Technology

700,000-SF Connecticut Multi-Family Project Takes Green to New Heights with Fuel Cell Installation

Becker + Becker, developer of the 700,000-square-foot mixed-use 360 State Street residential project in New Haven, Conn., has just broken new ground with the installation of a 400-kilowatt fuel cell at the $180 million development, marking the world’s first large-scale residential installation of a fuel cell.

Digital Realty Bolsters Datacenter Portfolio by Nearly 1M SF to the Tune of $725M

The portfolio’s properties are located in San Francisco, El Segundo, Calif., Oakland, Calif., Chandler, Az., and Chantilly, Va.

Digital Realty Acquires 82,000 SF in Silicon Valley

The buildings are located on a single 4.2-acre parcel across the street from another Digital Realty campus.

Online Service Documents Construction Process

Seeing is believing. That’s why Scott Yahraus created ConstructionPhotoDocs, an online system that documents each step of the building process.

Yardi Aims to Expand PropertyShark Nationwide

PropertyShark marked the latest company purchase by Yardi Systems Inc., expanding the investment management and property management software provider into the real estate data realm.

Sperry Van Ness Implements New Mobile Marketing Technology

Commercial brokerage firm Sperry Van Ness has begun using a mobile marketing platform known as Qonnect.mobi for its commercial property listings.

Latin America’s Data Center Market to Experience 61% Growth Spurt by 2014

The data center real estate sector in areas across Latin America will grow by an average 61 percent by 2014, according to a recently released report by London-based international consulting firm BroadGroup.

AuctionPoint Embraces Orange County Market

The founders of AuctionPoint, an online auction tool for commercial real estate brokers, believe their program’s performance in Orange County, Calif., portends well for the local market. Since its inception in fall 2009, AuctionPoint has been involved in the closure of ten Orange County commercial condo deals.

RDM’s New Interactive Marketing Tool Helps Users With Room Design

Property managers and tenants alike now have a new online tool in their arsenal.

KDC, Digital Realty Join Forces

The combined companies hope to offer a unique turnkey solution for owners and developers of data centers.