The Future of Commercial Real Estate

CBIA BizCast host Ali Warshavsky speaks with Sentry Commercial co-founder and president Mark Duclos about post COVID-19 trends in leasing large office and industrial spaces. Duclos said remote and hybrid work environments changed what large corporations needed for space. He said landlords of larger buildings now have to evaluate if they can rent out a full space to a single company, need to divide it up for several, or even knock a building down. However, because of the e-commerce boom during the pandemic, Duclos said he saw large corporations seeking out more land in Connecticut and industrial spaces. “Land rich towns that are well located centrally are going to do well and certainly Windsor was one of those, South Windsor, East Windsor, and Enfield more specifically than East Windsor,” said Duclos. The CBIA BizCast is made possible through the generous support of Google. Please rate, review, and subscribe to the BizCast wherever you get your podcasts—we appreciate your support! If you have a story to tell, contact Ali Warshavsky.