Contributors
McNellis: The Bears of Crowdfunding
By John McNellis You don’t remember the name Timothy Treadwell, but you remember him. He was the free spirit who went to live among...
McNellis: Doing it on the Side
Making it in Real Estate Part Two: Doing it on the Side (Moonlighting) Are we in the wrong business? On the “Best Jobs...
McNellis: Back to School
By John McNellis Whether a lawyer, architect, engineer or broker, a young professional in real estate often hears expressions—some slang, others simply arcane—that...
McNellis: Flatten the Code
By John McNellis When even the crooked developers think the polls-leader gives real estate a bad name, you know Washington has problems. A short-term...
McNellis: Big City Dreaming
Mixed Use, Mixed Results By John McNellis It’s the “Thou Shall Not” that dooms religion in America. If ecclesiasticals would content themselves with...
McNellis: WeWork Until WeDon’t
By John McNellis When was irrational exuberance upgraded to the first class lounge? When did delusional insanity take over the valuations of start-up...
McNellis: In Praise of Inefficiency
By John McNellis A lender on one of our projects wrote last week, demanding we post an $800,000 letter of credit to further...
Dealing With Dirty Dirt
By Marv Pearlstein When developers and their investors contemplate acquiring a site that is compromised with environmental contamination, there are important guidelines they...
McNellis: Making it in Real Estate
Full version of this video can be seen HERE. Part One: Quit your Job? By John McNellis Over a beer last week, a...
5 Things Lawyers Want Developers to Know
Advising Technology Companies in Office Leasing By Grace S. Yang and Michael C. Polentz at law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Indoor...