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To the Editor:
New York State is making good on its promise to replace the aging, unsafe Indian Point nuclear plant with clean energy. Gains in energy efficiency and renewable power over the last decade already exceed the plant’s total annual output, with much more to come.
We can expect year-to-year changes given fluctuations in energy demand and prices. But the overall trend in New York is clear: Clean energy is here to stay, and emissions reductions are on track to reach the state’s ambitious climate goals.
Closing this dangerous plant is overdue. Over the years Indian Point has experienced reactor structure problems with the potential for structural failure, as well as leaks, fires and unplanned shutdowns.
The mustangs at a Nevada office park are an example of the outrageous perks that businesses dangle to impress job candidates, but wildlife advocates are pushing back on efforts to market them.
13 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (Apr. 14, 2021) Foreign institutions are partnering with U.S. companies to buy single-family rentals, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Associated Press looks at the legal and scientific principles for why the CDC is behind the current eviction ban. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.
That Suburban Home Buyer Could Be a Foreign Government “Big foreign investment firms that buy office buildings, hotels and shopping centers around the world have a new favorite real-estate play: single-family homes in American suburbs. These institutions are partnering with U.S. housing companies to buy or build rental homes by the thousands. In suburban neighborhoods near cities such as Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoenix, blocks of families are sending monthly rent checks to ventures backed by Canadian pension funds, European insurers, and Asian or Middle Eastern government-run funds.” (
The Globe and Mail WALLACE IMMEN Published March 16, 2021
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In launching the redevelopment of a pair of office towers in Burnaby, B.C., Slate Asset Management is promoting added amenities, including a fitness centre and outdoor terraces between the two buildings, as attractions designed to entice employees back to the office.
With renovations set to begin in July, more than 10 per cent of the Capital Point complex at 4330 Kingsway Ave. in Burnaby’s Metrotown will be devoted to tenant amenities such as a double-height lobby in a shared podium at the base of the 10- and 19-storey buildings. Other additions will include a private courtyard with an outdoor kitchen, fitness centre, sun loungers for employees, bookable boardrooms and flexible meeting rooms.