Sentences with phrase «than an office building»

Collaborating with architecture firms AvroKo of New York and San Francisco's Rapt Studio, Dropbox created a workplace that is more like a city plaza than an office building.

Just think about it: A construction site is more dangerous than an office building and public - facing businesses are more likely to experience a customer liability claim.

«A portfolio is going to deliver a better initial yield than that office building in New York,» he said.

Not exact matches

He has argued in the past that younger employees are more stimulated by a communal work environment than by the classic, more rigid structure of buildings divided into offices and cubicles, and that major corporations have to adjust in order to keep attracting new workers.

Since launching Raleigh Construction Company (now Raleigh Enterprises) in 1955, he has acquired, developed and managed more than 11 million square feet of real estate across the globe, reimagining dormant plots of land and run - down commercial buildings as resort hotels, residential apartments, office towers, shopping centers and film studios.

May 2 (Reuters)- Amazon.com Inc said it has halted planning for a new office building in Seattle and might sub-lease rather than occupy another future tower downtown, pending a city council vote on a proposed tax on top businesses.

May 2 - Amazon.com Inc said it has halted planning for a new office building in Seattle and might sub-lease rather than occupy another future tower downtown, pending a city council vote on a proposed tax on top businesses.

The owner of an acre of land will use it to maximize revenue by building a skyscraper instead of a one - story convenience store or constructing condos rather than office space.

But rather than keeping everyone in a fancy building in downtown Vancouver, the company has staff working out of 26 offices spread across Western Canada in towns of all sizes — something made financially viable by the resources brought in by the giant projects.

JBG Smith owns two dozen Crystal City office buildings — many of which are vacant and older — totaling more than 7 million square feet, according to The Real Deal.

Although it's no secret that tech companies have casual working environments, fun atmospheres, and free food, Facebook seems to outdo all of the competition — with an office that appears built exclusively for playing more than working.

Within days, a team of designers was in the XJ offices, mapping out the next generation in customer - relationship management software with a clear mandate: «Take the best of what we've done in this space over the past 20 years,» says Tatham, «and starting from scratch, build better than ever before.»

When it comes to hiring, a focus on finding the best is better than worrying about building fancy offices.

«After more than a decade combatting violent extremists and conducting contingency operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and most recently Syria, [the Defense Department] has prioritized the rebalancing of its forces in recent budget requests to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevail across a full range of potential contingencies,» states a Government Accountability Office report released in June.

An accompanying press release from the university's media office explains the study comes from a «survey of more than 1,500 families with children living in rental high - rises built between 1950 and 1979,» a housing category that covers half of all rental units in metropolitan Toronto.

We are in the process of building a brand new office, and I'm more energized and excited about our future than ever.

Congestion alters land - use decisions and makes downtown office buildings less desirable than suburban locations.

'' «Infinity War» has the added benefit of being promised as a semi-finale to 10 years» worth of franchise building, which could elevate its box - office performance even higher than previous Marvel sequels,» said Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at Boxoffice.com.

Sitting in his office on the shore of Seattle's Lake Washington, the man who dropped out of Harvard University nearly four decades ago and went on to build the world's first software fortune is more relaxed than he was.

Vornado, which owns and manages commercial real estate such as office buildings and malls, sold more than 40 percent of its shares in Penney in March, a month before the department store chain fired its CEO Ron Johnson who had spearheaded a botched turnaround that led to disastrous results.

From a 2,000 sq. ft. office to a 27,000 sq. ft. office in less than 7 years, we always knew that we were going to build a great company, but we're all floored at how quickly it happened.

It is currently developing and managing projects of more than two million square feet, including business park sub-divisions, retail shopping centres, suburban office buildings, mixed - use commercial centres and industrial bays.

The discipline of investing in this asset class requires some knowledge of specialization; e.g., rental houses have different economic characteristics and rents than industrial warehouses, storage units, office buildings, or lease - back transactions.

Pret, a chain with more than 400 shops worldwide, has built its reputation selling gourmet baguettes and offerings like wild crayfish - and - rocket sandwiches to office workers, and has since embraced health options like dairy - free coconut porridge.

Building owners run a greater risk by not facilitating this explosion of shared office space than by facilitating it.»

For whatever reason, most investors aren't wired to think of common stocks like they do office buildings or high - quality furniture, which they understand has utility for more than one lifetime.

Office buildings located within 500 meters of rapid transit stations generally benefit from lower vacancy rates and higher rents than those areas not served directly by rapid transit.

Amazon, in a request for proposals on its website, said it wants its «HQ2» to be the «equal» of its Seattle base of operations, which currently consists of 33 buildings covering more than 8 million square feet of office space.

PNC is the first U.S. bank to apply green building standards to all newly constructed or renovated branch offices, with more than 250 certifications.

The developer plans to build a 65 - story, 1,005 - foot - tall office tower spanning more than 2.8 million square feet at 509 West 34th Street.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs, pronounced «reets»), which invest in and manage commercial real estate such as office buildings, shopping malls and apartment buildings and distribute most of their income to shareholders, have risk - return characteristics different than those of stocks and bonds and thus provide valuable diversification benefits in a portfolio.

Today it has workers in more than 40 buildings and occupies one - fifth of Seattle's first - class office space, totaling more than 10 million square feet.

Cleaning the carpet inside a small house is far easier than cleaning the carpet inside a giant office building.

Amazon need look no further than our region, where our moxie matches that of the company that started with a garage as a business office to a company with its main operations spread across 33 buildings in Seattle.

From the turn - key access in AAA - grade office space right downtown, to the great community of other high tech companies in our building, and not to mention the flexibility to grow faster than we had originally planned, Our company's space in LaunchPad was the key to establishing our new business quickly and professionally on PEI.»

The default swaps on individual names is a more «precise» method of shorting than might be seen with CMBX indexes, which have roughly 10 percent exposure to malls — and much greater exposure to relatively less economically sensitive or consumer - dependent properties like office buildings.

In a letter warning Vantage of impending litigation, Mr. Cuomo's office contended that Vantage, which has bought more than 125 buildings in Queens, Harlem and other areas since 2006, had engaged in a «systemic pattern of harassment» to generate significant tenant turnover.

The Union Bank of California Building, a Beverly Hills office trophy that has not traded hands for more than 40 years, hit the market...

Hence, the gateway economy is about fostering secondary industries, attracting head office activity, building commercial clusters around the gateway, and creating an environment which captures the experience, skills and networks of the people coming through our ports, rather than simply facilitating their passage to other destinations.

«When you're the first Class A office building coming out on the street after more than a century of heavy industrial, you not only have to transform your building.

«Those who feel they are powerful and important need to recognise... that they are no more important than anyone else who works here from someone who cleans the building through to people who work in offices - we are all equal made in the image of God and we need to live those relationships well and that is my prayer.»

Owner / Founder Peggy Sutton started out baking organic sprouted breads, crackers, muffins, and granola for friends and family in her kitchen and today the business is housed in 3 buildings totaling more than 42,000 sq. ft. of production and office space.

Additionally, flex space costs less to build than other office spaces, and as such the rent tends to be much lower.

The Northfield Township Conservancy, a citizens group concerned about the traffic congestion major development would bring, wants to see at least 300 acres preserved, with office buildings and shopping allowed on no more than 20 percent of the remaining buildable land.

Whether it's the idea that moms who work in offices have it easier than famous moms in the balancing of work and family life, or the notion that breastfeeding is the «most natural thing,» celebrity culture builds up a standard that most regular folks will never be able to live up to.

Good Samaritan's $ 14 million proposal to level more than 300 trees to make way for a multilevel office building / fitness center and 385 - space parking lot would damage the buffer zone, as well as the preserve, Brooks said.

In addition, Crain's reports that the asking rent for Vornado's 145,000 square foot office building was $ 150 per square foot, more than double the average office rent in Manhattan.

After he detailed the $ 137.2 billion spending plan for the state on Tuesday, Cuomo's office sent out a press release that proclaimed the budget «more than numbers,» calling it «an innovative action plan that will build and shape a brighter future for all New Yorkers.»

Hundreds of state workers continued to roast in a downtown office building Tuesday after the cooling system was disconnected amid warmer - than - average temperatures around the Capital Region.

Rodriguez claims that his office has received more than 400 noise complaints over the past several years, with neighbors reporting loud music shaking the building until early morning and raucous parties spilling out of the establishment after midnight.