Barbra Murray

Sep 8, 2024 | icsc.com | Barbra Murray

The corner parcel, in towns large and small, is a highly coveted retail location: high visibility, great traffic count, easily accessible. But those advantages alone don’t always translate to success for the property. Such was the case with Heritage Square, roughly 30 miles west of Chicago in Naperville, Illinois. Brixmor is redeveloping the property, at the intersection of Route 59 and the bustling Aurora Avenue, into a restaurant and entertainment destination called Block 59.

Jan 28, 2024 | propmodo.com | Barbra Murray

There's still a lot to be said for taking into consideration the traditional top-three real estate investment criteria: location, location, location. Commercial real estate investors have long relied on a variety of location-related data to help inform their decision-making. Historically, that came in the form of reports from property brokers like CBRE, JLL, and Cushman & Wakefield. These reports can provide great market data, but they are only able to do so at the submarket level.

Jan 8, 2024 | propmodo.com | Barbra Murray

Rare is the individual, drinker or not, who doesn't have a story about a booze-filled work event. Birthday parties, corporate celebrations, and the annual holiday parties-drinks are almost always available at such office events. While the numbers aren't in from 2023's year-end celebration, there's no reason to believe they'll be much different from last year's figures from Alchohol.org, which found that 88 percent of respondents had two to four glasses of alcohol during the office holiday party.

Jan 7, 2024 | propmodo.com | Barbra Murray

Access control is more than just a means of entry; it offers essential information for every building. Through access control data, building managers and corporate users can track who enters and exits the premises, along with their movements inside. This data serves a purpose beyond just monitoring employees; it is crucial for enabling the automation that defines a "smart" building.

Jan 7, 2024 | propmodo.com | Barbra Murray

It's hard to conceive of a time in human history when we didn't need secure entry into buildings. The key, from the carved wooden stick to the ubiquitous metal implement to the more modern keycard and even more progressive passcode, has served that purpose for eons. Over the last few years, however, high-tech change has been afoot in the world of access control, with the use of biometrics as a "virtual key" in the built environment becoming more prevalent.