Editor’s Note
Energy’s Promise
Commercial real estate’s high level of energy consumption and resultant potential for cost savings have long provided incentive to pursue improvements in temperature regulation, lighting, ventilation, and energy collection and return.
Sorting Silver and Gray
The journalist Gregg Easterbrook once pointed out that the economy almost always presents us with a mixed bag of news at any given time. His astute observation kept coming to mind as I was mulling this month’s theme.
Market Measure
Midway through 2017, the commercial and multifamily markets are characterized by a mix of caution and confidence.
Looking Back – and Ahead
Thirty years. That’s how long CPE has been reporting on commercial real estate.
Retail’s Challenge
Creativity. Innovation. Reinvention. These are popular buzzwords today. And perhaps no sector has proven their value better than retail.
Unfinished Business
I must have been nine or 10 when my mom told me the old joke about New York City: It would be a nice place if they ever finished it.
Today … and Tomorrow
Is it me or does technological evolution seem to be speeding up? In addition to the usual flow of new products, lately it seems like multiple new platforms are rolling out, one after another.
Navigating 2017
By Suzann D. Silverman, Editorial Director We entered 2017 in a climate of uncertainty. From the mature economic cycle to the December interest rate hike to the change in presidency, there is plenty to make real estate investors, developers and operators just a bit nervous. Is the multifamily development market peaking? Are primary cities oversupplied with hotel space? Will policy changes benefit real estate? What kind of yield potential can be achieved in the primary U.S. markets? At the same time, the economy is still growing—if at a slower pace—and the U.S. is the closest it’s been in a while…
Make a Run For It
By Paul Rosta If I had to pick a favorite among the hundreds of meetings I’ve enjoyed with real estate professionals over the years, the winner might be a visit some years ago with a gentleman who ran the local office for a large national firm. Lenny, as I’ll call him, was the kind of person who puts you at ease right away—friendly, funny and unpretentious. We talked about everything from the regional economy to market conditions and his professional background, which included a tour of duty as a high-profile appointee in state government. He even quoted a passage from Candide,…
Diversified Thinking
By Suzann D. Silverman, Editorial Director What more natural place than the CREW Network Convention & Marketplace to discuss the merits of diversifying commercial real estate management teams. After all, the remarkable women that have built that powerful organization geared toward increasing opportunities for women in commercial real estate and encouraging them to pursue those opportunities have, through their efforts, greatly expanded the variety of perspectives and opinions that shape today’s CRE companies. That can only be a benefit, as it helps a company better consider the needs of a broader spectrum of employees, clients and customers. It also introduces…