The Weekly Take from CBRE

How can more women flourish in commercial real estate? This International Women’s Day, three industry leaders—CREW Network’s Wendy Mann and CBRE’s Benji Baer and Alison Caplan—share their challenges, inspirations and practical ideas to help women succeed and transform the future of work.

The Dallas Metroplex enjoys a central location, business-friendly government policies and other favorable attributes that have attracted business expansions and investment. Crow Holdings’ Michael Levy and CBRE’s Chelby Sanders join Spencer Levy to offer insights on the catalysts for the area’s enviable growth.

Exploring the intersection of brand and place, Rachel Friedman of TENFOLD and TENSPACE and Brian Taff of Streetsense join Spencer Levy to offer insights on how branding and placemaking can work with real estate to create memorable experiences and shape company culture.

Abundant investment capital is targeting life sciences properties, but breaking into this sector is not easy. Tim Schoen, CEO of BioMed Realty, and CBRE’s Ted Jacobs join Spencer Levy to analyze the keys to success, including how to pull off an office-to-lab conversion and why locating near talent and innovation clusters is so important.

With the big game set to kick off in a few days, Fred Maas, Chief of Staff for the L.A. Chargers, and CBRE’s Phillip Ruhl join Spencer to offer insights on the franchise’s sparkling new development project that has resulted in a championship-caliber facility that will serve the players, staff and the Greater Los Angeles community.

Health and wellness are top of mind for investors and occupiers alike. The Center for Active Design’s Joanna Frank, QuadReal’s Jamie Gray-Donald, and BentallGreenOak’s Rob Naso join Spencer Levy to discuss fostering and measuring building wellbeing in the workplace as well as the broader ESG considerations influencing today’s real estate market.

One of the world’s great cities, Chicago’s diversified economy and eclectic culture attract talent, jobs and investment capital, even amid challenges. Roosevelt University’s Collete English Dixon and CBRE’s Lisa Konieczka join Spencer Levy to share insights on the Windy City’s blueprint for growth and revitalization.

Financial workout specialists Goodwin’s Minta Kay and CWCapital’s James Shevlin join Spencer Levy to explain why commercial real estate has been more resilient during the pandemic than previous downturns and offer insights on creative moves that property owners facing potential distress can make to mitigate financial pain.

What does 2022 have in store for commercial real estate? This week’s guests provide a well-informed perspective. The Real Estate Roundtable’s Ryan McCormick and CBRE’s Global Chief Economist Richard Barkham join Spencer Levy to offer insights on which sectors stand to benefit from an economy that, despite continued challenges, is poised for further growth.

As we close the book on 2021, commercial real estate professionals look to start fresh in 2022. On The Weekly Take, Glenn Rufrano, former CEO of VEREIT, and CBRE net lease specialist Will Pike join Spencer Levy to discuss recovery trends in office, retail, REITs and more.