand, Patrick brings over 20 years of ...

In last week’s blog, I dove into the first few panels from EXPERIENCE, the only commercial real estate (CRE) event dedicated completely to tenant experience. And, let me tell you, it was incredible. Not only did our ...

The truth is everywhere: our daily routines are better because we have access to technology. The smart technologies in our lives are so seamless and efficient that we often don’t think about them at all. Smart ...

The HqO team just finished hosting EXPERIENCE in New York City, a first-of-its-kind commercial real estate (CRE) event dedicated completely to the tenant experience. If there’s anything I learned in the past few days, ...

Most consumers prefer spending money on experiences over stuff. To this day, the “experience economy” reigns supreme in modern business and advertising strategies alike. In fact, Winterberry Group found a 6.3% increase ...