Excellence in Thought Leadership: Marcy Moneypenny Marcy Moneypenny, Founder of The Moneypenny Collective, received the 2026 Thought Leadership Award from CRE Insight Journal. With more than 35 years of experience in commercial real estate, Marcy has built a reputation a [...]
When Industrial Buildings Have to Beat the Heat Extreme heat is becoming a longer and more frequent operating challenge for industrial properties. EPA's analysis of 50 major U.S. cities found that the average number of heat waves increased from two per year in the 196 [...]
The Property Manager’s Institutional Memory Every building has things that do not appear in a property manual. There is the reason a particular piece of equipment was replaced instead of repaired. There is the tenant who needs advance notice before a contractor en [...]
After the Ribbon Cutting: Managing a New Amenity During Its First Year Adding a new amenity is an exciting milestone for any commercial property. Whether it's a fitness center, conference facility, outdoor gathering space, tenant lounge, or golf simulator, these investments often become the [...]
Managing Vacant Space Without Letting It Deteriorate Vacancy is an inevitable part of the commercial real estate lifecycle. Leases expire, tenants relocate, renovations begin, and market conditions influence how quickly available space returns to service. While an occupied [...]
The First 90 Days After Taking Over a Property: Building a Strong Foundation for Long-Term Success Stepping into the management of an existing commercial property is different from opening a new building or launching a new project. Every property already has an established rhythm. Engineers follow maintenance schedule [...]
The Future of Building Engineering: Attracting and Retaining Skilled Professionals Commercial real estate depends on the people who keep buildings operating behind the scenes. While tenants and visitors notice comfortable temperatures, clean common areas, reliable elevators, and well-maintained spaces, [...]
Making Buildings Easier to Maintain Through Better Design People often judge a commercial building by its visible features, like a welcoming lobby, smart floor plans, modern amenities, and nice outdoor areas. These details impress tenants and visitors. However, the choices that [...]
Managing Rooftops as Critical Assets Most people never see the roof of a commercial building. Tenants rarely think about it, visitors certainly do not, and even many building occupants only head upstairs when there is a problem. Yet some of the most valuabl [...]
The Wellness Budget Breakdown The wellness real estate market is now worth $584 billion worldwide and could reach $1.1 trillion by 2029, according to the Global Wellness Institute. The market has doubled from $225 billion in 2019 to $548 billion in 2 [...]
Preparing Your HVAC System for Tomorrow’s Demands Aging buildings are attractive to buyers and tenants alike for their historical value and “vintage feel.” Even buildings that don’t quite meet vintage status are ripe for redesign and repurposing. Think of a buildi [...]
Metrics of Tenant and Community Engagement For years, commercial real estate measured success with the numbers that appeared first on the page: occupancy, collections and net operating income. Those measures still matter, but they do not tell a property team whet [...]
Cybersecurity for Connected Buildings: Protecting What You’ve Built Picture a modern commercial high-rise: floors of glass and steel where every system—from HVAC and lighting to elevators and access control—operates in seamless coordination. Sensors anticipate occupancy patterns, alg [...]
EV Charging Infrastructure: Getting Ahead of Tenant Demand The New Baseline
EV charging stations in commercial parking decks were once a novelty and often promoted as unique amenities. Today, they are standard. CBRE reports that about 70% of the top U.S. office buildings now of [...]
Managing Your Team During Major Upgrades: A Property Manager’s Guide Managing a team during major upgrades or redevelopment in a commercial real estate (CRE) environment can be a daunting task, but it does not have to be. Transparent communication is one of the most important tasks a prop [...]
The Data Science of Shopping: Why Properties Must Connect with their Most Productive Shoppers Mixed-use development is nothing new, but over the next several years, a handful of these high-stakes properties will emerge as clear winners. The post-COVID demand for custom, personalized experiences means that owners, [...]
The CRE Building of 2035: What the Data Tells Us About the Next Decade The commercial real estate industry has a habit of treating the “building of the future” as something just out of reach, shaped by technologies and expectations that haven’t fully arrived yet. That framing is no lo [...]
Five Ways to Design for the Unknown The workplace is changing faster than most floor plans can keep up. Here is how to stop designing for yesterday. Two forces are permanently reshaping what organizations need from their office space, and both are a [...]
Cybersecurity in Hybrid and Remote Work The way we work has changed. Hybrid and remote models are no longer temporary responses to a crisis—they’re a permanent part of the workplace landscape. This shift has transformed not just company operations, but how [...]
CRE’s Future: The Dynamic Duo of Human Insight and Digital Might “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” No matter our walk of life or the number of trips we have made around the sun, that phrase has been used in some capacity. While often used tongue-in-cheek, [...]