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Eryn Lalonde

Eryn is a Communications & Marketing Manager at HqO. She writes about commercial real estate, tenant experience, and the systems that make buildings work better. With a focus on the complex market shifts, she creates content that helps landlords and property teams make smarter decisions and stay competitive in the commercial real estate market.

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The AI Readiness Checklist: Is Your Building Infrastructure Ready for Intelligent Tenants?

Reading Time: 4 minutesYour next tenant might not be a law firm or a tech startup. It could be an AI company that needs 10x the power capacity your building was designed to deliver.

The REX Effect: How Hines Transformed Salesforce Tower Chicago Into the New Standard for Trophy Office

Reading Time: 5 minutesHow Hines achieved 97% occupancy and $888M valuation by building Chicago’s first zero-carbon office tower as an experience platform, not just a building.

The REX Effect: How Alexandria Real Estate Built NYC’s Premier Life Sciences Campus

Reading Time: 5 minutesHow Alexandria Real Estate proved that life sciences tenants need more than labs—they need community that accelerates innovation.

Two Types of Landlords: One Is Building Tomorrow

Reading Time: 2 minutesCommercial real estate is splitting into two models: transactional landlords managing decline and experiential organizations building platforms. Which one are you?

Why Service Requests Is the Feature That Changes Everything

Reading Time: 3 minutesHqO’s Service Requests feature turns email chaos into operational intelligence while creating the fastest path to platform adoption and cost consolidation across your portfolio.

Top Employee Pain Points in 2026: What’s Driving the Great Rethink

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe workforce is at a tipping point. According to Gallup’s Employee Retention and Attraction Indicator…

From Spreadsheets to Intelligence: How AI Closes the Gap Between Data and Decisions

Reading Time: 3 minutesCommercial real estate generates more data than any other asset class. Lease terms. Maintenance logs. Tenant engagement. Energy consumption…

Why Natural Light Beats Every Other Amenity (And How to Maximize It Without Rebuilding)

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe amenity arms race is expensive. Climbing walls. Meditation pods. Coffee bars with imported beans.

The REX Effect: How Jamestown Closed the Experience Gap at Industry City

Reading Time: 6 minutesHow a 6 million square foot industrial relic became Brooklyn’s most dynamic experience ecosystem…

Predictive Maintenance Is Just the Beginning: How AI Transforms Portfolio Operations

Reading Time: 3 minutesPredictive maintenance is the gateway drug to operational intelligence. Most asset managers start there…

How to Build Ideal Tenant Profiles That Actually Drive Portfolio Strategy

Reading Time: 3 minutesMost landlords think they know their ideal tenant. Tech companies. Law firms. Creative agencies. But knowing an industry sector isn’t the same as understanding fit.

From Eight Systems to One Intelligence: How AI Consolidation Transforms Portfolio Operations

Reading Time: 5 minutesEvery commercial real estate operator wants AI-powered portfolio intelligence. But 90% can’t get it. Not because AI isn’t ready. Because their data isn’t unified.

The REX Effect: How Blackstone Closed the Experience Gap at Willis Tower

Reading Time: 5 minutesHow Blackstone transformed America’s second-tallest building from aging icon into Chicago’s most ambitious urban experience destination.

The Visibility Crisis: 82% of Asset Managers Can’t See What Tenants Actually Need

Reading Time: 4 minutesAsset managers oversee billions in commercial real estate. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: most can’t tell you why tenants renew or why they leave.

What Top Operators See

Reading Time: 3 minutesTrophy assets track tenant intelligence. Commodity space tracks occupancy. Why top-quartile portfolios operate differently.