US office landlord ups the ante by offering free concierge service

Los Angeles

DEVELOPER Rick Caruso has a new plan for your workday: Let your office building do your laundry, shop for groceries, pick up dinner and deliver it all to you by 5pm.

"After a long day at the office, you want us to pack a couple of steaks and a bottle of wine in your car? It's done," Mr Caruso said at his offices at The Grove, the luxury Los Angeles shopping centre that's part of a Southern California real estate empire spanning retail, apartments, lodging and now offices. "How could that not make your quality of life better?"