Technology
Aid in the Shade: Coming Development Wave to Include Sophisticated Shading Devices
Over more than a decade, commercial property executives in Germany and other European nations have come to rely on an energy-conserving mechanism that has yet to catch on in the United States: exterior sun-shading devices. By Brad Berton.
Market View: Top Real Estate Tech Trends 2011: A Year in Review
We jumped the early-adopter stage on many technologies in 2011, moving innovations like intelligent buildings and mobile applications to the forefront in the CRE industry. By Jim Young.
Editor’s Note: Technology’s Advance
Exciting new technological developments are advancing the industry, no matter what the uncertain economic climate may bring. By Suzann Silverman, Editorial Director.
Dynamic or Static?
Exterior sun-shading devices, long popular in Europe, are just starting to attract a following in the United States. Whether you choose a motorized or fixed option, they carry a number of benefits–if you’re willing to wait for the payoff.
French Quarter Suites to be Rebranded as Comfort Suites; Plans Move Forward for New Biotech Building at STCC
By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor The French Quarter Suites at Overton Square in midtown is under contract to be purchased by two local businessmen, Rishi Chopra and Jay Kumar, who plan to renovate the vacant facility and brand the new hotel as a Comfort Suites, a member of Choice Hotels. The developers plan to pay […]
Hines Spends $160M on Seattle's Fisher Plaza, Nets New Data-Center Capabilities
Fisher Media Services has finalized the $160 million sale of Fisher Plaza, a two-building office complex in Seattle, to Hines Global REIT.
First Wind Secures $210M in Financing for Wind Project in Washington State
Lenders are warming up to the alternative-energy market, as evidenced by the $210 million financing package First Wind just acquired on behalf of its subsidiary, Palouse Wind L.L.C.
Avaya Signs 275 KSF Lease for Santa Clara Office
Harvest Properties and Prudential Real Estate Investors have snagged a tenant for nearly half of the Towers at Great America in Santa Clara, Calif., as Avaya, a global business-communications firm, has signed a lease for 275,200 square feet.
Three Million-Square-Feet of the Bannister Federal Complex up for Sale
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor One of the biggest real estate transactions in Kansas City history could soon happen as the federal government is searching for a buyer for part of the Bannister Federal Complex. The Kansas City Star reports the sale targets the 3 million square-foot section of the complex where non-nuclear parts for […]
CoreNet Global Special Report: The Office of the Future
The picture of the future that emerged at last week’s CoreNet sessions in Atlanta had a few key themes — mobility, flexibility, technology — and CRE professionals grappled with an industry changing at the speed of light.