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- Titans and their toys: How real estate’s A-listers spend their wealth
There were live camels, trapeze artists, a 12-minute fireworks display and an enormous birthday cake carved in the shape of a Chinese temple. Blackstone boss Stephen Schwarzman’s 70th-birthday party, hosted at his Palm Beach mansion in February, drew dozens of high-profile guests including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, art dealer Larry
- Mark Lapidus out at WeWork amid real estate leadership shakeup
Mark Lapidus and WeWork’s headquarters at 115 West 18th Street (Credit: Google Maps) Mark Lapidus, WeWork’s former head of global real estate and one of the company’s earliest employees, has left the company amid a leadership shakeup in the real estate department, sources told The Real Deal. A spokesperson for
- Three-bedroom condo in Penn Quarter with D.C. monument views asks $849K
The unit and the building’s terrace are fit for watching Forth of July fireworks The Washington Monument, the U.S. Capitol, and other D.C. landmarks are visible from this three-bedroom, two-bathroom condo in Penn Quarter that recently listed for $849,900. On an upper story of its building, the condo has been
- Tenants in Brightwood Park are refusing to pay rent in their decrepit building
Residents at a Brightwood Park building say their apartments are infested with bugs and rodents and badly needs maintenance, but instead of making fixes, the landlord is trying to raise rent. Now some tenants are refusing to pay until conditions are better. More than 75 people came out to the
- Hurricane Michael: Florida to bend voting rules in counties hit by devastating storm
TALLAHASSEE — Florida is going to bend some of the voting rules for voters living in counties hammered by Hurricane Michael. The administration of Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday that eight counties in Florida’s Panhandle can start and end early voting beyond existing deadlines. Normally, early…
- Maryland Sears store closures: Vacant space or ‘opportunity’?
“You have to figure out what it needs to be next,” says local real estate executive Thomas H. Maddux.
- Annie E. Casey Foundation taps new president
Lisa Hamilton has been named the new president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the organization’s Board of Trustees announced Thursday. Hamilton, who was previously the foundation’s executive vice president and chief program officer, will begin in her new position on Jan. 1. She succeeds Patrick McCarthy who
- More than 75% of Americans choose renting a home over buying: report
(Credit: iStock) Fewer Americans are in the home-buying mood. Rising interest rates and housing prices prices, coupled with slowing rent growth are making homeownership less attractive. New data from Freddie Mac found 78 percent of Americans now consider renting to be more affordable than buying a home, up sharply from
- Westchester & Fairfield Cheat Sheet: Residential sales hit 4-year low, but inventory’s up … & more
Residential sales hit 4-year low in Westchester County — but inventory’s up Residential sales in Westchester between July and September were lower than they have been for the past four years, LoHud reported. The county saw 3,022 sales in the third quarter of this year, down from 3,189 in the
- Port Covington nabs three tenants as it strives to be ‘Cyber Town USA’
Three Maryland companies are relocating to Port Covington, part of a plan to create one of the country’s top cybersecurity hubs at the 235-acre waterfront development. Fulton-based cyber incubator DataTribe and Silicon Valley-born cyber investment firm AllegisCyber have both committed to moving to the South Baltimore project as it begins
- Annual retreat, fun outings, parties, bonuses and more keep workers smiling at this Longwood firm
The office of this financial services firm is hugely collaborative, with each of its staff members driven to help each other.
- These are the U.S. cities with the worst roads (yes, Los Angeles is on the list)
No place is so identified with car culture as California. But there’s no worse place to drive one. That’s according to a study released this week by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit largely funded by businesses with an interest in building more transportation infrastructure. Its report says California is home
- Del Frisco’s Grille set to open in Fort Lauderdale, still accepting job applications
Del Frisco’s Grille has set Nov. 14 as the opening date for its first Broward County location at 501 Las Olas Blvd., Suite 150, Fort Lauderdale. The Texas-based chain is accepting job applications for hosts and hostesses, servers, bartenders, food runners, bussers, dish machine operators, line…
- Nowhere to “go”: DC’s growing need for 24/7 public restrooms
This article was first published by Street Sense Media on February 23, 2017. GGWash is sharing it now because we have joined with the People for Fairness Coalition to push for more public restrooms. Click here to sign our petition! “There used to be a bathroom there,” Jeff Watson said,
- Jonathan Aberman: These companies give me hope for our region
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Tandem Product Academy. Since then, the academy has started to fill its first cohort, and in talking with the applicants, I’ve learned some things that should encourage those of us who care about the region’s economic future. The regional organizations that support
- Weekend preview: Virginia beer, oyster beer, Colt Ford, Johnny Rotten, drinking with dogs
Concerts, comedians, movies and other things to do in South Florida this weekend and beyond, from West Palm Beach, Delray Beach and Boca Raton to Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines and Miami.
- Mark Lapidus out at WeWork amid real estate leadership shakeup
Mark Lapidus, the former head of WeWork’s real estate leasing team and one of the company’s earliest employees, has left the company amid a leadership shakeup in the real estate department, sources told The Real Deal. A spokesperson for WeWork confirmed that Lapidus left the company. The departure comes as
- Baby born after Hurricane Michael starts life in Walmart parking lot
Their home full of soggy furniture and mosquitoes, Wilmer Capps was desperate to find shelter for his wife and their son Luke, born just three days after Hurricane Michael ravaged the Florida Panhandle. So Capps, his wife Lorrainda Smith and little Luke settled in for the longest of nights in
- Dundalk incubator looks to draw more small businesses to historic district
The incubator, called the Forge, was conceived as a way to help some local business owners looking to grow.
- Related Companies placing $3B bet on luxury senior housing
Related Companies’ Bryan Cho (Credit: The Bowery Mission) Related Companies sees a golden opportunity in seniors with a taste for luxury. The company announced this week that it plans to build $3 billion worth of high-rise luxury condominiums for seniors across the country, according to Bloomberg. The move follows a
- After previous projects stalled, Fort Lauderdale luxury condo finally getting underway
Construction is underway for an 11-story luxury waterfront project in Fort Lauderdale that had been stalled for years. The project, known as 321 at Water’s Edge, will have 23 condos, with partial ocean views starting on the fourth floor and full ocean views beginning on the sixth. Developer SobelCo…
- Fells Point businesses say they’ll stay open on Halloween night
Fells Point is back in business for Halloween. Last year saw more than a dozen bars and restaurants in the waterfront neighborhood shut down early on Halloween night out of concern that the rowdy revelry of past years would repeat itself. But as the holiday approaches this year, crime is
- Related opening the biggest grocery store in the Bronx
Goodbye, Toys “R” Us, hello massive food emporium. Food Bazaar Supermarket is opening an 80,000-square-foot location in Bronx Terminal Market, Commercial Observer reported. It’s slated to open in spring 2019 at the spot previously occupied by Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us, which closed following bankruptcy. Ripco’s Brian Schuster
- Is 360-degree feedback right for your company?
360-degree feedback/assessment gives many different stakeholders (i.e., customers, managers, peers, support personnel) the opportunity to assess the performance of an organization, a team or an individual. Read on for a look at the types of 360-degree feedback/assessment, its benefits and key implementation issues. The benefits of 360-degree feedback/assessment include: Increased
- South Floridians to be honored by WPLG-Ch. 10 ‘My Future, My Choice’ awards
WPLG-Ch. 10 will broadcast its first “My Future, My Choice LIFE Awards” which will honor ten South Floridians. The one-hour program, which will air 8 p.m. Thursday, will recognize adults and people under the age of 18 in the following categories: education, leadership, family and inspiration. Two…