Allen Matkins sknapp@allenmatkins.com https://video.allenmatkins.com en-us Visualplatform http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Allen Matkins episodic no https://video.allenmatkins.com/files/rv0.0/sitelogo.gif https://video.allenmatkins.com http://video.allenmatkins.com/bisnow-office-of-the-future-steve <p>USAA Real Estate's Steve Ames says that the company's recent purchase of a SoCal office building with a lot of open space "has worked better than we expected." Demand for the space has been strong, with about 35k SF leased. The company put $12/SF into two floors to create this kind of space, and it's been worth it: USAA was able to get higher rates, longer terms and fewer concessions, Steve says. Why? It's more comfortable space for the tenants. <a href="http://www.allenmatkins.com">http://www.allenmatkins.com</a></p><p><a href="http://video.allenmatkins.com/bisnow-office-of-the-future-steve"><img src="http://video.allenmatkins.com/4465660/38733319/891cda2b07f647bdd40f9725480aa7ba/standard/download-5-thumbnail.jpg" width="1200" height="960"/></a></p> http://video.allenmatkins.com/photo/38733319 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:00:00 GMT Bisnow Office of the Future - Steve Ames of USAA Real Estate USAA Real Estate's Steve Ames says that the company's recent purchase of a SoCal office building with a lot of open space "has worked better than we expected." Demand for the space has been strong, with about 35k SF leased. The company put $12/SF into two floors to create this kind of space, and it's been worth it: USAA was able to get higher rates, longer terms and fewer concessions, Steve says. Why? It's more comfortable space for the tenants. http://www.allenmatkins.com USAA Real Estate's Steve Ames says that the company's recent purchase of a SoCal office building with a lot of open space "has worked better than we expected." Demand for the space has been strong, with about 35k SF leased. The company put $12/SF... Allen Matkins 01:39 <p>USAA Real Estate's Steve Ames says that the company's recent purchase of a SoCal office building with a lot of open space "has worked better than we expected." Demand for the space has been strong, with about 35k SF leased. The company put $12/SF into two floors to create this kind of space, and it's been worth it: USAA was able to get higher rates, longer terms and fewer concessions, Steve says. Why? It's more comfortable space for the tenants. <a href="http://www.allenmatkins.com">http://www.allenmatkins.com</a></p><p><a href="http://video.allenmatkins.com/bisnow-office-of-the-future-steve"><img src="http://video.allenmatkins.com/4465660/38733319/891cda2b07f647bdd40f9725480aa7ba/standard/download-5-thumbnail.jpg" width="1200" height="960"/></a></p> Ames Steve