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Inefficient leasing process

Bridge had no easy way to manage the leasing process. Deal updates were recorded by third-party brokers across numerous spreadsheets, and the team, including executives, lacked visibility into how deals were progressing. Without these immediate insights, Bridge couldn’t make the quick decisions needed to lease spaces efficiently and were unable to identify bottlenecks in the process.

Delayed approval process

Bridge’s deal approval process was overly manual and time-consuming. Asset managers had no way to quickly compare proposals to original building pro-formas to ensure deal terms met budget, and make a fast decision. As a result, they couldn’t approve proposals quickly, and in some cases, deals fell through and revenue opportunities were lost.

Significant time wasted on reporting

Across the organization, Bridge was expected to provide detailed, quarterly reports on fund performance to their executive team and investors. But, with no central location to store the information, the team spent hours on manual data entry and scrubbing in order to compile the necessary information. Not only did this waste time, the team was also unable to understand portfolio performance at any point in time.

Reduced deal cycle time

Bridge’s deal cycle times have decreased by 40 days. With their third-party brokers managing deals in VTS, the entire team at Bridge, including executives, now has full visibility into the progression of every deal, receives updates in real-time, and is able to make the fast decisions needed to move deals forward quickly.

Streamlined approvals process

Bridge has reduced the time taken to approve deals by more than a month. With VTS, Bridge’s third-party brokers can easily share proposals with asset managers within the VTS platform. Asset managers can then instantly compare each new proposal to budget, make a quick decision, and get back to the broker to keep the deal moving forward.

Significant time savings

The Bridge leasing and asset management teams no longer waste time compiling reports and manually scrubbing data to create a snapshot of the company’s performance. Rather, reports can be instantly generated in VTS with the click of a button, and everyone from investors to executives can understand performance in real-time. By eliminating hours of manual work, all teams now have more time to focus on closing deals and growing the company.