Margarita Foster

Oct 18, 2024 | caia.org | Margarita Foster

By Margarita Foster, Senior Commercial Real Estate Editor, Loopnet. Why Some Investors Build a Core Asset Instead of Buying OneIn commercial real estate, investing in a “core” asset is considered a safe, relatively low-risk venture. It typically involves buying a well-located, high-quality building that is fully leased to one or more credit-worthy tenants for reasonably long lease terms. Such a building is often relatively new, meaning maintenance and capital costs for the property are low.

Nov 7, 2023 | loopnet.com | clicking "Log |Margarita Foster

Acceptance, recognition, acquiescence. More than others, these terms encapsulate the tone among real estate professionals in the 2024 edition of “Emerging Trends in Real Estate" published jointly by the Urban Land Institute and PwC. Through interviews, surveys and focus groups with real estate developers, advisors, private-equity investors and private property owners, the study evaluates the market conditions, challenges and opportunities for investors in the year ahead.

Nov 6, 2023 | costar.com | Margarita Foster

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Oct 18, 2023 | loopnet.com | clicking "Log |Margarita Foster

Activating lobbies — whether in office, hotel or multifamily buildings — is a concept that’s been evolving over the past decade. Developers have worked to turn these formerly staid spaces into functional and fun areas for building residents, enabling people to hang out instead of simply pass through. At The Waverly in Seattle, a multifamily tower with 374 units, developer Greystar progressed the concept further by literally and figuratively opening the lobby to the street.

Sep 21, 2023 | costar.com | Margarita Foster

While accommodating multiple tenants in a single office building is not uncommon, giving up to six of them distinct entrances and private terraces is indeed unique. In Southern California, architecture firm Ware Malcomb renovated a two-story 84,000-square-foot office building located at 1940 E. Mariposa Ave. in El Segundo. This “tilt-up” structure — built using a construction method that makes use of concrete panels — was previously occupied by a single tenant.