In many ways, COVID-19 is accelerating transitions that had already been occurring in the commercial real estate world.

"People think we should open up the economy sooner," says Newmeyer Dillion partner Mike Krueger. "But I don't think anybody's saying that this isn't going away anytime soon."

Ultimately, Krueger predicts that COVID-19 will force "some very creative repurposing of properties." 

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Leslie Shaver

Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.