Austin Won't Work With Contractors Who Benefit From Border Wall
Austin City Council joins Tuscon, San Diego and Oakland in declining to do business with contractors that profit from President Donald Trump's border wall.
The resolution passed at Thursday night's Council meeting, 11-1, with Council member Ellen Troxclair being the one "no" vote. Council member Delia Garza and co-sponsors, plus representatives of the Workers Defense Fund and Sierra Club, met Thursday to discuss the…
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UT Looks For Partner To Replace Erwin Center
The University of Texas is seeking a private partner for a $350M replacement for the 40-year-old Frank Erwin Special Events Center.
The new facility would serve, first and foremost, as a venue for the University of Texas at Austin's men's…
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San Antonio To Sell Off Land For $65M Mixed-Use Project
City Council is poised to sell off 10 surplus acres on San Antonio's East Side for the development of a $65M mixed-use community.
The parcel, combined with 10 acres owned by the adjacent George Gervin Youth Center, would become Echo…
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Commercial Real Estate Pricing Drops Nationally As The Search For Attractive Assets Continues
Commercial real estate pricing entered 2018 on a low note. Nationwide prices fell 0.3% last month, representing the ninth consecutive month of declines.
“We edged off historic highs. The declines over the last three quarters have been mild and more of a stagnation than a decline,” Ten-X Senior Quantitative Strategist Chris Muoio said. “Prices have plateaued.”
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Tenants Love Bike Rooms. Bike Repair Shops? Not So Much.
While real estate is all about location, multifamily amenities are what drive leasing activity. In Silicon Valley, multifamily developers are having to take the extra step to add that one amenity that everyone is talking about. But the next big amenity does not always work.
“Bike storage works all the time, for sure, but we thought a shared bike repair shop would be really cool: three racks, tools, people can have conversations around their bikes,” Harmonie Park principal Don Capobres said during a recent Bisnow event in San Jose. “It's been an utter failure in the projects we've implemented it. No one is using them.”
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Liberty Property Trust To Sell All Suburban Office Assets, Pivot To Industrial
Liberty Property Trust is looking to fully exit the suburban office market this year.
The REIT is looking to sell all of its office properties outside of urban cores, including its remaining holdings in the Philadelphia suburbs, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.…
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8 Things You Need To Know About The Real Estate Retreat Redefining Dealmaking
Once a year, a carefully curated group of commercial real estate's best and brightest converge to build bonds, share experiences and explore conversations beyond the industry.
Welcome to Escape.
What began as an answer to the lack of networking platforms…
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