When the new Department of the Interior (DOI) headquarters opened in 1936, employees enjoyed the latest in building amenities and technologies: a gymnasium, movable steel office partitions, a soda fountain, and the first air conditioning system…
Month: January 2014
Spotlight: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
We recently discussed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013’s (BBA) symbolic significance and implications for federal leasing. About $7.9 billion of the savings in the BBA are expected to result from asking companies with pension plans…
2013: Federal Real Estate Year in Review
A year ago when I wrote my review of the year 2012, I forecasted that in 2013 “we can be sure that our federal government will continue to clamp down on real estate spending and there…
25 Predictions for 2014
Colliers International has just released its 2014 Global Predictions Report providing key insights and trends impacting the world of commercial real estate in 2014 and beyond. 2014 promises to be an interesting year in the commercial property…
Wanted: New Uses for Old Courthouses
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 has sparked a faint glow of optimism that agencies will plan more strategically for their space needs in the coming years. Last spring, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report estimated…