Nine Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (May 7, 2021)
The Wall Street Journal looks at how changes adapted by restaurants during the pandemic might endure in the long term. Crain’s Chicago Business asks whether Sam Zell’s latest bet on industrial real estate is likely to pay off. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.
Restaurants Plan for Post-COVID Renewal: Smaller Menus, Merch Stores, Healthcare for Workers“Perhaps no group has pivoted more quickly and more visibly during the pandemic than the restaurant industry. City landscapes across the U.S. have changed: tables, chairs and plywood structures sitting where cars used to park, pedestrians sharing sidewalks with diners and space heaters, thermometer-wielding hosts working double-duty as health monitors. The pandemic has taxed restaurant workers, who are asked to provide service but haven’t received enough of it themselves, says Brandon Jew, chef and owner of Mister Jiu’s in San Francisco.” (