John Krukowski

1 month ago | bisnow.com | John Krukowski

The Tampa leg of the Tampa-Orlando TUG corridorThe 85-mile stretch of Interstate 4 between Tampa Bay and Orlando is one of the hottest regions in the country for real estate development. Located close to almost half of Florida’s population, I-4 is home to more than 400 distribution centers, as well as scores of multifamily, mixed-use and other developments.

2 months ago | bisnow.com | John Krukowski

California’s embrace of zero-emission vehicles has made it home to more than 1 million electric vehicles served by 150,000-plus charging stations, with more on the way. Although EV sales softened somewhat last year, EV ownership in California far outpaces any other state. Meanwhile, the Newsom administration stands behind its mandated goal that 35% of all new cars delivered for sale by 2026 will be zero-emission vehicles. “Clean cars are here to stay,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in December.

2 months ago | bisnow.com | John Krukowski

Internal Revenue Code Section 1031, a federal statute for deferring capital gains tax, is used in as many as 20% of commercial real estate transactions. Despite this, misunderstandings about this tax-deferral strategy often prevent CRE investors from benefiting from its provisions.

Jan 23, 2025 | bisnow.com | John Krukowski

Processing density, energy usage and power reliability are frequently cited as top concerns for data centers operators, but they are taking a costly risk if perimeter security is not also among their priorities. Even before recent events drew attention to the danger posed by one bad actor with a vehicle, many in the fast-growing data center industry were warning of physical threats.

Jan 17, 2025 | bisnow.com | John Krukowski

"We connect all the relevant variables," Diald founder and CEO Steven Song says. Location is everything in commercial real estate, but another concern for commercial real estate lenders and investors is time, or the lack of it. The success of a construction project or property purchase can be jeopardized if stakeholders do not have the time to perform a thorough due diligence and rely instead on conventional information-gathering methods such as a search engine.