The future of the downtown office building is not bleak as some have imagined it would be after the COVID-19 pandemic; however, it does require rethinking and reimagination on the part of property owners, developers, and public sector leaders.
Perhaps even, the term "downtown business district" has become an anachronism, said panelists this week at NAIOP's CRE.Converge conference taking place in Chicago with 1,600 attendees.
"We just have to think differently about our offices," said Melissa Roman Burch, chief operating officer of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). "You have to think longer term. Employees have choices."
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