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The Three Common Goals of Downtown Office Stakeholders

As employers compete for talent and landlords compete for tenants, they share three common goals: attract, engage and retain, and current Downtown office trends are driven by these goals, Ware Malcomb’s Catharine Hughes tells GlobeSt.com.

Catharine Hughes Hughes: “Twenty years ago, spec suites were typically inoffensive spaces designed for a generic tenant. Now, they are dynamic, creative environments ready for tenants who are looking for an office that reflects their culture and image.”

SAN DIEGO—As employers compete for talent and landlords compete for tenants, they share three common goals: attract, engage and retain, and current Downtown office trends are driven by these goals, Ware Malcomb’s director, interior architecture and design, Catharine Hughes tells GlobeSt.com.

Hughes, who was recently promoted to this role from studio manager, interior architecture and design, and is the 2017 president of the San Diego chapter of CREW, has more than 30 years of experience working in the Downtown San Diego market. We sat down with her for a chat about current Downtown San Diego office trends, amenities and how landlords are attracting tenants.

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Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.

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