Gio Midtown Opens During Pandemic: 'Going Great, All Things Considered'

Homelessness in the U.S. was already at crisis levels before the coronavirus hit. When it did, some cities began arranging for people experiencing homelessness to stay socially isolated in empty hotels.   Fort Lauderdale has been doing the opposite. In March, city commissioners voted to crack down on…

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As we navigate through the coronavirus crisis, KAR Properties CEO Shahab Karmely cautions people about one thing: being too cautious. "Some of the great real estate fortunes of today were built right after the global financial crisis," he said on a Bisnow webinar Thursday. "I was like a deer in headlights in…

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Between a capital crunch, a vaping controversy and now the coronavirus shutdowns, the cannabis industry is at a juncture that could reshape its property market.

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HOUSTON — Houston’s first female-focused coworking space, Sesh Coworking, opened its doors in early February. Only seven weeks later, the company was forced to close the space temporarily, as the coronavirus pandemic shuttered businesses and schools across the city.

"It was going great, and then COVID killed our momentum a little bit,” Sesh Coworking co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Meredith Wheeler told Bisnow.

Every workplace is being forced to rethink how to bring people together safely. Coworking, which revolves around the shared use of space, is facing the particular challenge of how to provide a safe environment for many different users who don’t necessarily have a fixed desk.

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This series aims to capture a moment in time, talking to men and women in commercial real estate about how their lives and businesses are being transformed by the coronavirus pandemic.

We've heard of dad dancing, and dad clothes, but is there such a thing as dad home-working?

CBRE Manchester Director of Occupier Services Joe Rigby is, like most of the city’s property industry, working from home. 

But he's not alone because his wife and children are also working from home, which creates new problems and rewards for parents like himself.

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LOS ANGELES —Dedeaux Properties Chief Operating Officer Alon Kraft is worried.

He and other commercial property owners in California are concerned that the current market turmoil could lead to the support of a state ballot measure that Kraft and others say hurts property owners, small-business owners and consumers.

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