Shops at Stonebriar in Frisco sold to an undisclosed, local investor. The 188K SF retail property was a tough sell according to STRIVE, the brokerage in charge of offloading the property on behalf of a California-based partnership.

“When we took the asset to market we expected many of the institutions to be in the bidding on this Class-A center, but we quickly learned Wall Street was down on retail, and not too excited about Frisco either. This…

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Solar-Powered Development To Hit The Cedars

The 60K SF mixed-use 1808/GoodWork development is going solar. The project recently received a $300K grant from Downwinders at Risk to build a 454-panel solar array that will supply 149.8 kilowatts of solar power, 45.8% of the building's total power. Sunfinity…

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How Amazon Prepares For The Holiday Delivery Rush

He may not have a sleigh and reindeer, but with billions of Amazon packages delivered during the holiday season, Jeff Bezos' company has become the 21st century Santa Claus.

Instead of a workshop in the North Pole, Amazon's magic happens in its more than 80 fulfillment centers worldwide, where hundreds of thousands of employees and robots, not elves, work around the clock to sort and deliver a staggering number of gifts.

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Stackable Tiny Homes Are The Latest Attempt To Solve The Housing Crisis

Size could matter when it comes to increasing density across U.S. cities. With many major metros around the country facing rising construction and land costs, companies are looking toward small prefab modular units and manufactured tiny homes to increase housing stock more quickly and with less on-site labor.

In places like the San Francisco Bay Area, where home prices average $1.2M, tiny homes are particularly popular among millennials seeking to reduce housing expenses through alternative living. As of 2016, there were 10,000 tiny homes in the country, but more companies are offering options for tiny homes and that number is likely to rise significantly.

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Cross-Laminated Timber Could Be The Next Big Thing In Construction

Rising labor and material costs have many developers and contractors looking to new ways to build their projects. One emerging material is cross-laminated timber or mass timber, which is a prefabricated wood system that creates a dense wood panel. It…