Posts by Robbye Kirkpatrick
RubiCrown Celebrates Women’s History Month
RubiCrown is a 100% woman owned company. The following piece was written by our founder’s mother and is a tribute to our family’s very own Rosie-the-Riveter, Great Aunt Louise Ellis Haile. Thank you to all the women who came before us and paved the way for RubiCrown to thrive. *** Seventeen-year-old, Viola Louise Ellis had…
Read MoreOpportunity in the Shadows: A Look at the Texas Sublease Market
Shadow space — a colorful term referring to square footage that’s currently leased, but not being utilized – often resembles the underlying demand characteristics of a local market. Furthermore, if elevated, shadow space, can also serve as an important data point in understanding a specific market’s health and future trajectory. This is of particular use…
Read MoreRubiCrown’s Founding Team
RubiCrown is a new commercial real estate services firm that uses digital tools, analytics, and deep relationships to drive value for users of office and industrial space. We were established in the middle of a global pandemic by a group of optimists. Who? is an essential question when hiring a real estate team, so I…
Read MoreIntegrated Services
In our last post, we talked about the idea that the future of commercial real estate brokerage is digital and human. The markets will reward more integrated services teams rather than siloed service approaches. This is why we offer the services we do — site selection, incentives negotiation, brokerage, project management and build-to-suit services —all…
Read MoreThe Future of Brokerage: Digital Tools + Relationships to Conquer the Grit
In my travels with the start-up I mentioned in yesterday’s post, no one could understand why the deal making process took so much time. For technologists and food-on-demand leaders, this was a real burden. We wanted a space, why couldn’t we have it today? Why the back-and-forth letters-of-intent? Why the long lease negotiations? Then there’s…
Read MoreWelcome to RubiCrown: A Note From our Founder
Today some friends and I take a bold step in launching RubiCrown Commercial Real Estate, a full-service firm for office and industrial tenants and occupiers of space. In the coming days, I’ll post about the company, our philosophy, and our people, but first a little background. Before the Coronavirus quarantine began, I finished an assignment…
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