THE CHAIRMAN’S CORNER

Follow the XSpace blog, The Chairman’s Corner, for regular updates from our Chairman, Howard Ecker.

Howard Ecker founded Howard Ecker + Company in 1975 as the first company to exclusively serve the needs of office tenants. Howard has worked with business leaders since the company’s founding to align office location thinking with the long-term physical and cultural needs of the business. Howard has completed lease transactions in virtually every state in the USA and Canada. Moreover, Howard has been responsible for several corporate builds-to-suit as well as the development of both low-rise and high-rise office buildings and several large residential developments. Other achievements include successfully negotiating a built-to-suit space for the Shure Brothers corporate headquarters, and securing 200,000 square feet in two leases for his client BDO in Midtown Manhattan.

What a journey it has been!

At the start of this year, we faced challenges with our building, encountering design and financial hurdles that almost seemed insurmountable. However, with perseverance and an unwavering commitment to providing the best product for our tenants and buyers, XSpace has made remarkable strides. We have transitioned from a struggling structure to a beacon of efficiency and versatility.

Studio MovellanDecember 12, 2023

The Case for Optimism

Optimism plays a pivotal role in the business world and offers numerous benefits that can significantly impact success.

Studio MovellanOctober 30, 2023

"With a long-term asset such as real estate it's a lot better to be early than late”

This cartoon, from real estate investor Sam Zell's collection, says a lot in just one sentence. When you think of real estate “firsts,” a couple come to mind.

Studio MovellanSeptember 25, 2023

The Flexibility of XSpace

Throughout my career in the commercial real estate field, I've seen many trends in the type of buildings that are built and how space is occupied. When the concept of XSpace was first brought to me, I had real questions as to how it fits into the traditional concept of office space. The deeper I got into what XSpace provided, I began to realize that this was an entirely new class of commercial space.

Studio MovellanAugust 21, 2023