PERSPECTIVE

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
FUTURE OF THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY 

OUR PERSPECTIVE

THE CHANGING MARKETPLACE

The office building's role in supporting the needs of its occupiers is being permanently altered by sweeping structural change taking place today. Much of this change can be traced to technology and the Internet, where creating unfettered access to enterprise data and work process is redefining the role of "place" in the production of work. 


This will eventually affect the behavior of the entire CRE ecosystem; supply-side, demand-side and everyone else in-between. These constituencies need insight, innovation and creativity to help them navigate effectively through this unprecedented foundational change to their businesses - or they risk erosion of profits, productivity and performance.



ADAPTIVE OFFICE

The idea that an office space can flex, grow, or shrink as the needs of the occupiers evolve is a pie in the sky idea, or is it? 


The office asset operation of tomorrow must include a model that is more dynamic, more flexible and far more efficient and speedy. Is it hard to imagine that ideas from both multi-family (no anchor tenancy, relatively short contracts with tenants, low capital upon tenant rollover reducing the need for credit enhancement, etc) and hospitality (check in, check out, profits heavily dependent on services and customer loyalty and traction) will eventually matriculate into the office operating environment?


Enter the adaptive office model. There is a major gap today between office asset operation and those other asset classes-especially in terms of how they are valued. AOR has developed a framework and model that ownership can lever to move to this future, given the constraints of how the industry works today. The Adaptive Office model can help owners expand their value proposition to the occupier, broaden their appeal to new customer segments, and supercharge asset performance. 

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The Modern Occupancy Paradigm TM

An AOR perspective


Cloud-based software applications, smartphones and other mobile devices have unplugged and revolutionized the modern-day workforce. This is having a profound effect on office owners, occupiers and employers, and will challenge the existing paradigms that platform the entire commercial office real estate industry for years to come.


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FORCES AT WORK

Corporate infrastructure moving into the Cloud, smartphones, other mobile devices and increasingly  ubiquitous connectivity is un-tethering the modern-day workforce from “place”. This catalyst is effecting structural, disruptive change with the real estate demand-side (employer/occupiers, and their employees) and will profoundly affect the supply-side (capital, asset owners, operators) bringing about the most significant changes the commercial office real estate industry has ever experienced. The traditional conception of office has become increasingly diverse.  


The Wired-In Workforce - Today’s workforce is increasingly unplugged yet wired-in! We are all witness to a grand redefinition of human inter-connectivity playing out right before our eyes. In the US, 90% of all American adults own a cellphone, with 64% owning a smartphone and  42% owning a tablet. (1)    This is more than just “tech tools” in people’s hands; mobile and cloud-based technology is playing a key role in dis- “placing” work processes for every kind of business. (2)


(1) Internet Project Survey. (2014, January 14). Retrieved November 6, 2015.

(2) Cloud Computing: United  States Businesses Will Spend $13 Billion on It. (2014, January 29). Forbes. 

INDUSTRY INNOVATIONS 

The SREA and AOR team has led, or participated in numerous industry innovations and been the recipient of a variety of awards over the years which today have lasting impact on the industry. The team’s thought leadership is well documented with published articles and whitepapers in leading trade magazines and other channels as well has being sought-out speakers to participate in a variety of forums across the globe. 

EXPANDING THE FOOTPRINT FOR A LEADING OaaS OPERATOR

A privately held, established bi-coastal operator with 7 locations desired accelerated growth and an improved go-to-market strategy.


With laser precise cutting edge market research, we were able to create a short-list of the most strategic MSA's and highest income driving locations for our client creating a 5-year road map. We were also able to install our Asset Lite TM model in the first of several planned locations that has doubled their growth plan by significantly reducing start-up costs. 

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