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4-Step Process for Re-Designing Work
Source: MIT Sloan Management Review Tackling today’s workplace uncertainties begins by recognizing that challenges are not simply binary judgments (office vs. home, full-time vs. part-time, etc). By seeing a task as managing a process of re-design and change, senior leaders

5 Strategies: Designing an Office for Neurodiversity
Source: Fast Company Workplace leaders, listen up: It’s time to ditch the one-size-fits-all-brains approach to office design. The human brain works in all manner of ways, as reflected in today’s neurodiverse workforce—and the workplace needs to step up to the

Re-Examining the Communal Workspace
Source: Facilites Net As workspace solutions continue to include remote and flexible options, tenants and owners must regularly re-examine how communal workspace can be optimized for today’s world. The ideal office space is different for each space user – engaging

Commercial HVAC Maintenance Checklist
With tenant health and safety a top concern at both Concourse Chicago and One Story Schaumburg, we stay on top of HVAC maintenance needs and fix issues before they become more significant problems. Download Checklist Create a Maintenence Schedule Follow
5 Innovative Strategies for the Post-Pandemic Office
Source: Facilites Net Today’s workforce requires flexibility in choosing their work environment – a variety of spaces based upon what type of work teams are doing in the office. Consider the following renovations and/or enhancements to a post-pandemic office environment:
Single-Story Offices Grow in Stature as Tenants Look for Safer Options
Source: Bisnow Chicago Single-story office buildings were once regarded as nothing more than cheap options for firms looking for inexpensive deals. But the pandemic has corporate America scrambling for options other than traditional office towers, raising the profile of these
Top 5 Facility Management Technology Trends
Source: Facilites Net Life is returning to a semi-normal state with students attending class in-person, offices filling back up, and real estate demand proving to not only be resilient but booming. And while the pandemic has made predictions difficult, we
Offices Must Improve or Become Redundant
Source: ACR News Office buildings that fail to demonstrate how they support the health and well-being of users will swiftly become redundant, according to a group of building services engineers. A webinar hosted by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) heard
Employers Have Been Offering the Wrong Office Amenities
Source: The Atlantic Workplaces need fresh air, not foosball tables and coffee bars. Before you read any further, take a long, slow, deep breath. Congratulations! If you’re sitting in a typical American home, office building, or school, about 3 percent
The Equitable Funds Acquires Two-Building Office Property in Schaumburg, Illinois
Source: France Media Inc. The Equitable Funds LLC has acquired 1340-1350 Remington Road in Schaumburg for an undisclosed price. The company plans to combine the two-building, one-story office property with an additional asset, 1305-1375 Remington Road, and create a campus
Faster Air Exchange in Buildings Not Always Beneficial for Coronavirus Levels
Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Vigorous and rapid air exchanges might not always be a good thing when it comes to addressing levels of coronavirus particles in a multiroom building, according to a new modeling study. The study suggests that,
Latest Activity at Concourse Chicago
Source: REJournals Two new leases have been signed at Concourse Chicago, 8623 W. Bryn Mawr, as Berger Asset Management takes additional steps to enhance the safety and marketability of the single-story office campus in the O’Hare Market. The new leases
A New Class: Single-Story Class A
Author: Jonathan Berger Source: REJournals It’s time to change the hierarchical class system that exists in the office markets across the U.S., including Chicago and the suburbs. For decades, commercial real estate brokers, developers, investors and, to a lesser extent,
A Timeline of Success at Concourse Chicago
In April 2018, Berger Asset Management purchased a 12-building single-story office property in Chicago with visionary plans to create a new type of single story with Class A amenities, thoughtful landscaping and a conscious plan to cater to tenant needs.
3 New Tenants at Concourse Chicago
Source: France Media Inc. Three new tenants have signed leases totaling 8,900 square feet at Concourse Chicago, an office property undergoing renovations in Chicago. Blue Water Shipping signed a lease for 3,900 square feet and is relocating from Presidents Plaza
Redeveloped Concourse Chicago Draws Corporate Relocations to O’Hare Submarket
Source: REJournals.com NAI Hiffman and Berger Asset Management have secured three leases totaling approximately 8,900 square feet of space at Concourse Chicago. Berger acquired the 12-building complex in 2018 and is currently renovating and repositioning the property, located in the
New Class-A Amenity Center Now Complete at Concourse Chicago
The amenity center at Concourse Chicago is complete! This full Class-A amenity package includes conference facilities, a tenant lounge, and an on-site fitness center. Other key features of Concourse Chicago include access to everywhere via I-90, I-294, and O’Hare, a
Now Arriving: New Construction Underway at Concourse Chicago
The past few months have been extremely busy at Concourse Chicago. Work began in the summertime, with heavy-duty tree removal and pruning activity to begin the process of shaping the campus-like landscape. Roof replacement and new parking lots followed, and