Washington DC Area Commercial Real Estate News
Revamping expansion: Broker sees opportunity for personal, business growth during pandemic
by Corina VanekThu, 28 May 2020 00:41:01 +0000
Jonathan Keyser's commercial real estate brokerage had considered a national expansion and addition of new offices, but remote work has shown that might be able to happen from Phoenix.
Despite disruptions from Covid-19, Chesapeake Real Estate sees a light at the end of the tunnel
by Melody SimmonsThu, 28 May 2020 00:36:22 +0000
It may take months, but Chesapeake Real Estate Group partner Matt Laraway is confident "industrial is going to be OK."
Cleaning the mess: Woodley's crews prepare as offices near reopening
by Ellen CagleThu, 28 May 2020 00:32:44 +0000
Terry Woodley is coming to understand that people don’t want janitors to be invisible anymore.
Before, customers wanted office buildings cleaned overnight, after everyone went home, the COO of Woodley Building Maintenance said. Scrimping on cleaning was normal.
“It’s not a luxury item. People don’t say: ‘You know what? I want the Ferrari of cleaning services,’” Woodley said.
More likely, he said, they want “‘the Chevy of cleaning services — a nice, reliable car.’”
As…
Previous tests have made JWB Real Estate able to weather this storm
by Will RobinsonThu, 28 May 2020 00:23:14 +0000
JWB Real Estate has survived through the pandemic by constant communication with tenants, employees and others.
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This Denver-area construction company got a PPP loan. But plenty of questions remain.
by James RodriguezThu, 28 May 2020 00:14:32 +0000
The Lakewood-based company has been able to continue working on projects during stay-at-home orders, but it is now expecting 15-20% of its upcoming projects to fall through.
A welcome title wave
by Daniel J. SernovitzThu, 28 May 2020 00:05:41 +0000
Mo Choumil can’t suppress that disarming smile for very long, even when faced with the tumult inflicted upon the home mortgage business that is his company’s lifeblood.
A recent Zoom meeting showed the ATG Title CEO’s new avatar in this era: a button-down shirt open at the collar, transparent disposable gloves and a protective mask pushed down to cover his neck like a scarf. But just above it, as always, was that recurring grin, one that crinkles his dark eyes, belying the troubled economic…
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Small Business, Big Mission: BridgePoint General Contracting
by Connie GentryWed, 27 May 2020 23:55:54 +0000
This was going to be the year all of the hard work paid off.
Long Island City restaurateur calls his PPP loan an 'insurance policy'
by Liz YoungWed, 27 May 2020 23:55:11 +0000
Robert Briskin didn't get his loans in the first round of PPP, but he managed to secure funding in round two.
Small businesses are in the fight of their lives
by Joanna SullivanWed, 27 May 2020 23:45:28 +0000
Planting flowers in a pandemic requires more than a little patience. There's a line snaking around the Home Depot. The wait appears to be about half an hour or more. The people in line are wearing masks but standing much closer than the now expected six feet apart.
Should I stay or should I go? I decided to go. Mentally, I wasn't up to the challenge such an anxiety-producing shopping trip would create on a beautiful, sunny Saturday morning. I turned around and headed to Ace Hardware. The locally…
Born during the Great Recession, Prime Realty firm is poised to excel again
by Will RobinsonWed, 27 May 2020 23:39:46 +0000
Born in the Great Recession, Prime Realty knows what tough times are like. Now, CEO Tyler Saldutti is focused on taking the lessons from years ago and building on them in this new economic crisis.
