Lucian Alixandrescu, Author at CommercialCafe

Retail sales reached an all-time high in Q3 2020

E-Commerce Riding High Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season, Brick & Mortar Retail Shows Q3 Comeback

November 23, 2020| Commercial Real Estate Reports, Featured, Retail| Views: 0

Sales estimates show that e-commerce stayed close to the record numbers recorded in Q2 2020, while in-store retail recovered after a difficult quarter....

Expert Insights interview with James Hawkins

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Expert Insights: James Hawkins on How CRE Has Changed, and How It’s Stayed the Same

November 23, 2020| Featured, Office, Q&A, Retail| Views: 0

James Hawkins spoke to us in detail about what the long-term impacts of COVID will be in the commercial real estate sector, as well as how he sees the industry as a blend of...

Office buildings that appeared in movies - featured

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Supertall Superstars: 8 Famous Office Buildings That Appeared in Movies

November 10, 2020| Commercial Real Estate Reports, Featured| Views: 0

Some office buildings become cultural icons to the point where they are featured in movies as symbols of the cities they are from. We compiled a list of some of the most notable...

Searches for office space are on the upswing, reaching near pre-pandemic levels

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CRE Rebound Update: 40% of Tenants Ready to Lease, Online Interest Strong

October 28, 2020| Commercial Real Estate News, Commercial Real Estate Reports, Featured, Office| Views: 0

Key Findings: Google trends point toward rising interest in commercial real estate (CRE); CommercialCafe also recorded traffic growth between May and September According to a...

U.S. Cities and States Incentivizing Remote Workers - featured image

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U.S. Cities & States Incentivizing Remote Workers

October 7, 2020| Commercial Real Estate Reports, Featured| Views: 0

A multitude of companies were forced to move their operations online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some cities and states in the U.S. are providing incentives and programs to...

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Expert Insights: Paul Marko Discusses State of South Florida CRE

September 28, 2020| Featured, Industrial, Office, Q&A| Views: 0

Paul Marko underlined the strengths of the South Florida market in comparison to other primary commercial real estate markets, as well as analyzing the state of asset classes in...

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Expert Insights: Ora Reynolds Analyzes CRE Asset Classes, Kansas City CRE Market & Online Marketing

September 9, 2020| Featured, Industrial, Office, Q&A| Views: 0

Innovative technologies like virtual reality, online marketing and the availability of big data were already transforming commercial real estate (CRE) before the pandemic. Social...

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The Most Popular U.S. Office Buildings, According to Wikipedia

September 2, 2020| Commercial Real Estate Reports, Featured, Office| Views: 0

Beyond serving the simple purpose of providing companies with office space, some office buildings also become world-famous cultural icons due to their unique design or remarkable...

Aerial view of cranes in the Port of Miami with the Miami skyline in the background

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Transwestern Brokers 92K SF Florida Industrial Lease Renewal

August 31, 2020| Commercial Real Estate News, Featured, Industrial| Views: 0

Real estate services company Transwestern announced it brokered a lease renewal for 92,579 square feet of industrial space in Westpointe Business Park, an industrial facility in...

bridge stretching toward Philadelphia skyline

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Expert Insights: Sean Boyle on the Place of Virtual Tours in CRE

August 28, 2020| Featured, Office, Q&A| Views: 0

Sean Boyle talked to us about the growth experienced by virtual tours in the realm of commercial real estate (CRE), as well as some particularities of the Philadelphia real estate...