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SWBR appoints Shaw as an architectural designer and Smith as an environmental graphic designer

According to SWBR Architects, Scott Shaw and Heather Smith have joined the firm.  Shaw has been appointed architectural designer. As a member of the SWBR design team, he is responsible for schematic design, design development, planning programming, construction document production and administration. Shaw graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Architecture. Heather Smith has joined SWBR Architects as an environmental graphic designer. She is responsible for website development, graphics related to architectural design and for the design of marketing and promotional materials for internal and external clients. Smith graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's of fine arts in Computer Graphic Design. She also holds a B.S. in Information Technology and an associates of Applied Science in Interior Design.
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AI comes to public relations, but be cautious, experts say - by Harry Zlokower

AI comes to public relations, but be cautious, experts say - by Harry Zlokower

Last month Bisnow scheduled the New York AI & Technology cocktail event on commercial real estate, moderated by Tal Kerret, president, Silverstein Properties, and including tech officers from Rudin Management, Silverstein Properties, structural engineering company Thornton Tomasetti and the founder of Overlay Capital Build,
Behind the post: Why reels, stories, and shorts work for CRE (and how to use them) - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian

Behind the post: Why reels, stories, and shorts work for CRE (and how to use them) - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian

Let’s be real: if you’re still only posting photos of properties, you’re missing out. Reels, Stories, and Shorts are where attention lives, and in commercial real estate, attention is currency.
Lasting effects of eminent domain on commercial development - by Sebastian Jablonski

Lasting effects of eminent domain on commercial development - by Sebastian Jablonski

The state has the authority to seize all or part of privately owned commercial real estate for public use by the power of eminent domain. Although the state is constitutionally required to provide just compensation to the property owner, it frequently fails to account
Strategic pause - by Shallini Mehra and Chirag Doshi

Strategic pause - by Shallini Mehra and Chirag Doshi

Many investors are in a period of strategic pause as New York City’s mayoral race approaches. A major inflection point came with the Democratic primary victory of Zohran Mamdani, a staunch tenant advocate, with a progressive housing platform which supports rent freezes for rent