1. Introduction: Real Estate Value in a Changing World
Section I Retail
2. Retail Properties in Context
3. How to Think About the Future of Physical Retail
4. Forces Reshaping Physical Retail
5. The Challenges to Retail Landlord Innovation
6. Landlords of the Future
7. Rethinking Physical Retail Properties
Section II Office
8. Offices in Context
9. Forces Reshaping Supply of Office Space
10. Forces Reshaping Demand for Office Space
11. Office Landlords in the Twenty-First Century
12. Rethinking Office Buildings
Section III
13. Housing and Lodging
14. Forces Reshaping Lodging
15. Forces Reshaping Housing
16. Rethinking Housing and Lodging
Section IV Logistics and Industrial
17. Logistics and Industrial in Context
18. Forces Affecting Supply and Demand for Industrial Real Estate
19. Industrial Landlords in the Twenty-First Century
20. The Liberation of Things, People, and Cities
21. Rethinking Logistics and Industrial Properties
22. Conclusion: Property’s Unreal Future
Dror Poleg advises the world’s largest investors and organizations on the impact of technology on urban life and the way physical assets are designed, used, and valued. His current and past clients include multibillion-dollar organizations such as British Land, AvalonBay Communities, Dubai Holding, Liberty Mutual, Cushman & Wakefield, National Multifamily Housing Council, INREV, NAIOP, and EPRA, as well as venture-backed companies such as Breather, Venn, Carson, BumbleBee Spaces, and BuildingLink.
Over the past two decades, Dror participated in developing over 30 million square feet of commercial and residential space, oversaw the expansion of a $3 billion property portfolio, and participated in hundreds of negotiations and development projects involving some of the world’s largest financial institutions, real estate operators, and tenants, including BlackRock, HSBC, PAG, Frasers, China Construction Bank, GIC, Zara, H&M, Uniqlo, and LVMH.
Dror’s work draws on practical experience and formal training at the London School of Economics, INSEAD, and Swinburne University of Technology. His insights have been featured in reports and events by KPMG, PwC, MIPIM Proptech, JLL, PERE, Savills, Estates Gazette, Business Insider, Inc. Magazine, Real Estate Weekly, Propmodo, CRETech, and RICS. He serves as the Co-Chair of the Urban Land Institute’s Technology & Innovation Council in New York City.
Technology is revolutionizing the way real estate is designed, operated, and valued. It is democratizing access to capital and information, changing the way tenants use space, and eroding the power of regulation. Billions of dollars are funding these new real estate technologies and operating models. Value is shifting away from the assets themselves towards those who understand the needs of specific end-users and can use technology to deliver comprehensive, on-demand solutions. With all of these changes, there is a need for a resource that helps those in the industry think differently about their investment, customers, and competition.
This book answers that call, exploring the impact of technology on all asset types— from retail and hospitality projects, through office and residential buildings, to industrial facilities and even agricultural land. It is based on the author’s two decades of experience working across four continents alongside the world’s leading real estate investors, as well as hundreds of conversations with start-up founders and venture capitalists. It provides practitioners with key insights, methodologies, and practical strategies to identify risks, take advantage of emerging opportunities, evaluate new competitors, and transform their organization, project, or venture.
Whether you are a developer, broker, lender, facility manager, designer, or investor, this book is a must-read for all real estate professionals and entrepreneurs.