1Jun 27, 2019
If you are an office user evaluating different office buildings and want a quick way to see how the building is maintained, check out the restrooms and stairwells in smaller Class A and all sizes in Class B office buildings as this is where spider webs, dirty floors, and lack of dusting can show up. …Read More→
2Jun 25, 2019
The first inside page of the May/June 2019 Business Facilities magazine was an ad for Michigan Economic, “The startup culture in Michigan is like no other.” For sure, if you want very affordable housing, which according to Zillow, the median rent price is $850 and median home sales is $350,000. Here in the overpriced and…Read More→
3Jun 25, 2019
“LED’s are one of the fastest ways to reduce energy consumed by buildings…The study notes that adding networked lighting controls to LED installation boosts energy savings by an average of 47% beyond savings from LED’s alone.” Buildings June 2019
4Jun 19, 2019
A recent article in the May 31, 2019 San Francisco Business Times reports that three years ago 34% of those surveyed said they may leave the Bay Area in a few years, the following year that figure increased to 46% and now 49% feel that way. However, 74% said the Bay Area is a good…Read More→
5Jun 14, 2019
Lisa Picard, CEO of EQ Office, describes co-working spaces as “the three F’s…fast, flexible and fun.” WeWork has introduced WeLive, a co-living concept with existing facilities. RISE by We, a gym and super-spa concept, and WeGrow, a kindergarten program for children ages two through five at $36,000 annually, per child. (Ouch!) “New co-working operators tend…Read More→
6Jun 11, 2019
In an article titled “Wealthy Millennials are leaving these states – and moving to these instead,” I had fully expected to see California at the top of the list of states folks were fleeing from, but was surprised! Based on data provided by the IRS from the 2015 to 2016 tax year, a June 2019…Read More→
7Jun 1, 2019
An avalanche of Bay Area IPO’s creating thousands of new millionaires, some now flush with cash seeking to buy homes, while Californians by the tens of thousands are selling their pricey ranchers and condos and fleeing to lower cost areas like Texas, Utah, Tennessee, and other more affordable places. Even if a million folks left…Read More→