02
Jul
2021
Market Activity Focus on High-Value Assets Sustains Growth of U.S. Office Lease Rate
Posted On July 2, 2021  By Ioana Ginsac  And has 3 Comments

Last week, commercial real estate property data and listings platform CommercialEdge published its most recent national office report, which paints a more current picture of office sector activity across the top 50 U.S. markets. Data analyzed for the June 2021 report found that: The average office […]

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22
Jun
2021
5 Solutions for Building Office Interiors Through Supply Shortages, Price Volatility
Posted On June 22, 2021  By Andy Halik  And has 13 Comments

With U.S. coronavirus cases plunging and knowledge workers craving the social component of the workplace, many companies across the country are fully reopening their offices to employees. Some companies took the opportunity to renovate or update their workspace during the lockdown periods of the pandemic, and […]

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09
Jun
2021
Office Lease Rates Still Growing, Despite Rising Vacancy
Posted On June 9, 2021  By Ioana Ginsac  And has 17 Comments

As more and more Americans get vaccinated, the U.S. job market continues its recovery. The number of weekly unemployment claims continues to drop. Seasonally adjusted data released on June 3 by the U.S. Department of Labor showed that jobless claims fell below 400,000 for the first […]

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04
Jun
2021
Why Southwest Florida’s Office Market Reveals Reasons for Optimism
Posted On June 4, 2021  By Gary Tasman  And has 5 Comments

We will all remember the year 2020 for innumerable reasons. The coronavirus pandemic, historic unemployment levels, a highly divisive election, and civil unrest all shared the headlines in a year none of us will soon forget. 2020 was also the year that many office employees and […]

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29
Apr
2021
Are Zoom Towns the New Boomtowns?
Posted On April 29, 2021  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has 17 Comments

Thinking of packing suitcase, grabbing your laptop and setting up shop in a new locale? You’re in good company! One-fifth of adults in the U.S. moved during COVID-19 or know someone who did, says Pew Research, whether for health and safety reasons, or simply because the […]

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20
Apr
2021
Colorado Energy Benchmarking Statute a Poor Solution
Posted On April 20, 2021  By Erin Goff  And has 54 Comments

Colorado legislators are poised to introduce what is being referred to by proponents as the “Energy Performance in Buildings Act of 2021.” The draft bill, which mandates energy benchmarking and performance standards, requires owners of most commercial, multifamily and public buildings over 50,000 square feet to […]

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13
Apr
2021
How Custom Workplace Design can Improve Employee Health and Wellness
Posted On April 13, 2021  By Roger Heerema, AIA and Dan Elkins, AIA  And has 5 Comments

Effective workplace design has never been about simply making an office look nice; it’s about supporting and inspiring those who will move within and around it. Now, a historic pandemic is highlighting a new opportunity for flourishing companies whose space needs have changed: To invest in […]

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05
Apr
2021
Is the Medical Office Market Recession-Proof?
Posted On April 5, 2021  By Shawn Stoneburner  And has 4 Comments

When the economy takes a tumble, investors immediately start hunting for recession-resistant assets. For the better part of the last 30 years, commercial real estate investors have turned to medical properties, which have been one of the strongest investment performers in our economy, regardless of economic […]

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26
Mar
2021
Making the Office a Community-driven Workplace Destination
Posted On March 26, 2021  By Cary Chandler and Ellen Lieder  And has 1 Comment

Although the long-term impacts of the pandemic on the office environment are yet to be determined, many knowledge workers could eventually go back to the office. When workers return to urban office towers, they may anticipate an exceptional experience that delivers more than their home office […]

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09
Mar
2021
5 Workplace Changes Here to Stay Post-COVID
Posted On March 9, 2021  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has 18 Comments

Think back to how and where you worked one year ago, before the pandemic began and hastily upended it all. Chances are that many of your work habits and activities pre-COVID look very different from the workplace “new normal” that will emerge post-pandemic. While city, state […]

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