Chris Gerlach, Commercial Real Estate

04/12/2017

What keeps Elon Musk up at night? Parking.

With more employees competing for limited spaces, cars are often jammed diagonally in spots, propped up on curbs or left on gravelly medians. Some workers sleep in their cars to save spots.

02/15/2017

And we thought Austin was bad . . .

A booming tech-startup scene is fueling a renaissance of the Berlin’s moribund office market.

01/31/2017

Several large industrial investment deals were done in late 2016 and some major leases were signed, too, including deals involving a logistics company, a craft brewer and an athletic training company.

11/29/2016

The trend continues . . .. Increasingly, parking is becoming more of a luxury.

As urban real estate becomes ever-more expensive, some property developers are shrinking or killing their parking spaces and offering Uber subsidies and other incentives instead.

11/10/2016

$630/sf!

Austin continues to attract capital from the far reaches of the world. The latest compilation of office investment sales bears that out and showcases the increased competition faced by local firms.

11/07/2016

One of the best pieces of property downtown. cannot wait to see what happens with it.

The developer, which is already handling several other projects in the Central Business District, will reshape this coveted downtown site on Sixth Street. Much of what's there now will be razed and replaced by mixed-use buildings by Dallas-based Trammell Crow.

11/04/2016

Huntsville? Really? Come on people, you're going to have to do better than that.

In search of more space and a slower pace, tech executives are skipping Silicon Valley and seeking out new locales from Oregon to Alabama.

10/03/2016

Companies look for ways to add privacy and quiet areas without reverting to the traditional office design. Some studies have noted the ill effects of too much openness in an office, like higher stress and increased spread of germs.

09/29/2016

The Assessment Study by the Texas Transportation Institute passed CTRMA today!

The CTRMA, CAMPO, Cap Metro & the City of Austin are joining together in this important first step to have TTI assess the feasibility, cost & ridership.

I am very proud of the City of Austin & Travis County for investigating new technologies that could create entirely new ways to get around the city that fit our budget and lifestyle!

This is a small but important step towards a Smart Transportation City. One where many modes, PRT, Autonomous Vehicles, Bus, Train, Car Share, Bike Share, Walking & Riding work together to give many options without requiring major cultural shifts!

Using all technologies to add meaningful supply wherever we can is the real traffic solution!

Stay tuned much more to come!

Here is a link to watch this portion of the meeting: http://mobilityauthority.swagit.com/play/09282016-622

09/28/2016

JLL has released its annual Skyline Reports — a graphic representation of major U.S. cities' trophy office buildings — and now researchers are digging into where markets land in terms of new construction, lease rates and positions in the inevitable bull and bear cycles.

09/18/2016

Developers in more U.S. cities are reducing the amount of parking spaces included in new projects as local authorities seek to encourage the use of mass transit and free up space for parks, housing or other uses.

08/19/2016

Behind the facades of Austin office buildings, interior designers are creating attractive spaces that resonate with companies and employees.