As the business world evolves and employee expectations shift, retaining top talent has become a significant challenge for companies. The … Continue reading Retain Your Rockstars: How Investing In Office Keeps The Band Together!

Are you a Chicago small business owner who’s tired of being squeezed by high rents, taxes, and the general malaise … Continue reading Chicago Small Businesses Fleeing to Indianapolis: Is Windy City Losing It’s Edge?

Chris Carmen began his commercial real estate career in 1985 with Duke Realty Corporation. While at Duke, his responsibilities included … Continue reading Celebrating 30 Years!!

Check out the recent Redfin article that Nick Carmen of CARMEN Commercial Real Estate was featured in: What Is a … Continue reading CARMEN Featured in Redfin Article

Many businesses exited the COVID pandemic with a changed office model. Some organizations transitioned to an ongoing work-from-home model, some … Continue reading Capturing savings of a reduced office footprint

Highlights Do you lease office space for your business or own a building that leases space to tenants? If so, … Continue reading ASC 842 (Lease Accounting) – Simplified

Over the last two years, we have read about the bleak future of the office market and high vacancies to … Continue reading Residential Conversions Could Breathe New Life into Excess Office Inventory

Amazon is delaying its industrial real estate footprint due to supply chain issues, slowing growth, and decreased need to store … Continue reading What does the slowing of Amazon opening new fulfillment centers mean?

As a resident of Carmel and a member of the greater Indianapolis business community for over 35 years, I’ve been … Continue reading The value of connections and relationships

Recently, I read a good article about record spending by landlords on improvements to their office properties and tenants making … Continue reading Why Landlords are Adding Amenities While Vacancy Rates Soar