'Desperate To Get Back To The Office': West Coast's Biggest Landlords On Remote Work Running Its Course

Bisnow (September 15, 2020)  Allen Matkins' 13th annual View From the Top event took on a much different form from previous years, with last year's in-person discussions on the length of the economic expansion replaced in part by Monday afternoon's musings on when companies would return to their offices.  For this year's speakers, who included some of the West Coast's biggest office landlords and brokers, the answer to the latter is: whenever they possibly can. Allen Matkins partner and Global Real Estate Group Chair Tony Natsis, himself a big believer that the sector will return for the irreplaceable in-person interaction it offers, moderated the event and said in an interview afterward that it will come back in person for much the same reason, though possibly infused with some remote attendance and participation in the future. "We don’t see this as continuing in the virtual realm, as people look forward to networking at the event and appreciate how it brings the industry together," he said. Read More