Weekend Wrap-Up: Planned Communities Mine Geothermal Energy, the Fed Leaves CRE Hanging, a VC Fund Targets Women-Led Proptech, and More

    [This Walkable Georgia Town Uses Geothermal Energy to Power Its Homes]( [The Town at Trilith near Atlanta is one of the largest communities to be powered by geothermal energy.](   [Federal Reserve Holds On Interest Rates, Continues Pause as 2023 Winds Down]( [Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell elected to leave the short-term benchmark Federal Funds Rate at 5.25 percent and 5.5 percent.](   [VC Investor Pierre Rolin Funds Female Founders on a Mission]( [Pierre Rolin's Ankh Impact Ventures provides early backing for women-led, mission-driven startups.](   [Scare Tactics: How Pop-Up Stores Like Spirit Halloween Find Spots Now]( [A remarkably tight retail market and landlord skittishness are forcing seasonal pop-ups to expand their searches.](   [Holiday Shopping Season Highlights Proptech’s Bigger Role in Retail]( [Stores, giddy with a rebound in sales, want technology’s help in everything from counting foot traffic to sweeping parking lots.](   [How Dev and Nitin Motwani Diversified Big-Time in South Florida]( [The brothers' Merrimac Ventures has helped power major projects such as Miami Worldcenter and the Four Seasons Fort Lauderdale.](   [ULI Panel: Secondary Is in First]( [Experts at the Urban Land Institute's fall meeting say secondary markets and the Sun Belt are the most attractive to real estate investors.](   [Former Downtown Social Club India House at One Hanover Square Reborn as Offices]( [India House, an early 20th century social club, becomes a boutique office building with an amenity floor after 100 years of hosting events.](   [Southern California Commercial Real Estate Confronts Uncertainty: Forum]( [There was some optimism at a recent Commercial Observer gathering in Beverly Hills, but then the national economic climate showed up.](   [As Virginians Head to the Polls, Data Centers Stay Top of Mind]( [Close to 300 data centers are spread across Virginia, principally in the northern counties of Loudoun, Prince William and Fairfax.](   [View in Browser]( | [Advertise]( | [Forward to a Friend]( [Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe]( [Share your thoughts: Help us improve with our quick feedback survey!]( [Commercial Observer]( © Copyright 2023 [Observer Media]( 1 Whitehall Street, Floor 7, New York, NY 10004 This newsletter was published 11/04/2023