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The Thanksgiving weekend began with Black Friday and concluded yesterday on Cyber Monday. For the fifth year in a row, online sales outstripped brick and mortar sales, and the trend is likely to continue producing more dark clouds for mall owners and retailers who are tethered to real estate.

This year also produced an important inflection point. Online sales tipped to mobile devices. For example, Walmart reported that 60% of Black Friday online orders came through mobile devices, up 50% over last year. The sophistication of mobile apps coupled with increasingly powerful hand-held devices as produced a sea change that is only in the second inning.  This is an amazing trend so stay tuned!

Job Listings

SELECTLEADERS Property Manager/Executive Assistant (NEW YORK, NY) Our client, a boutique property management company and commercial real estate brokerage, seeks Property Manager to oversee property management for a portfolio of twelve loft buildings in Downtown Manhattan (SoHo/West Village) including all phases of maintenance, grounds, and on-site equipment.

NEWMARK GRUBB KNIGHT FRANK Senior Managing Director, Workplace Strategy and Project Management (LOS ANGELES, CA) Duties include: directing asset optimization, workplace strategy and project management staff within a specified geographic region, and ensuring that project requirements are being met for each client.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY Area Manager (CAMBRIDGE, MA) Manager will be responsible for complete facility management of 20+ buildings, 700.000 square feet and a budget of 8.5 million. The building portfolio includes classrooms, administrative offices, faculty departments, laboratories, library collections, research centers, daycare, loading docks and athletic facilities.

CBRE Managing Director – Asset Services (CHICAGO, IL) Director will be responsible for developing and implementing the strategic direction and day-to-day leadership for CBRE’s Asset Services Division in Chicago. Position will be responsible for short and long term revenue growth and profitability of the Greater Chicago market. Emphasis is on integration of a variety of services and growing market/client share.

METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY Urban Designer (HOUSTON, TX) Designer will oversee and participate in the development and preparation of site design forms of urban development from all perspectives of transit-oriented access and pedestrian convenience.  

CITY OF NEW YORK Chief of Forestry and Horticulture (NEW YORK, NY) Duties include: overseeing programs including citywide forestry operations management and analysis, tree preservation, street tree procurement and planting, tree work permits, building plan review, forestry emergency response and horticulture management; and providing senior-level management for the design, procurement and implementation of capital, expense and grant-funded Street Tree Planting and Trees & Sidewalk programs. 

CITY OF DURHAM, NC Director – Economic Development (DURHAM, NC) Director will be responsible for leading the City’s redevelopment and major projects including Workforce Investment Act (WIA), along with marketing efforts to assure business retention, expansion and attraction. Position must work collaboratively with strategic partners at the local, state and national level to bring job growth to the City and manage the incentive portfolio offered by the City.

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP Head of Corporate Real Estate and Workplace Solutions (SCHAUMBURG, IL) Position will be tasked with developing and delivering overall strategy as a part of the global leadership CRE&WS and will be responsible for ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction while continuing to improve efficiency by reducing operating costs and increasing productivity.