LOS ANGELES—In the near future, all of our living spaces—home, work, hotel—will be able to communicate. Commercial real estate owners and developers are looking at ways to connect property types through smart technology. For now, this is still a concept, but the realization is not far away. Brookfield Residential is working on smart technology in its residential projects, while Hilton Hotels is looking at creating a more home-like environment in guestrooms.

“These are the kind of things that are going to extend the experience for those individuals and organizations that advance technology,” Adrian Foley, COO at Brookfield Residential, tells GlobeSt.com. “Wouldn't it be great if you could bring the same technology into the hotel room, so that the room instantly recognized you and you had the same settings that you would have at home: your Pandora account, your Netflix account and all of your settings would be uploaded to the room. You could literally put your phone in a docking station, and it would feel like your own master bedroom.”

Brookfield has spent years researching this technology and looking for different applications for the home. The firm has also looked at how to connect smart car technology with the in-home technology to create a fluid transition between locations. “These are the sorts of things that we are aiming for. We spent some time with a car manufacturer a few years ago, and the whole point of that exchange was to facilitate the seamless transition from home to car and car to home,” he says. “We are going from the home to the car and the car to work. There are a lot of tools that we are using that are consistent between our home, our car and our office space. Having the ability to make that transition seamlessly is going to be incredibly convenient.”

While residential and hotel properties are working on the first stages of implementing this technology, offices aren't far off either. Last year, the Souferian Group launched Be, a hotel-like in-office amenity package that creates a more comfortable in-office environment. The benefits of this are vast, ranging from sustainability to convenience. “I can already see its application beyond the entertainment aspect of technology,” says Foley. “There is a lot of depth to this technology, and we are going to see a lot of value and convenience in implementing this technology.”