EYECARE: Coronavirus BRIEFING: Crisis Response Tactics After Pandemic, Shrinking Need for Office Space Could Crush Landlords By Staff Monday, April 12, 2021 12:01 AM The pandemic has proven that work from home is viable. It’s not going away; businesses are going to adjust, and office real estate is going to take it on the chin during that adjustment period. Jonathan Litt, chief investment officer of Land & Buildings, a real estate investment firm, commenting to The New York Times for its recent report, “After Pandemic, Shrinking Need for Office Space Could Crush Landlords.”