Measure What We Value: New Metrics for Commercial Office Building Design
By Nash Hurley
Humans tend to measure what we value. For many of us that means money. We equate more money to increased autonomy and greater happiness. For others it...
Bay Area Builders Convert General Office Space for Life Sciences Tenants
The Trend is Enticing Many, but is it Right for Your Asset?
By Tate Chandler, Project Executive, XL Construction
Design and construction firms are seeing a strong rebound out of the...
Future-Proofing Our Protected Lands: Sustainable Design Solutions for Delicate Natural Environments
By Shawn Pelowitz
Few places can boast the range of natural environments that the U.S. can. From the rocky peaks of the Sierra Nevada to the gulf wetlands—and all the...
My Corona: A Retail Adaptation
By John Cumbelich
The past year was a trial by combat in the scorched earth environment of the commercial real estate industry. The government-mandated closure of retail and dining establishments...
Single-Family Rental and Build-for-Rent — So Hot Right Now
By Danielle NguyenManager, Research - John Burns Real Estate Consulting
Investors continue to ink deals in the single-family rental (SFR) and build-for-rent (BFR) space, despite a global pandemic. With already...
Office Life Disrupted: A Suburban Developer Contemplates the Future
By Alex Mehran, Jr.
The fate of the office is more than academic for us. As the third-generation owners of Bishop Ranch, a ten million square foot suburban Bay Area development...
Cresa: Should Tenants be Fooled by Landlord Optimism?
Everyone is talking about it. The impacts of COVID-19 on our economy have been far reaching with no industry left out, though some are bouncing back quickly. Residential real...
The Grocery Store Experience: How to Design Safe, Adaptable Shopping Environments
By Kara Eberle (Retail) of Cushing Terrell
As we continue to settle into the economic and psychological realities of COVID-19, businesses are evaluating what response tactics worked well in 2020...
Here to ‘Stay:’ Business Lodging Sector Finds New Life during Pandemic
By Pam Knudsen, Senior Director of Compliance at Avalara MyLodgeTax
Popular before the pandemic, extended stays had solidified their place in the lodging sector. However, they weren’t as widely used...
Google Plans for $7B in U.S. Investments in 2021, $1B in California
By Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet
One of the best parts of my job is getting the opportunity to visit the communities that Google is a part of...
