Pittsburgh’s market is definitely straining under the weight of the economic difficulties resulting from the pandemic. Net Absorption rates are significantly in the negative and subleases are increasing substantially almost weekly, particularly in the Central Business District (CBD) and Southpointe. A number of developers are taking the risk and building, hoping for a quick rebound. …
Rise Pittsburgh An update from Rise Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh is not known as a volatile market. And while it is currently softening, the success of our technology industry gives reason for hope. Click here to see the entire report.
The Pittsburgh Commercial Real Estate (CRE) market has changed quite a bit! The number one defining factor? COVID-19. COVID has shut down buildings, hotels, companies, restaurants, coffee shops – you name it and it’s been affected. Like many other cities across the United States, Pittsburgh’s central business district (CBD) has been the hardest hit. Subleases …
Workplace wellness has been a “thing” since I was in grad school—more years ago than I’d care to admit! It is pretty much understood that a focus on wellness in the workplace increases productivity, decreases absenteeism, reduces health risks and health care costs and improves employee morale, recruitment and retention. All of this is well …
I was THAT mom. You know – the one that carried the big bag and pulled out food, snacks, Band-Aids, juice boxes. I was a walking, talking, bag-carrying emergency preventer! When my children were around 10 and seven, our family took a trip to San Francisco. Everywhere we turned, homeless people sat on the street begging …
Do you find yourself looking at your feet and missing everything good in the process? I walk. And I mean, I walk a lot. At least once a day, I take a long walk. Most days, I take more than one. When I’m in the office, I have a treadmill desk and walk all day — when …
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I’m new to city living — we just moved from the suburbs a few months ago. It’s been a wonderful adventure, but one that has been controlled and bound by our current pandemic-world. So, every day, rain or shine, I walk the streets of my new neighborhood. I smile (behind my mask, of course) at …
Do you ever look back on your life and wonder how you got to where you are? Our state’s work-from-home order had me doing just that. And it wasn’t in a bad way. I wasn’t having a WTF moment. I was looking back, knowing that I ended up in an amazing, yet unexpected, place professionally. …
Family Time On Sunday, I sat about twelve feet from my mother outside on our back patio. It was awkward, to say the least. Not being able to hug my mom on Mother’s Day just outright sucked. But the moment I watched the edge of her lip stretch toward her ear as she smiled, I …
We’ve all been there – eyes rolling, sighing loudly, waiting for it to end Death by Meeting The slow unnecessary death by meeting! For quite a bit of my child-raising years, I worked as a Worship Pastor for a small, local church. Part of my job involved “managing” teams of volunteers. During that time, I …
Change is hard Right now I’m sitting on a kitchen chair at a makeshift desk, listening to construction noises as the breeze makes my blinds bang against the window. It would have been hard to imagine this even six months ago. Prior to #COVID19, I went to work every day, hanging with a small but fun …
