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- Disney’s not smiling about theme reopening park rules
Large facilities like Disneyland may remain closed until next summer California officials this week released Covid protocols for opening and operating theme parks. Those updated rules are not going over well with businesses, including Disney. The guidelines require large theme parks — with capacities for 15,000 guests or more —
- No miracle on 34th Street during COVID-19: Santa won’t be coming to Macy’s in New York
Macy’s said Santa Claus won’t be greeting kids at its flagship New York store this year due to the coronavirus, interrupting a holiday tradition started nearly 160 years ago.
- New 27-office coworking space Think Tank set to open in Bel Air (PHOTOS)
The 9,600-square-foot space covers two floors.
- Four New York Plaza office tower hits the market
Four New York Plaza, a 22-story, 1.1-million-square-foot office building at the tip of Lower Manhattan in the Financial District, is up for sale. CBRE’s Darcy Stacom and Bill Shanahan are marketing the property, which is owned by Edge Fund Advisors and HSBC Alternative Investments, Bisnow reported. The current owners purchased
- These are the largest Class B and C office buildings in Greater Baltimore
All data comes from MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services LLC, CoStar and Baltimore Business Journal research.
- Florida Funders-backed company makes its first acquisition, eyes more for 2021
The new venture from College Hunks Hauling Junk founders has taken its next step in the startup world.
- Florida Funders-backed company makes its first acquisition, eyes more for 2021
The new venture from College Hunks Hauling Junk founders has taken its next step in the startup world.
- Investigators are narrowing in on a root cause of this month’s Red Line train pull-apart
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission said on Tuesday that the preliminary investigation into this month’s Red Line train pull-apart may have been a repeat of another pull-apart from 2018. CEO David Mayer told commissioners that “an improperly torqued bolt” was likely to blame for equipment from one railcar pulling off
- Fashion co. emerges from bankruptcy with 200,000 s/f Empire State Building lease
Centric Brands, a fashion company that designs and sells brands ranging from Calvin Klein to Under Armour, is set to emerge from bankruptcy with a new office lease at the Empire State Building. The company has signed a direct lease for 212, 154 s/f of space it previously subleased from
- Long Reach Village Center revitalization advances with new leases, including grocer
The shopping center has been under county control since 2014 and today is about 70% leased.
- Texas developer pitches $1.4B development near city seaport
Howard Hughes Corp. is proposing a $1.4 billion development in Manhattan’s South Street Seaport District, the latest attempt to transform a lot that has been mired in controversy for decades. The… To view the full story, click the title link.
- Benchmark’s Bill Gurley: We’ll now back startups without offices
Bill Gurley of Benchmark (Getty; Unsplash) No office, no problem, according to one of Silicon Valley’s major tech investors. In a concerning turn for commercial landlords hoping that tech companies will fill office buildings, Bill Gurley of Benchmark said an office is no longer a criteria for the startups that
- RCC Associates names Robyn Raphael-Dynan president
The general contractor has experienced strong growth in recent years.
- Spain’s Allfunds Bank to open first US office in Miami
It’s the company’s first representative office in North America.
- Here’s a look at the Cordish Companies’ new Spark coworking space in Kansas City
Here’s a closer look at Kansas City’s newest coworking facility from the Baltimore developer.
- Get to know Nicholas Glover, a 2020 40 Under 40 honoree
Nicholas Glover is a 2020 40 Under 40 honoree.
- CitizenM debuts in Washington with new SW D.C. hotel. Take a look inside.
The region’s newest hotel option, the first local outpost of the citizenM brand out of Europe, has opened in Southwest D.C. The 252-room CitizenM Washington D.C. Capitol, located at the corner of Sixth and E streets SW, is the Dutch hotel brand’s fourth on the East Coast. The brand bills
- Office Envy: How medtech company OnMed is heading back to the office while fighting Covid
For innovative startups and technology companies across the globe, the novel coronavirus pandemic has been an opportunity to pivot and prove innovation remains strong in the region. And OnMed, which offers virtual health care stations across the nation, is doing just that with its new headquarters. The medtech company moved
- Slim Chickens plans first Greater Washington restaurant — across the street from a Chick-fil-A
Chicken, waffles and fried pickles? Coming soon to Bowie.
- Trump, Biden campaigns lawyer up to take the election to court in Florida, rest of U.S.
President Donald Trump and Joe Biden are still battling to get votes, but they’re also gearing up to fight over how the votes are counted, signing up thousands of lawyers in Florida and throughout the country in anticipation a slew of legal challenges in a close race that could prevent
- New Baltimore architecture hub opens at downtown’s One Charles Center next week
AIA Baltimore and the Baltimore Architecture Foundation will be joined by “allied groups” inside the state-of-the-art Baltimore Center for Architecture and Design.
- Florida reports 5,557 new COVID-19 cases, most in over two months
Florida on Thursday reported the most infections on any day since the state tallied 6,352 cases on Aug. 15.
- “The Great One” lists Thousand Oaks mansion
Former NHL superstar and Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky is selling the Thousand Oaks estate he and his wife Janet built 20 years years ago. The couple listed the 13,000-square-foot Colonial Revival-style mansion for $22.9 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The home sits on 6.5 acres above Sherwood
- Politics & property: How election results could affect REITs
With third-quarter earnings seasons just around the corner, REIT analysts took a look at the sectors of the industry that are most likely to benefit from a Joe Biden win or a Donald Trump win. (Getty; iStock) From the trajectory of the economic recovery to the finer points of local
- SL Green’s leasing increases, but so do concessions to office tenants
SL Green, the city’s largest office landlord, signed 33 new deals between July and September—two more than a year ago—but the terms have become increasingly favorable to its tenants, thanks to a… To view the full story, click the title link.