The Elevator Consultants (TEC,) a leading global elevator consulting firm, has issued a call to building owners in the wake of dozens of elevator and escalator-related incidents in recent years, to take a hard look at the maintenance of their equipment and take action to mitigate their own risk. Elevators and other vertical transportation equipment are…
Elevator Safety Issues with Advice for Building Owners
Elizabeth City to Receive Funds for Downtown Revitalization
The City of Elizabeth City will receive $200,000 to support a downtown revitalization project from the Main Street Solutions Fund, the North Carolina Department of Commerce announced today. Elizabeth City’s award will help preserve a historic building and create a new event space for the community. Restoring and filling vacant and blighted buildings is a…
Commercial Real Estate Development and Operations Supports 8.3 Million Jobs, Contributes $1 Trillion to the Economy
New development and ongoing operations of existing commercial real estate buildings in the United States – office, industrial, warehouse and retail – generates significant economic growth at the state and national levels. The combined impact of these property types supported 8.3 million American jobs and contributed $1 trillion to U.S. GDP in 2018. The study…
BOMA and BOMI to Launch New Property Management Certification and Education Partnership
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International and BOMI International, the Independent Institute for Property and Facility Management Education, announced plans to create a new “early-career” certification for commercial property managers and to partner together to produce and market online education for the commercial real estate industry. The announcement was made at BOMA International’s…
Strong Demand Will Absorb New Construction
Key Takeaways Due to high demand, absorption will continue to be positive; however, due to new construction growth, the vacancy rate is expected to rise in the next few quarters. Charleston overall market rental rates are higher relative to the last quarter and are expected to rise as new office construction is completed. As the…
Resurgence in Office Leasing: Breakout Economic Growth Forecasts Higher Rates of Net Absorption
The U.S. office market posted solid net absorption levels in the second and third quarters of 2018 of 18.0 million and 11.0 million square feet, respectively. This level of new leasing is likely due to higher-than-expected economic growth and the subsequent demand brought about by jobs created in the office-using sectors. This increase in demand…
Colliers International Brings Downtown Greenville Office Building to 100% Capacity
With arrival of The Harpe Agency, 105 N. Spring Street is now one of the only downtown office buildings to be fully occupied. Brantley Anderson and Taylor Allen, Brokerage Associates with Colliers International | South Carolina, represented the landlord, HTI Properties, LLC, in leasing the final suite at 105 N. Spring Street. The Harpe Agency,…
Clayton Properties Group Acquires Mungo Homes
Founded in 1954 by Michael J. Mungo in Columbia, S.C., the multigenerational, previously family-owned and operated homebuilder is now led by CEO Steven Mungo. An award-winning builder, Mungo first expanded outside of the Columbia, S.C., market in 2003 to Charleston, S.C. Mungo now builds homes in eight markets throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and…
Colliers International Announces Recent Transactions and Investments in South Carolina
Colliers International | South Carolina recently announced the following select recently completed commercial real estate transactions from our offices across the state: Columbia, SC Henry Roe and Allen Wilkerson represented Albany Road Real Estate Partners – 1333 Main LLC. in the lease renewal of Granger Owings at 1333 Main Street. J.P. Scurry, CCIM and Scottie…
Colliers International to Represent Courtland Development in Leasing of New Building at Ft. Prince Commerce Center in Spartanburg
Dallas-based Courtland Development breaks ground on speculative building for lease along Spartanburg’s I-85 corridor. More than 100 acres of land on Fort Prince Road in Spartanburg has been purchased and will be the future site of industrial development, Ft. Prince Commerce Center, within the year. Ft. Prince Commerce Center will consist of two development sites…
