Tech-Driven Austin Doesn't Sweat Low Oil Prices
Austin is one of the healthiest development markets in the US, and that trend is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, according to several expert panelists who are speaking at Bisnow's State of the Market event in Austin on March 29. Buy your tickets and join us at 7:30am, and read on for a preview.
Cadence McShane VP Srinath Pai Kasturi (pictured on the left at a previous Bisnow event) says the market is showing signs of healthy growth, and the influx of people into Texas and Central Texas in particular is sustaining it. Occupancy…
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Lincoln Property To Build YETI HQ
Lincoln Property Co is developing two office buildings in Austin, but don't bother calling; Austin-based YETI Coolers has already leased them both. (Nothing could be cooler.) The new HQ, dubbed Lantana Ridge, consists of two three-story facilities totaling 175k SF…
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Bisnow Takes Its Talents To Nashville!
Be on the lookout for the chance to rub shoulders with real estate's movers and shakers in Music City, as Bisnow brings its (almost) never boring news and events to Nashville. Hurry up and subscribe to our Nashville newsletter before April 1 to avoid missing any of the latest news and events info.
And keep your eyes peeled for the first Bisnow event in the Wall Street of the South in July. |
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San Antonio's Multifamily Communities Among Best In Country
Although San Antonio's multifamily market isn't as mature as other Texas cities, the Alamo City's best communities can take on any metro's properties head-to-head. USAA Real Co managing director Hailey Ghalib told attendees of Bisnow's San Antonio multifamily event that…
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$150M Deal To Build 8 Hotel/Apartment Hybrids Across US
Hotels have been borrowing design from apartments, apartments have been borrowing design from hotels—it was only a matter of time before someone married the two. Enter WaterWalk Hotel Apartments, an extended-stay concept that features hotel amenities and are fully furnished…
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NGKF's Texas Expansion Brings Home Manhattan Magnate
Newmark is ready to make a splash across Texas, and there's a new face leading the expansion of its tenant rep business. Executive managing director Derek Myers, a Houston native, moved from NGKF's New York office to spearhead growth in Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. The first order of business: bringing revenue per broker up within each office. Newmark made headlines by acquiring ARA last year, adding multifamily to its capital markets division. The two companies recently moved under the same roof in BLVD Place, but otherwise, Newmark's been pretty quiet about its plans.
Derek's excitement about being back in his native city is apparent. The best part? “Ease and quality of life.” |
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We're Looking For Good Writers!
Bisnow Texas is hiring! We're looking for a full-time Houston and a full-time Dallas reporter, people who can write quickly and concisely and have the curiosity and energy to track down news and ask the right questions. If that's you or someone you know, email Catie Dixon, catie@bisnow.com. |
Everything You Need To Know About The Staples/Office Depot Merger
The Deal Proposal: 20 Years In The Making
That's right, this deal is old news—Staples originally proposed this very same merger back in 1997, and the FTC shut it down to preserve competition in the office supply market, citing lower office supplies prices in areas where both companies operated. So the retail giants decided on a second go-round in February 2015—and the FTC said essentially the same thing.
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Bisnow Q&A: Honest Buildings CEO Riggs Kubiak On Tech, Innovation And Overfunding In Tech
With commercial real estate tech firms coming out of the woodwork recently (e.g. the many "dating sites" for office space), Bisnow sat down with Riggs Kubiak, CEO of Honest Buildings—a tech platform built for real estate players to track and manage costs—for the inside scoop on the commercial real estate tech world.
Bisnow: Give us a rundown of Honest Buildings. It's like a one-stop shop for managing your projects?
Riggs Kubiak: It is, it breaks down into three parts. The first is bid management—we have a start to finish bid-management system, basically creating a centralized hub for them to compare and manage all of their projects before they award the contract.
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