Paul Rosta

Insurance Strategies: Top Tips from the Experts

Navigating insurance policies can be a challenging exercise for commercial real estate executives. Following is a short list of best practices offered by a variety of underwriters, carriers and real estate professionals.

Data Center Gallery

One of the most sophisticated property specialties, data centers are proliferating around the country. This slideshow illustrates the range of ground-up projects and adapted properties currently going up. For more about data centers, see “Power Surge” in the November 2013 issue of CPE.

IREM Special Report: Embrace Transformative Change, Beware of Complacency, Yardi Founder Urges

In his keynote address, Anant Yardi emphasizes paying attention to customer needs, embracing technology in all its forms and the value of steady yet flexible leadership.

IREM Special Report: 2014 Policy Outlook

Speaking at the conference in Scottsdale, Urban Enterprises Senior Vice President Wayne Tyler detailed an under-reported effect of the federal budget sequester.

Forest City, Greenland Strike JV Deal for Atlantic Yards

In a bid to jump-start one of the nation’s biggest development projects, a Forest City Enterprises affiliate has struck a deal with a Chinese investment company to develop the Atlantic Yards project in downtown Brooklyn.

C&W: ‘A Very Good 2013’ Rolls on for Manhattan

As 2013 enters the home stretch, the nation’s biggest real estate market continues to show healthy momentum on most fronts, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s New York City team.

Flipping the Switch

Michael Foust builds Digital Realty’s data-center empire.

Future Footprints: Spotlight on Space Needs

In the office sector, reduced footprints seem to be the new normal. Occupants aim for an environment that promotes collaboration, efficiency and cost savings. While there is a good deal of truth to that generalization, recent research suggests that occupants are taking a nuanced view of these evolving trends.

Rx for the New Office

As the office development pipeline picks up steam, some recently completed projects exemplify what tenants will be looking for in the next generation of offices.

Valuation Trends: Cap Rate and Pricing Data

Mid-year highlights of pricing, sales volume and cap rate trends for office, industrial, retail and apartment properties. For more on best methods to value properties in the current market, see “Watching Worth” in the September 2013 issue of CPE. Source: Real Capital Analytics Inc.