Fighting For A Living Wage: Union's Battle To Increase Minimum Wage For Hotel Workers Could Have Drawbacks
The nationwide push to increase minimum wage is now playing out on the doorstep of Disneyland, and if the union representing hotel workers in Anaheim gets its way, it could have a ripple effect across the nation.
Unite Here Local 11, a union representing Disney and hotel workers in Anaheim, is preparing to gather signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot that would require hotels that receive city tax subsidies to pay their workers a $15/hour minimum wage starting in 2019 and climb to $18 and beyond by 2022.
The union's push for a raise is part of tense labor negotiations with The Walt Disney Co., which along with Wincome Group and the developers of a JW Marriott, will soon construct a total of five four-diamond hotels around the Disneyland…
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Anaheim's Growing Platinum Triangle
When Pendulum Property Partners and Long Wharf Capital LLC acquired the Stadium Crossings mixed-use commercial property in Anaheim in December, it signaled the demand, growth and potential of the city's Platinum Triangle area.
The JV of Pendulum and Wharf Capital purchased the 165K SF mixed-use site at the intersection of Katella Avenue and State College Boulevard for $46M in an auction. The site consists of office space and retail and sits about a block away from Angel Stadium.
Pendulum Property made the move because it is bullish on the area, partner Brian Walker said in a December news release. The JV plans upgrades to the site.
Once an industrial hub, the 820-acre Platinum Triangle has seen a tremendous amount of…
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Who's To Blame For The Deadly Florida Bridge Collapse?
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Why Modular Housing Units Have Yet To Make A Dent In The Student Housing Crisis
Increased demand for student housing has developers looking at new ways to build student housing more quickly and inexpensively. But a lack of modular housing factories is making it more difficult for developers and universities to completely change the way they build their projects.
The demand for student housing is only going to increase. The U.S. Department of Education reported in 2017 there were 20.4 million college and university students, an increase of 5 million students from 2000 to 2017, Valerio Dewalt Train Associates founding principal Joe Valerio said during a recent Bisnow student housing event in San Francisco.
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Prologis Builds First Ground-Up Multistory Warehouse In U.S.
Warehouse buildings in rural regions were once adequate, but the new rule as companies seek to be closer to consumers is to move into urban areas. The problem is land closer to urban centers is limited and expensive.
Prologis' solution: Go up.
The multilevel Prologis Georgetown Crossroads industrial warehouse in south Seattle is the first of its kind in the United States. Set to open this summer, the three-story 590K, SF building will ease its customers' logistical concerns granting better access to that last…
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