Office-to-Apartment Conversions – A Good Idea, but Tricky to Pull Off (Audio)
Governor Newsom recently approved multiple state housing bills passed by the State Assembly and Senate. The following is a summary of a few of the key bills that are expected to benefit multi-family, mixed-income housing...more
The average vacancy rate for laboratory and research and development space across the top 13 U.S. life sciences markets stood at 9% in the second quarter, up more than four percentage points from a year earlier and more than...more
Despite industry objection to the government's proposed rental auctions scheme for vacant high street premises, the government has published draft legislation aimed at doing exactly that. ...more
San Francisco’s Commercial Vacancy Tax Ordinance, meant to address vacant storefronts in neighborhood commercial districts, finally became effective on January 1, 2022. Although a supermajority of voters approved the tax on...more
In 2020, Ohio’s development officials are again awarding grants to fund commercial and industrial development projects that don’t have known end users. JobsOhio is now in the midst of launching a $50 million per year grant...more
While overall there is little activity in the General Assembly, the House Revenue Committee is meeting today for a hearing on an interesting piece of property tax legislation. The hearing is on HB4363, which would create the...more