Notes on buildings, tenants, and the market.

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 ...

Michael Bull’s real estate career started when he was just eighteen years old. Today, he owns his own real estate firm Bull Realty and hosts the country’s leading video and podcast show on commercial real estate (CRE), ...

Mobile-based building entry credentials are among the fastest-growing access control products that have taken the commercial real estate (CRE) industry by storm. An estimated 54% of businesses have upgraded or will ...

As the last quarter of 2021 approaches, commercial real estate (CRE) professionals everywhere are gearing up for budgeting season. And as many have already learned, investing in commercial real estate technology is more ...

We’ve been talking a lot about connected retail experiences, but let’s face it: retail is a fairly broad term. It’s made to encompass all forms of selling goods and services to the public. For example, your daily coffee ...

Every company has their own unique take on a flexible workspace. Flexible spaces can come in different forms, from the coworking models introduced to us by WeWork to fully tech-enabled spaces controlled by tenant ...

Pat Rippe Managing Director, Portfolio Optimization As a Managing Director for Pennybacker Capital, Pat oversees the private equity firm’s office portfolio throughout the entire development, re-development, and asset ...

All eyes have been on New York City in the past few years, and Charlie Stephens has seen it all. Charlie started his commercial real estate (CRE) career in midtown Manhattan, where he approached key company ...

We live in a world of connected experiences. We can track the nearest bus or train, avoid highly trafficked roads, and shop for must-have gadgets from our smartphones. We can view customized music playlists sent to us ...

Before the pandemic, many office workers purchased goods and services from local stores near their offices, supporting central business districts (CBDs) and keeping neighborhoods afloat. Pre-pandemic, it was more ...

Commercial property managers have fast-paced, dynamic roles. Now, as tenants and their employees require more flexibility in where and how they work, the role of property management is evolving. This week on The Let’s ...

Every industry experienced enormous change in the past year or so, with the pandemic impacting the workforce and the companies that they work for. The state of retail —and more specifically the food and beverage ...

In 2021, the global climate crisis is more dire than ever. And as with many business sectors, the world has grown increasingly aware of the role of sustainability in real estate. Why should commercial real estate ...

There’s a burning question among Canadians and the larger global workforce: When will we go back to the office? As a commercial real estate (CRE) professional with years of global asset management experience, I wish I ...

Everyone’s interpretation of the perfect workplace is different. If you asked James O’Flaherty, Director of Business Operations at Adtrak, about how to create a more engaging workplace environment, he would probably ...

There is a substantial need for more diverse, flexible office space in order to attract and retain tenants. Why? More and more employees expect flexibility where they work, be it through policy or the physical office ...