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Construction to start this summer on 80 Flatbush, City’s First All-Electric Residential Tower


The first phase of Boerum Hill’s 80 Flatbush development is set to begin construction this summer, with a new school and the city’s “first all-electric residential tower” expected to be complete by 2024. Phase one of 80 Flatbush, which has been renamed “The Alloy Block” after the project’s developer, will include a 480-foot, 44-story mixed-use… Read more »

Commercial Real Estate Appears to Embrace CBRS Post-COVID


As commercial landlords battle for tenants in an oversupplied, post-pandemic office market, tech and building amenities may become key differentiators. A newly available wireless option called CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service), which offers increased speed and security, may become the latest marquee offering for owners seeking top tenants. CBRS is a wireless frequency band, fully… Read more »

The Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Tech Revolution Starts With Automation


Commercial real estate brokers are slow to adopt tech.” How many times have you heard that? In a way, it’s true. Compared to the massive amount of tech adoption that has happened in nearly every industry, brokers are still largely doing business much as they have for the last few decades. But here’s the thing:… Read more »

How blockchain is shaking up commercial real estate


When it comes to investing in commercial property, Aditya Koparde and Shaily Srivastava want to be the new kids on the blockchain. “We did our MBAs together, and one day when we were having lunch, we wondered how technology might disrupt the real estate investment market,” Ms. Srivastava says. That lunch nearly three years ago… Read more »

How Technology is Helping the Property Industry Understand Post-Pandemic Risk


Almost a year into a global health crisis that devastated the world and propelled the nation into an economic recession, the effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to echo through businesses that thrive at the intersection of people, places, and experiences—an intersection that very much includes commercial real estate. COVID-19 accelerated already rapidly growing trends… Read more »

Optimizing Building Performance During a Crisis Requires Finding the Right Baseline


33 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn. Buildings are big, complicated structures. They have hundreds of pieces of equipment that work together in a symphony of heating and cooling, exhausts and intakes, switches and controllers, all firing up and shutting down in an intertwined daily rhythm. Normally, a building can count on the predictable consistency of its occupants… Read more »

Lessons from Tesla’s Approach to Innovation


As technology and innovation scholars, we’ve studied how innovators commercialize new technologies and we’ve interviewed Elon Musk, his co-founder J.B. Straubel, and other important members of the team. What we’ve found is that beneath the turbulent surface, Tesla’s innovation strategy — which focuses on transforming the auto industry as a whole — offers enduring lessons… Read more »

NYC CRE Tech Summit


Commercial real estate has seen an enormous increase in tech platforms in recent years. As construction costs and land prices continue to rise, cutting costs is crucial. More and more property owners are turning to new technology to help save, increase efficiencies and optimize their investments. On Feb. 20, BISNOW is bringing together the NYC… Read more »

How Automation And Technology Can Benefit Your Real Estate Business


It’s no secret that automation and technology can help a business. But if you haven’t considered exactly how it can help — you just know that it can — you might be reluctant to make an investment and opt to do things old-school. At Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates, we’re all about applying the latest prop tech,… Read more »

How Commercial Property Owners Are Adapting to a Greener World


  This is likely not news to anyone in the industry, but commercial buildings have immense energy needs. This is putting a great strain on the nation’s power grids. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the annual electricity use for commercial building space is an incredible 14 kWh per square foot, which is the… Read more »

Deloitte’s 2020 Commercial Real Estate Outlook Suggests a Focus on Location, Experience, and Analytics


Deloitte’s 2020 Commercial Real Estate Outlook surveyed 750 CRE executives—owners/operators, developers, brokers, and investors—in 10 countries during the summer of 2019 to assess how, and to what extent, emerging technologies and analytics are helping leaders make more informed location decisions and create a more memorable tenant experience over the next 18 months. Here’s what we… Read more »

3 Tech CEOs Transforming The Commercial Real Estate Industry


Technology innovation has changed industries. Look at Uber’s impact on the taxi industry to Amazon’s impact on the retail sector. In some ways, the commercial real estate industry has adopted technology adopter more slowly. Forbes examined three companies that are revolutionizing the commercial real estate industry through technology: TapCap – A digital-driven nationwide multifamily lending… Read more »

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