After two years of record low vacancy and 10% to 20% annual rent inflation for industrial properties around the country, it looks like the market is finally coming in to balance. Rumblings of recession and slower consumer demand have already caused some corporate tenants to put a pause on expansion…

Company-sponsored leadership training has long been available to C-suite executives. These intensive sessions ideally equip these senior leaders with the skills needed to move up to the next level. Historically, these training sessions have taken place at offsite venues or in a “crash course” in executive conference rooms. By definition…

Coloring Creative on the Commercial Real Estate Canvas I’m a corporate real estate broker with award-winning real estate advisory firm, Hughes Marino. We help business leaders make great real estate decisions for their growing teams. I’m also an artist, which, as it turns out, informs my approach to leading high value projects for my clients. …

As summer is in full swing, our Hughes Marino program, project and construction management team continues to work hard on many exciting projects around our communities. Here’s an inside look at some of the progress. StepStone Group StepStone Group is a global private market firm providing customized investments and advisory solutions to…

As you may know, Steve Kerr has earned the reputation for being one of the finest coaches in the sport of professional basketball. In Kerr’s first five full seasons as head coach of the Golden State Warriors (2014–2019), the team made five consecutive NBA Finals appearances, won three championships, beat…

Who would’ve thought that two and a half years after March 2020 that COVID-19 would still be challenging how and where Corporate America gets its work done? In many major cities across the United States, employers are still grappling with what remote working and hybrid mean to them, and many…

Growing a successful company begins with the business owner’s singular expertise. Smoothly running systems and processes provide a solid foundation for business expansion. Sales, marketing, information technology, accounting, and human resources also play key roles in the business’ growth. What do all these business components have in common? They each…

The massive glut of retail space likely has commercial developers nationwide scratching their heads for a solution. Mega-malls sit mostly vacant while many tenants calculate how long they can hang on. Neighborhood strip centers also have plenty of spaces for lease. …

Less square footage, more collaborative space and a “tech-like” feel. That’s the verdict, as they say, in new research conducted about law firm leases over the past year in the post-pandemic era. Led by the popularity of working from home, the survey indicates many law firms have embraced the hybrid…