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BOMA Austin
Join the Emergency Preparedness Committee on July 27 for an interactive self-defense workshop — "Be Prepared Not Scared!" — at UFCU Plaza, Suite C150.
Our instructor, Steven Jimenez, will cover:
- Situational awareness
- What common criminals look for
- Defensive posture
- Tactics on getting away from an assault
- Basic defense against the most common attacks
Registration fee covers both lunch and the workshop. Registration and lunch begin at 12 p.m. The seminar runs 12:30 - 2 p.m. Feel free to wear comfortable clothing.
Registration is limited. Register today!
Sponsors: Securitas
BOMAA
HVAC, elevators and roofs can be a little scary since there are lots of components and expense related to them. The Emerging Professionals Committee will be hosting a seminar to cover these essential building systems at 816 Congress. Come learn about the maintenance involved with HVAC, elevators and roofing systems.
Thursday, August 16, 2018
8:30 - 10:30 am
816 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
Sponsors: Landcare
BOMA Austin
Name: Chad Williams
Company: Avison Young – Texas, LLC
Position: Vice President, Property and Project Management, Real Estate Management Services
Industry: Commercial Real Estate / Asset Management
BOMA Austin Member since (month/year): The first time was 2004
How long you have lived in Austin: 25 years
What advice would you give to someone starting out in your industry?
Develop relationships, true relationships, with those you work for and with. Nurture those relationships. AND, always take care of your folks!
What is your favorite quote?
"Semper Gumby – Forever maintain a rigid state of flexibility" (Gumby is an American clay animation franchise (1956), centered on a green clay humanoid character created and modeled by Art Clokey per Wikipedia for all of the young folks in the room.)
What is something most people don't know about you?
I once dressed as Frankenfurter from the Rocky Horror Picture Show (yes, in lingerie) and sang the song "Sweet Transvestite" in front of a couple hundred people in the pursuit of a case of beer (don't judge, I was in college and a case of Milwaukee's Best was a treasure then).
BOMA Austin
Name: Chris Covo
Company: PJS of Texas
Position: Vice President, Sales & Partnerships
Industry: Commercial Cleaning
BOMA Austin Member since (month/year): January 2014
How long you have lived in Austin: 7 years
What did you do prior to joining your current company?
Policy Director at the Texas House of Representatives
What is one item/activity on your bucket list?
Learning to fly a plane.
What is something most people don't know about you?
I'm a second degree blackbelt
Austin American-Statesman
Buoyed by Central Texas' continued job growth, the Austin-area office market saw rents for top-tier space reach a record high in the second quarter, the latest figures show.
Rents for Class A space — both in downtown Austin and across the region — hit all-time highs of $56.63 per square foot and $40.17 per square foot, respectively, according to Cushman & Wakefield's Austin office, which tracks the local office market.
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Forbes
Compared to 20 years ago, the current commercial real estate (CRE) market looks pretty grim. With the rise of e-commerce and virtual storefronts, many brick-and-mortar retail locations have decided it's easier and cheaper to close their doors and take the leap into online sales. New retailers are bypassing the CRE game completely, choosing to go fully digital from the start.
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Austin American-Statesman
Two West Austin office buildings are under new ownership.
Rockpoint has acquired Las Cimas II and Las Cimas III, at Bee Cave Road and Capital of Texas Highway (Loop 360), from GLL. GLL had owned the buildings since 2013.
HFF represented GLL in the transaction.
A purchase price was not disclosed. The Travis Central Appraisal District valued Las Cimas II at $52.9 million and Las Cimas III at $52.5 million this year.
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Austin Monitor
A district judge has ordered City Council to put a petition on the November ballot that, if passed, would require Land Development Code rewrites, such as CodeNEXT, to be approved by voters.
The judge ruled that Council has a duty to put the measure on the ballot in November.
To be clear, voters will not be weighing in on CodeNEXT in November. They will be voting on whether to require a vote on such development code rewrites.
The city had argued that it was illegal to put zoning measures on the ballot.
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Forbes
Considerable research has been done on the importance of company culture. This research has yielded a simple but essential axiom: The team you surround yourself with is the greatest factor in determining company success. As numerous studies indicate, companies perform well when employees are happy, motivated and working toward a common objective. Simply put, companies flourish when people perform well, and a healthy company culture achieves just that.
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Smart Company
Have you ever walked across solid oak floors, or sat behind a mahogany desk and felt an unexpected sense of motivation and wellbeing? You are not alone. The recent Workplaces: Wellness+Wood=Productivity report has proven that weaving wood into your office design and workplace can be a major driver of wellbeing, job satisfaction and productivity.
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The Dirt
In 2017, retail e-commerce grew 16 percent to $453 billion, and it now accounts for 9 percent of all sales. Furthermore, two-thirds of millennials prefer online shopping to brick and mortar stores. What does this mean for the future of America's retail streets, districts, and malls — for all those physical stores? There's going to be hundreds of stores closing. In 2018, already more stores have closed than in 2017. What this means for the industry: a lot of retailers are moving stores into downtowns.
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