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Washington Post
6 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
Miss Manners: How to deal with solicitors in a ‘no solicitor' building?
Dear Miss Manners: I work in an upscale office building in the downtown core. Our building is supposed to be solicitor-free, but on occasion we get walk-in solicitors, companies trying to sell their services and people trying to give resumes. This is both annoying and bothersome. Our office is locked, so these people need to ring or knock to be let in — and then when they come in, I realize they are not clients, but peddlers. Is it impolite to say there is no soliciting in the building, or should I take their card and just say I will pass it on, even though I won't? I understand that these people are trying to better themselves, but they are already breaking rules and taking time away from my work. One can enforce a building rule rudely and one can enforce it politely, but you appear to be asking if the rule itself is rude — a habit, perhaps, in an age when everyone is asked to comment on everything. The rule itself strikes Miss Manners as innocuous. More importantly, it is not within your authority to change. Tell the person that you are sorry, but the owners have a rule against soliciting in the building. You can then pick up a phone, leaving them to guess whether this is to inform someone of their presence or merely to go about your own business. Dear Miss Manners: I learned from a treasured friend that if a person brings up a topic regarding themselves, it usually means they want to talk about it. Said friend will then, sometimes, seem to throw up her guard when I ask a question, wanting to hear more. Is it rude to ask questions when someone brings up a personal subject? Am I asking the wrong questions? Perhaps I'm asking the wrong way. If so, how should I politely ask? Maybe I want the correct preface. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to such a question except to say: When in doubt, attentive listening is usually the least likely to get one in trouble. Dear Miss Manners: Both of my sisters-in-law's grandchildren graduated from high school last weekend. We gladly traveled the two hours to their respective parties and gave each one a cash gift. Both sisters-in-law have texted, thanking us for coming and for the nice gifts. I suspect (in one instance, anyway) that we're not to expect a reply from the recipient, as the text went into detail how appreciative the graduate is, how the money will be put to use and what his future plans are. How do I respond? It feels misplaced to say 'You're welcome' to the grandparents, when we attended and gifted in honor of the graduates. The problem, as both you and the sisters-in-law know or suspect, is that the unmannerly recipients are not going to express thanks themselves. So the question within your question is whether you let the sisters-in-law — who do not want you to think ill of their grandchildren — off the hook. Miss Manners would have you text back that you are 'Glad they are enjoying the gift.' This will reassure the sisters-in-law that you have no quarrel with them — while its brevity relieves you of directly addressing the larger question. New Miss Manners columns are posted Monday through Saturday on You can send questions to Miss Manners at her website, You can also follow her @RealMissManners. © 2025 Judith Martin
CTV News
21-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Kanata office building to be converted to 115-unit residential building
Plans call for the conversion of an 11-storey office building into a mixed-use building with 115 residential units in Kanata. (City of Ottawa report/website)
Wall Street Journal
20-05-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
A Fire Sale of Portland's Largest Office Tower Shows How Far the City Has Fallen
After Digital Trends moved out of the U.S. Bancorp Tower in Portland, Ore., the technology publisher didn't hold back about why it left. The property, once a premier address in the city, was afflicted with 'vagrants sleeping in hallways of vacant office floors.' They were 'starting fires in stairwells, smoking fentanyl and defecating in common areas,' according to papers the company filed in a lease-termination lawsuit.
Bloomberg
19-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Developer RXR Strikes Deal to Buy NYC's 590 Madison for About $1.1 Billion
RXR, the Manhattan property developer led by Scott Rechler, agreed to purchase the office tower at 590 Madison Ave. for nearly $1.1 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company is buying the building close to Central Park from the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, the person said, asking not to be named citing private details.
Irish Times
19-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Sale of €4m Sandyford office building held up in dispute
A couple have claimed in the Commercial Court that the €4 million sale of an office building they own in Sandyford Business Park in Dublin is being held up by a company which obtained approval to use it for emergency international protection applicants but which never went ahead. Andrew Mullins and his wife Juliet, of Maple Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin, own the 18,500 sq ft detached three-storey Heron House office block on a high profile corner site at Corrig Road/Blackthorn Road. In August last year, discussions were held with Stepcore Property Ltd and an entity the Mullins were given to understand was called SBD Property Ltd about proposals to lease the building for international protection applicants, the Mullins claim. Heads of terms were entered into on a 'subject to contract/contract denied' basis. It subsequently transpired that SBD was not a legal entity and had not been registered in the Companies Office, it is claimed. READ MORE This in turn led to the incorporation of Stepcore Property last September after which it (Stepcore) was the entity dealing with taking the lease. Stepcore ultimately obtained confirmation from the local authority that the use for international protection was exempt development. However, the Mullins claim discussions between them and Stepcore never progressed beyond the exchange of draft agreements and the property was put back on the market last February. The Mullins subsequently agreed to sell it to a third party for €4 million. However, a legal warning known as a 'lis pendens' was registered over the property by Stepcore which has held up the sale. Stepcore is claiming a proprietary interest in the property. The Mullins deny that claim. They are seeking an order that the lis pendens be vacated as it is not being prosecuted in a bona fide way and/or that there has been unreasonable delay by Stepcore. The case was entered into the Commercial Court on Monday on the application of Andrew Fitzpatrick SC, for the Mullins. Stepcore was neutral on the application. Mr Justice Mark Sanfey adjourned it for hearing in July.
