What Affects Commercial Lease Rates?

What Affects Commercial Lease Rates?

During public engagement on most redevelopment projects, the issue of ‘ever increasing’ commercial lease rates is a common discussion topic. To state that profitability is the only driving factor behind commercial lease rates is inaccurate: many factors affect the...

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Creating Community Attachment

Creating Community Attachment

Attachment to a community is an important factor in where we choose to live. An interesting US survey by Knight Foundation and Gallop highlighted the three most important factors for community (in ranked order): Social Offerings – meeting places, nightlife, arts &...

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Rules of Developer Engagement

Rules of Developer Engagement

The growing need for soft-skills in the battle for re-development As expectations of community and public engagement continues to expand, the need for meaningful and well-executed public engagement and public-relations in the development industry is growing. Beyond...

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Zero-Footprint Mixed-Use is Achievable

Zero-Footprint Mixed-Use is Achievable

The call to ‘get greener’ is getting louder however incremental changes, although more implementable and digestible, are not adding up to the solution that is needed. With carbon impact to date being irreversible [1], what we do today when building new structures and...

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