To Renovate or to Relocate? Deciding to Move Your Office Space
Shakespeare Ponders Relocation By Diana Robinson, Colliers International Originally posted on CREW Network – News You Can Use. To move, or not to move – that is the question: Whether it is most fitting...
View ArticleOutlet and conventional retail centers adapting to each other
By Tonya Creekmore, Avison Young This article originally appeared in the May 2016 issue of Shopping Center Business. Outlet retail has long represented the epitome of value for real estate developers,...
View ArticleHow office space is changing
This originally appeared on Stan Sonenshine’s blog on the PREF website. No matter what business you are in, you snooze, you lose. Concepts, space, location—it’s all dynamic, always moving around....
View ArticleJust what does investment, asset management and finance mean in CRE?
By Leslie Burke, Athena Real Estate Advisors Many CREW Members are engaged in some aspects of the “bricks and sticks” of CRE, whether it is property management, project management/construction,...
View ArticleWhat is the CREW Network…beyond CREW Atlanta?
By Sara Silvio, Constructive Ingenuity, LLC Did you know as a member of CREW Atlanta that you have instant access to 10,000 real estate professionals across the U.S. and Canada, and each one of them...
View ArticleThe importance of a Personal Strategic Plan
By Rebecca Cummings, Lawyer and Strategic Planning Coach How do you decide what to do first when you get up in the morning? How does a task make it to the top of your list at work? Are you giving...
View ArticleHow financial markets impact property values
This originally appeared on Stan Sonenshine’s blog on the PREF website. Until the early 1980’s, real estate values were dependent on what I call real estate fundamentals—location, product quality,...
View ArticleCeleste Headlee keynotes IIDA Leaders Breakfast with 10 ways to have a better...
By Kelly Darby, Marketing Manager, Idea|Span Sara Holliday, IIDA President presents Deirdre O’Sullivan, IDEA|SPAN President the 2016 IIDA Leaders Award along with Charles Warren, IDEA|SPAN Principal....
View ArticleWork, family, life…oh my!
By Jennifer Thornton, Licensed Architect/Design Manager, Associate at Gensler The clock strikes 5:30. I didn’t get everything done, but it’s time to leave and pick up the kiddos. Does this sound...
View ArticleHow Retail is Shifting: A Focus on Malls
This originally appeared on Stan Sonenshine’s blog on the PREF website. By Stan Sonenshine in Real Estate Devlopment A recent article in The Atlantic opened with this: “According to Ellen Dunham-Jones,...
View ArticleRenovating late ’80s office buildings for a 21st century workforce
By Stephanie D. Kirkpatrick, IIDA, Director of Interior Design, Niles Bolton Associates Many well-located, well-built, ’80s-era office buildings dot metro Atlanta’s most popular office destinations....
View ArticleHow does your garden grow? Or hotel real estate portfolio?
By Charlotte Kang, MAI, FRICS, Executive Vice President, JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group What do gardens and hotel real estate portfolios have in common? Well, as it turns out, they have lots in...
View ArticleNetworking events: CREW Network’s upcoming third quarter
“Having the CREWBiz app lets me gain access to over 10,000 professionals in the CRE industry when I need a lead, information or a referral. I’ve used it many times reaching out for market data and...
View ArticleThe ABCs of negotiation
By Tina Renee McCall, Gemini Rosemont I love a good negotiation! As an asset manager, I am constantly negotiating transactions on behalf of my organization. Starting a negotiation can be intimidating,...
View ArticleWhy it’s an exciting time for Atlanta retail
By Randall Shearin, Senior Vice President of France Media, Inc. Experience is the key with shoppers today — a physical retail environment must provide today’s consumer something that they cannot get...
View ArticleThe Female Influence
By Audrey Frey, CBRE Atlanta Sales Director As a woman in a leadership role in the predominantly male field of commercial real estate, I have the privilege of working every day with some the best and...
View ArticleLeveraging your real estate brainpower to bring change to an urban...
By Lou Papera, Partner with Pursley Friese Torgrimson, LLP The Urban Land Institute’s Technical Assistance Panels, also known as TAPs, offer a unique source of brainpower to make a positive impact on...
View ArticleEntertainment and experience guiding the future of retail
By Monetha Cobb, Managing Director of Franklin Street and CREW Board Member It’s no secret that mixed-use developments are incorporating an increasing amount of entertainment uses and experiences....
View ArticleThe Path to Leadership: The Journey is More Important than the Destination…
By Karrie Westphal, Executive Director of Commercial Real Estate Women of Atlanta (CREW Atlanta) The path to a Leadership role in CREW Atlanta should be a journey…not a destination. I recently read an...
View ArticleChasing Authenticity: The New Direction of Retail
By Kristi Rooks, Partner at Revel, LLC There has been a lot written about the new direction of retail. Experience is in; quick, in-and-out commerce is out. Experiential retail is focused on creating...
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