Why This Architecture Firm Has Staked
Its Claim In Oakland
For Ken Lowney, architecture is not about the glory of creating an iconic building, but about improving communities and making cities better. Lowney, founder and principal of Lowney Architecture, is doing just that in Oakland, where he and his staff are designing a number of high-profile projects.
Lowney Architecture has designed some of Oakland's smallest housing units and its tallest buildings. The firm's latest project, a 440-foot tower on Harrison Street, is among the current projects that excite Lowney the most. The mixed-use high-rise will create 185…
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Meet The Robo-Agent Helping Property Owners Lease Units
A new era of property management has begun in multifamily. Robots are now helping building owners lease residences. San Francisco-based Zenplace, a tech-centric property management company, recently launched an army of robots to provide guided property tours.
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Bay Area Developers Are Turning To Automated Parking
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The Bay Area is known for technological innovation, and developers in this area are some of the earliest adopters of automated parking. Although countries like Germany and Japan have been using automated parking for decades, since they faced more severe space constraints…
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The Top 10 Most Expensive Office Markets In The World
Office real estate costs around the globe are on the rise and companies are feeling the squeeze in both budget and space.
Annual costs per workstation in prime office space has increased an estimated 1.5% globally over the last year, driven primarily by growth in the Americas. New York and Silicon Valley both show increases of 6% from the year prior.
These are the top 10 most expensive office markets around the world, according to a Cushman & Wakefield survey conducted across 215 office markets in 58 countries around the world.
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7 Items In The GOP's Combined Tax Bill That Could Affect Real Estate
Republican leaders in both the House and Senate reached a tentative agreement Wednesday, merging their proposed tax reform bills. It was a major milestone in President Donald Trump's push to overhaul the U.S. tax system.
GOP lawmakers are set to vote on the combined bill as early as next week, according to CNN. If approved by the full Congress, the new tax policy could have strong implications for the commercial real estate market, with several experts regarding the bill as highly favorable to the industry at large. Congressional leaders expect a vote before the chambers recess for Christmas.
Below are seven items in the bill that could impact the industry, according to a report from Marcus & Millichap:
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'They Were Dark Days Indeed. But Hope Was Always Kept Alive.'
Frank Lowy's Journey From War-Torn Europe To Westfield's $16B Sale
The ballroom of the Grosvenor House Hotel in London was packed with 1,300 raucous property folk, who had been drinking for a few hours and were celebrating with their friends.
But when Westfield's Sir Frank Lowy got up to make a speech and pick up a lifetime achievement award from Property Week in 2012, the room fell quiet and then silent as he told a remarkable and eloquent tale.
“Many of you are familiar with my background as a survivor of the Nazi era,” Czechoslovakia-born Lowy said. “Many of my family perished, including my father, and you can imagine the dark days I experienced as a young boy trying to survive with my mother in Eastern Europe during the war.”
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