Author: Building Engines

  • Who’s the Oldest Surviving CRE Dynasty in NYC?

    Bisnow recently provided some fun facts for your next dinner party – New York City’s 10 oldest surviving commercial real estate dynasties. Who topped the list? Keep reading to find out and click here to view all 10.

  • Stop Drowning in “PM Debt!”

    A Preventive Maintenance (PM) Program that overloads your maintenance staff and vendors with unnecessary tasks will result in dismal completion rates – ultimately resulting in backlog of maintenance, equipment failures and unhappy tenants.

  • Increase Building Efficiency Through Your PM Program

    The day-to-day routine of a Building Engineer can be chaotic. Tenant requests flow in from all areas of the property and the staff needs to be available and ready to jump from task to task every time their phones ring and chime with orders.

  • What Our Preventive Maintenance Software Data is Telling Us

    I’ve lived in New England for the majority of my life. Known for its beautiful fall foliage, cold snowy winters, wet green springs (and the pollen that comes with it), and, of course, hot (often muggy) summer months.

  • And the Award Goes To…

    Congratulations to Melvin Hill, Sales Order Ops & Billing Analyst, on receiving the 2015 Q2 Building Engines Mission Award!

  • 3 Ways to Manage Your Vendors with Property Management Software

    Property management platforms provide you with a simple way to virtually mange your vendors on both the web and mobile devices, allowing you to interact with a vendor company, or specific vendor employee instantaneously.

  • Cheat Sheet: 5 Hacks for Driving and Managing Incremental Revenue

    As the pressure continues for commercial real estate owners and managers to increase NOI and drive more income beyond what’s offered in leases, identifying incremental revenue through services provides an opportunity to do that. Unfortunately, according to BOMA, 20% of all billable service revenue for servicers performed are not accounted for or collected due to…

  • 5 Questions to Ask a Potential Partner

    It’s clearly an imperative today for many property management teams to adapt their approach and processes to meet the demands and expectations of modern tenants and owners and the information age.

  • Communicate With Tenants From Anywhere in Just 30 seconds

    Whether you’re hosting a Red, White & Blue BBQ or need to quickly alert tenants to an unexpected situation, Building Engines web and mobile platform makes it easy to communicate with anyone in your building in just a few clicks using our simple tools for broadcast messaging, property websites, and more! Learn more about the…

  • Why You Need To Be Monitoring Tenant Satisfaction

    With so many options to choose from, why do you go back to eat at that same restaurant, shop at the same department store, or choose to fly the same airline? While there might be many potential answers here, I know one to always be true: These businesses meet or exceed your expectations with the…