In August at the RECA Exchange Keynote Transportation Breakfast, I’ll take you through several Smart City trends shaped at the intersection of data-driven innovation and transportation networks. In this part one of a two-part blog, let’s look at the first theme:

At a time when the world of commercial real estate continues to evolve in new and different directions, many traditional malls find themselves at crossroads. To survive, mall owners and operators must make significant and sometimes dramatic changes in order to remain commercially relevant and financially viable.

Healthy workers are more productive workers, but fitness can be tough when employees at the office for 50 hours a week. Perkins+Will's Janine Grossmann offers the wellness components that landlords and companies should prioritize.

Despite solid financials, the best of intentions, hard work and everything else commercial real estate professionals can throw at them, sometimes even the most promising of deals fall apart. From last-minute financing troubles to problems with the fine print, here’s a look at five common deal killers and how to avoid them.

As lawmakers across the United States battle over whether to allow transgender Americans to use public restrooms that match their gender identities, universities are scrambling to ensure that dorms meet federal standards.

The construction activity in the West Campus neighborhood near the University of Texas is so intense that some streets are completely impassible and detours are the norm, even with the summer traffic reprieve. Now comes word of yet another new student housing project in the works.

Metros with the next five highest population growth rates include Denver, Houston, Washington, DC, Rochester, N.Y. and Austin, Texas—all of which posted 20-to-34-yr-olds’ population growth of 8.0 percent and collectively had a weighted average growth rate of 7.4 percent.

Emmitt Smith didn’t get to be the all-time leading rusher in the NFL, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and winner of season three of Dancing With The Stars by brawn alone. These days, Emmitt’s victories come in the form of inked deals at E Smith Enterprises.

All eyes are on Millennials these days, and hoteliers should be no exception. With their focus on location over brand, they’re going to change hotel strategy in the next few years.

Retailers move away from box layout of neat aisles to curated, unique experiences

Led by an ambitious President and a CEO with deep pockets, Alloy LLC's six entities control the entire development process: real estate development, design, construction, brokerage, property management, and community development.

CHP systems typically pay for themselves in five to eight years, without any help from government incentives. Even small buildings, with as few as 10 apartments, can benefit from them, according to Ed Kear, senior program manager for NYSERDA.