Glimmers of Optimism in Pandemic Times

Paige Myers

As speculation continues on what the Post-COVID world will look like, most companies are likely reassessing their real estate situations. When can employees return to the office? Will employees feel safe to do so when that time comes? What would the implications of moving to a completely remote workforce indefinitely be? Will our innate social nature take over after months of isolation? Will the countless days of ‘WFH’ shine a spotlight on the value of having an office atmosphere sans spouses/children/other distractions with coworkers to motivate, challenge and inspire our daily work?

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Erica LoftusCREpgh
How the Coronavirus Will Change Buildings

A friend of mine is CEO of a property management company. He and I planned for months to build a new multifamily apartment building. We discussed design, location, features, everything – he wanted the works. But when it came to health and wellness, he shared the same mindset as many leaders: he saw them as perks, worthwhile only as far as they helped him market the building.

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Erica LoftusCREpgh
RECOVERY READINESS: THE SAFE SIX CHECKLIST

Over the next several weeks and months, as areas stabilize from the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at home restrictions are lifted, organizations will begin to bring workers back into the physical workplace. The mix of returning employees will vary, and in some cases, a segment of the workforce may continue to work remotely. One thing is clear, however—the management of the process is without precedent.

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Erica Loftus
COVID-19: MOVING ENTITLEMENTS FORWARD

By Bohler

While the land development permitting process may look different now, it is possible to entitle properties in the wake of COVID-19. Applicants might even see unexpected benefits and opportunities in pursuing approvals, now. Though the process varies between states and jurisdictions, here is what Bohler’s Teams are seeing across the country and the ways we are collaborating with jurisdictions and clients to move projects forward.

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Erica Loftus
Life in Balance: ‘Now work and family times are blended’ for Brandon Mendoza

Brandon Mendoza, executive director of NAIOP Pittsburgh, is accustomed to working from home, having split his time from home, meetings in downtown Pittsburgh and the organization’s office in the South Hills. With the pandemic and full-time working-from-home in place, he’s balancing his responsibilities as dad and executive together, often at the same time.read full article

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Erica Loftus
MIC DROP: CRE Views with NAIOP Pittsburgh's Developing Leaders

Given the current situation with limited person-to-person interaction, we want to ensure continued services. We will be rolling out webinars and digital chapter meetings, more to come on that front, but we are excited to share our first digital program, a podcast led by our Developing Leaders.

MIC DROP: CRE Views with NAIOP Pittsburgh Developing Leaders will launch tomorrow, March 26, 2020 and a new podcast will be released every other Friday. This podcast is underwritten by our 2020 DL Annual Sponsor RIDC, our Hard Hat Sponsor FalkBuilt, and our 2020 Mentorship Sponsor Desmone Architects.

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