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CoreNet Orlando – Flexible Workspace Trends
James Lawler, director of global facilities & real estate, Steelcase Inc., discusses the growth of the flexible workplace and the attitudes, technology and infrastructure that can enable a more productive workforce in a more efficient corporate real estate portfolio.
CoreNet Orlando — Optimizing Banking Real Estate
JLL’s Joe Brady discusses the importance of commercial real estate to shareholder value and how banks are adapting to meet the needs of their customers through adjustments to retail banking space.
CoreNet Orlando — Trends in Building Automation
Sam Klepper, chief marketing officer & EVP building solutions at Redwood Systems, dives into current trends in building automation that can save both energy and space. Klepper also discusses the technology behind Redwood Systems’ building-performance lighting solutions that are currently employed by several Fortune 500 companies.
CoreNet Orlando—Bringing Value to the C-Suite
Merck’s Clayton Hayden discusses the biggest value commercial real estate brings to the table, how bench-marking is part of a long-range portfolio plan, and how Merck approaches communications and change management.
CoreNet Orlando — Mobility Trends
Tony Gill, strategic projects lead, corporate real estate, at Canadian Tire Corp., speaks on trends in the mobile workplace in both retail and banking sectors. For the successful implementation of a mobility strategy, Gill recommends getting high level corporate sponsorship and working down the ladder.
CoreNet Orlando with JLL — Business Intelligence in Real Estate
JLL’s Dave Sawdey discusses the biggest opportunity for commercial real estate organizations to leverage business intelligence, what it will take to get better demand forecasting, and how commercial real estate can better understand variables in the built environment that drive productivity.
2012 Top Owners
Our 2012 look at the top real estate owners had lead us to believe that hold periods are getting longer, certainly ranging from the usual five to even 10 years before a property is spun off, with some holdings now spanning generations.
Podcast – The Changing Nature of Ownership
In this edition of the Power Index Podcast, Jack Kern and Mike Ratliff take a look at the changing nature of real estate ownership structure. While cycles come and go, long-term ownership remains a smart strategy for savvy investors.
October – Briefs/Leasing & Management
United Airlines Expands Chicago HQ Space to More Than 800 KSF; DCT Industrial Trust Inks 625 KSF Pre-Lease; JLL Completes 96,350-SF Deal for Perry Ellis in Manhattan; Cervalis to Lease BTS Data Center in Connecticut; Cassidy Turley Picks Up 14 MSF Outsourcing Assignment; Avison Young Buys Las Vegas Property Management Firm; Piedmont Signs 300 KSF Full-Building Lease; Easton-Bell Sports Secures 813 KSF Build-to-Suit Lease.
October – Briefs/Sales & Development
Wood Partners Begins 298-Unit Seattle High-Rise; Cousins Acquires 844 KSF Tower in Dallas; Kimco Buys Connecticut Retail Asset for $39.7M; McCarthy Breaks Ground on $73M Transit Center; CubeSmart Completes $560M Purchase from Storage Deluxe; DDR Buys Tucson Shopping Center for $124.5M; Retail Properties of America Completes 1 MSF Distribution Disposition; First Potomac Sells D.C. Office Development JV Interest.