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How Smart Building Technology Creates Connections at Work 

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe truth is everywhere: our daily routines are better because we have access to technology.  The smart technologies in our lives are so seamless and efficient that we often don’t think about them at all. Smart technologies are not limited to things like artificial intelligence and machine learning. Overall, they help create more customized experiences, ease …

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Looking Back at EXPERIENCE: Part I

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Reading Time: 5 minutesThe HqO team just finished hosting EXPERIENCE in New York City, a first-of-its-kind commercial real estate (CRE) event dedicated completely to the tenant experience. If there’s anything I learned in the past few days, it’s this: despite the challenge of running an in-person event in a post-pandemic world, seeing people excited to be together again …

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The Office Tenant Experience of the Future

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMost consumers prefer spending money on experiences over stuff. To this day, the “experience economy” reigns supreme in modern business and advertising strategies alike. In fact, Winterberry Group found a 6.3% increase in spending on experiences over material goods in 2019.  However, this widespread shift to experiences is not limited to just online stores or …

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The Let’s Go Show Recap: The Acquisition Conversation with James Segil

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMobile-based building entry credentials are among the fastest-growing access control products that have taken the commercial real estate (CRE) industry by storm. An estimated 54% of businesses have upgraded or will upgrade to mobile access control systems today — a number that continues to increase due to health and safety brought on by the COVID-19 …

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Tenant Communication Apps and the Hybrid Workplace

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Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery company has their own unique take on a flexible workspace. Flexible spaces can come in different forms, from the coworking models introduced to us by WeWork to fully tech-enabled spaces controlled by tenant communication apps on our smartphones. Shared amenity spaces like conference rooms and on-site cafes offer new environments to work in, while …

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Pat Rippe of Pennybacker Capital

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Reading Time: 9 minutesPat Rippe Managing Director, Portfolio Optimization As a Managing Director for Pennybacker Capital, Pat oversees the private equity firm’s office portfolio throughout the entire development, re-development, and asset management processes. Whether it’s a renovation and reposition or a ground-up project, Pat collaborates with various teams both inside and outside  the organization to create exciting and …

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The Let’s Go Show Recap: NYC in Focus with Charlie Stephens

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAll eyes have been on New York City in the past few years, and Charlie Stephens has seen it all.  Charlie started his commercial real estate (CRE) career in midtown Manhattan, where he approached key company decision-makers with the opportunity to promote their brand and network on the Leaders Live show, LinkedIn’s first live business series. …

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Office Food Ordering and Retail’s Impact on the Economy

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBefore the pandemic, many office workers purchased goods and services from local stores near their offices, supporting central business districts (CBDs) and keeping neighborhoods afloat. Pre-pandemic, it was more convenient to shop this way while working in-person. Recent data tells a different story. In an American time use survey, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that …

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The Let’s Go Show Recap: The State of Property Management with Rubenstein’s Kayte Singleton

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCommercial property managers have fast-paced, dynamic roles. Now, as tenants and their employees require more flexibility in where and how they work, the role of property management is evolving.  This week on The Let’s Go Show, we got an inside look at what it’s like to manage 25 Kent, a Rubenstein Partners property in Brooklyn, …

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The Let’s Go Show Recap: The ROI of Connected Retail

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Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery industry experienced enormous change in the past year or so, with the pandemic impacting the workforce and the companies that they work for. The state of retail —and more specifically the food and beverage industry — has been no exception to these conversations, with many brick and mortar restaurants and locations being forced to …

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Taking the Lead: Europe’s Model for Sustainability in Real Estate

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Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 2021, the  global climate crisis is more dire than ever. And as with many business sectors, the world has grown increasingly aware of the role of sustainability in real estate.  Why should commercial real estate developers and landlords care about creating a sustainable property? Because the responsibility of reducing our global carbon footprint falls …

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Canada's Return to Office and the Role of Technology | HqO

The Role of Technology in Canada’s Return to Office

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThere’s a burning question among Canadians and the larger global workforce: When will we go back to the office? As a commercial real estate (CRE) professional with years of global asset management experience, I wish I had all the answers. Unfortunately, since return to office (RTO) dates for the majority of Canadian companies are tied …

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The Rise of the Tenant Engagement Manager

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is a substantial need for more diverse, flexible office space in order to attract and retain tenants. Why? More and more employees expect flexibility where they work, be it through policy or the physical office building itself.  Hospitable, consumer-first workplace experiences are being used to foster short- and long-term tenant satisfaction. Because of this, …

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Flex Space: Merging Architecture and Technology

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe COVID-19 pandemic solidified the importance of hybrid work models for most companies, with varied approaches and results across the board. While some notice their productivity increases when they work from home, it can be at the expense of their workplace culture and employees’ well-being. At the same time, business leaders such as Boston Properties …

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