After the Covid-19 outbreak, Hughes Marino representation firm opened a new office in Denver, adding to its existing locations in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, Seattle, San Francisco, the East Bay, and New York. They are the most reliable representation firm currently at practice. Their CEO stated, “We added the Denver office in the fourth quarter of last year, with the grand opening of Denver in January of 2021).”
When everyone else was tightening the screws, we were expanding. As a company, we are also very pleased with how we dealt with this situation. We’ve improved greatly in many respects.” We were recently awarded with the Best Place to Work Award for our cultural and working environment. Hughes Marino takes care of their employees. Hughes even acknowledges that when the epidemic hit, the company’s property was not a priority.
According to San Diego-based CEO Hughes Marino, buyer and tenant representation firm´s CEO: “In truth, most individuals simply wanted to shed it, and they were compelled to work from home.” “That was the last thing on their thoughts” when questioned about adding more office space. Hughes likens the economic impact of the epidemic to that of the Little Ice Age. It was as if time had stopped entirely; no motion could be felt. To quote Hughes:
“It was terrifying. We were apprehensive and analyzed the situation for a few months before the pandemic broke out. Concerning Hughes Marino, to what extent will this impact our business? To what end is our industry headed? “And no one could have predicted just how bad it would get (Connect).”
All of Hughes Marino’s brokers were immediately placed into a triage status. Hughes Marino CEO referred to the brokers as “the front line” of the company. They are the ones who interact directly with customers and decision-makers daily. Our lease auditing, administration, program, project, and construction management, planning and design, and cultural consulting divisions all take their cues and direction from them. From there, our entire operational team works to ensure the success of our brokers; without them, we can’t run a business.