Author: John Jarvis
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The Iceberg Market Model
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Because now is a great time to be a tenant By John Jarvis I am often asked about where we are today in the commercial real estate market cycle. We can’t trust the headlines, when one headline suggests that the market is suddenly tight again as a result of AI leasing demand, while another headline…
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Working from home in the midst of this crisis is hard. It is hard to focus. It is hard to stay motivated. It is hard not to worry about the spread of COVID-19 and how the world in which we live will have been forever changed when we finally emerge from this self-induced isolation. In dark and challenging times, leaders…
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As the leading national advocate for commercial tenants, our team at Hughes Marino is working seven days a week right now to help our clients navigate these unprecedented times. Your company’s revenue forecast is suddenly suspect while your expenses are stubbornly fixed. And your real estate cost is one of the big numbers on that damn expense statement. Interestingly, one…
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As the nation’s leading advocate for corporate tenants in real estate lease negotiations, Hughes Marino is playing an important role right now. Our phones are abuzz, and what’s most alarming is the leading question that we are being asked. Should I pay April rent? And the tricky, brutal and honest answer is, it depends.
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Every year for the last four years I have taken a trip into wilderness with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Each and every time it has been rich, relaxing and rewarding. And each time I try to capture some essence of the experience that I can share with my team and my family and friends back home in the…
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I’d like to think I’m pretty “Zen.” I have done a pretty good job of quieting my inner critic, that voice in our head that can sometimes bark out like an angry drill sergeant. “Jarvis, what the hell? Are you kidding me? You are utterly incompetent, an embarrassment, you should be ashamed of yourself!” OK, maybe it is just me,…
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In workplace survey after workplace survey, when asked about what is most important in an office building environment, an abundance of natural light is always at the top of the list. But not all buildings are created equal. There is a profound development in commercial office construction which really hasn’t gotten the attention I believe it deserves. The increasing use,…
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Supportive Hughes Marino Mini Goalers! Our November Mini Goal was to support the arts, and I started the month thinking of all the cool museums I could visit, or maybe I would go to a local play, or the symphony or a concert. I finally decided on seeing Jake Shimabukuru play his Ukulele at the Belly Up Tavern. What’s that,…
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If you read my October Mini Goal post you already know what I did last month to “Acknowledge our Heroes,” as I called out Briana, Elizabeth, Dean and Jane for their heroism, their poise and their undaunted confidence in the human spirit while enduring unthinkable tragedy firsthand. That’s what I did to acknowledge the heroes in our midst, and what…
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Who doesn’t love a wildcard? You know, like in a card game, where you can make the card you were dealt into whatever you want, or whatever you need, the Ace of Spades or the Two of Hearts. I would like an occasional wildcard at work. And I would love a wildcard on our next family vacation! Alas, we do…
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Every year I try to schedule at least one trip into wilderness. I think it is good for the soul, and a refreshing break from the frantic pace of daily life, a digital detox. Last month I flew to Lander, Wyoming, for another NOLS Alumni trip, this time up Wyoming’s tallest mountain, Gannett Peak. Before I left, one of my…