Technology

The March digital edition of CPE is now available!

  Editor’s Note: Evolving E-Commerce Internet purchases make up only about 9 percent of all retail sales, but their impact far outstrips that deceptively modest share. News Story: Making Safety a Priority Shopping center security has come a long way since Sept. 11, 2001. Trend Story: Achieving Proof of Well Being Move over, LEED certification. There’s a new industry standard on the block! Cover Story: New Horizons Larry Heard leads Transwestern’s growth at home and abroad. Special Report: E-Commerce With rapid growth in online purchases driving a need for more fulfillment accommodations, editorial director Suzann D. Silverman spoke with a variety of property…

RadioShack Closing 1,100 Stores – Repositioning Strategy

RadioShack continues to reinvent itself, but it will do it with fewer stores in the United States.

Dave Dworsky: High-Tech Pavement Repair

Dr. Pave/Heatwurx CEO Dave Dworsky talks on CPE TV about his new pavement repair technology and how it can improve real estate parking lot aesthetics while saving time and money for the property owner.

BlackBerry to Sell 19-Building CRE Portfolio in Search of Funds

BlackBerry is set to sell a large chunk of its real estate assets in 2014, as the company has sought the guidance of real estate brokerage CBRE in the hopes of moving out its office space.

Brookfield to Start $200M Redevelopment of NYC’s 450 W. 33rd St.

Brookfield Office Properties is giving 450 W. 33rd St. in New York City a $200 million makeover, modernizing it and integrating it with the firm’s $4.5 billion, 7 million-square-foot Manhattan West mixed-use project.

The February digital edition of CPE is now available!

Editor’s Note: Repair, Replace, Recover At press time, Congress has just approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill funding the federal government until September. News Story: Hilton IPO Sets Record Once word came from private equity firm Blackstone Group in September that it was planning an initial public offering for Hilton Worldwide, anticipation began building. Trend Story: Fine Dining Takes to the Malls Fine dining and retail are colliding! Cover Story: Bridging the Gap Industry innovators find solutions to the nation’s infrastructure crisis. Finance Special Focus: New Visions: Smart Deals and Hubris Cohen Financial CEO Jack Cohen discussed the state of the…

CBRE Adds Environmental Firm to European Consulting Group

The acquisition of VALTEQ is the latest in a series of major moves by CBRE in Europe.

The January digital edition of CPE is now available!

Editor’s Note: New Year’s Resolutions This new year brings promise of further economic improvement, but as I noted last month, it brings ample challenges, as well. News Story: Reinventing South Street Seaport One thing is certain: South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan will be getting a makeover. Trend Story: Return of the Hotel Renovation The hotel industry is undergoing a renaissance. Cover Story: Skill Search Hiring: Demand for Talent, with a Taste for Capital Raising and Deployment Stars to Watch: Rising Leaders in CRE Plenty of people land a great deal before the age of 40. Sustainability: Water Works Payback issues aside,…

Mitsui Fudosan Develops 202 KSF Office Property in San Francisco

Looking to take advantage of the hot tech market in San Francisco, Mitsui Fudosan America has formed a joint venture with SKS Partners to develop a 202,000-square-foot Class A, speculative office building at 270 Brannan St. near Second Street in SOMA’s historic South Beach district.

Michael Ippolito: Workplace Changes Not Likely to Lead to Increased Office Vacancies

Las Vegas–Michael Ippolito, chairman, Global Corporate Services, of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, argues that workplace mobility, shared work spaces and other such workplace trends are unlikely to shrink the overall demand for office space.