The Office of The Future is Outdoors
April 26, 2021
Source: Fast Company
Landlords and designers are adding more outdoor space to office buildings, so employees can actually work outside.
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TIAA’s HQ at 730 Third Avenue Gets Midcentury-Inspired Renovation
February 23, 2021
Source: Commercial Observer
TIAA’s 1950s headquarters at 730 Third Avenue is getting some updates with a midcentury modern twist. Nuveen Real Estate, which is a subsidiary of TIAA, and Taconic Partners are overseeing the $120 million renovation of the 27-story building. “This was envisioned as a repositioning for TIAA,” said Nadir…
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730 Third Avenue — Reboot for vintage tower
January 21, 2021
Source: The New York Post
Like many midcentury office buildings, 730 Third Ave. between East 45th and East 46th streets needed a 21st century overhaul. So Nuveen Real Estate and development adviser Taconic Partners 18 months ago launched a carefully targeted, $120 million transformation of the 27-story, 1957 vintage tower…
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This self-tinting glass could make blinds a thing of the past
March 02, 2021
Source: Fast Company
When it comes to offices in skyscrapers, the higher the floor, the higher the rent. One study of nearly 2,000 buildings found that every floor above the second was 0.6% more expensive than the one below it. That rate increases even more sharply above the 40th floor. One big part of this is the view that higher floors…
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New Smart Glass Cuts Glare, Alerts Police if There’s a Break-In
July 23, 2019
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Like many startups in and around Silicon Valley, View Inc. believes its mission is to disrupt a stale product—in this case, glass. The company produces and installs “smart windows,” which adjust automatically to sunlight and glare. Each blue-tinted window pane has its own IP address and can be….
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