Don’t look for the open work space environment to go anywhere soon. Though there are studies that show an open floor plan isn’t as effective in productivity as some want to think, there are true benefits like increased collaboration, cost effectiveness, and the overall cool factor that helps hire in the millennial work force. Forbes recently ran this interesting article on the nature of the open office environment….
Read MoreRent to Revenue Ratio in Real Estate Location Decision Making
Many companies use several benchmarks when evaluating the economics of a real estate lease…
Read MoreRegional Vacancy Rate Increases in Q1 2014
The Philadelphia Office market bucked the trend of national vacancy rates with the first quarter 2015 increasing to 10.8%.
Read MoreUS Commercial Real Estate Shows Strong Q1 2015
US real estate experts continue to relay that the US commercial real estate market is showing continued signs of strength across all real estate groups through the first quarter of 2015…
Read MorePhiladelphia office market update for 2014
The end of 2014 in the Philadelphia office market saw postitive changes, and as they say “some things remain the same…
Read MoreGet the Most Out of Your Space – Secrets from The Designer Behind Airbnb and SoundCloud
How do high techs and start-ups look at the way they design and use space? Its more than pool tables and yoga rooms…
Read MoreThe CRE Market Is Doing Ok
Don’t fret, the commercial real estate market continues to be holding strong according to economists the 2015 Mortgage Bankers Association meeting. This article published online by Commercial Property Executive tells us why….
Read MoreThe Changing Way We Will View Space
Are the days of taking tenants on site tours, walking vacant floors and seeing views in person gone ? Well, maybe not quite yet but there are some major players in the technology world working on ensuring you never have to leave your own office to view a space.
Read MoreBrokerage Commissions: The Savings is Worth The Costs
Rarely will you see a commercial real estate company discussing on a blog how a broker gets paid for services. But as a consumer, we think it’s a valuable bit of information for a business to understand….
Read MoreCreating Balance In The Open Office
This is a fantastic piece published in Buildings e-magazine that highlights the office workplace design and addresses the ongoing issue: is an open plan the answer, or is it how we design the space? The answer is often a mix if factors, not the least of which is getting the office workers involved in the design process, and making accommodations for the varying needs of each workers style, age and work habits…(
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