The One AT&T building in Saint Louis just sold for $3.6M after sitting empty for years.
This, the tallest building in St Louis, sold for $205M in 2006.
This is what is driving these ‘back to the office’ initiatives. Who owns the lion’s share of commercial real estate? Large financial firms (Blackrock, Goldman, etc.)
Who owns the lion’s share of stocks - which controls CEO decisions? Blackrock, Goldman, etc.
These firms don’t like failed investments and will do whatever they can to stop the bleeding.
Our financial system is hopelessly intertwined, and the same 100 folks are making most of the decisions for us.
Now…get back into that office and eat out fir lunch, workers of the world!