Alex Girda
Alex is a senior editor with Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive who has more than a decade of experience in the industry. Mainly focused on data-driven exploits, he works with Yardi Matrix and CommercialEdge to provide insights into the real estate market.
Ancestry.com, CLEARLINK Lease Office Space in Orem
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor In one of Utah County’s biggest recent Class A office leases, a pair tenants have taken a total of 54,000 square feet at Canyon River Office Park in Orem. As reported by utahbusiness.com, CLEARLINK and Ancestry.com have expanded to 727 North 1550 East, a four-story property. The transaction is a […]
CIM Group Acquires Beverly Hills Complex for $47.8M
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
A noted Beverly Hills office property recently changed hands when CIM Group purchased the former headquarters of the William Morris talent agency from New York-based investment firm Brickman for $47.8 million, according to the Hollywood Reporter. […]
Pac-12 Enterprises Leases 70,000 SF in South Market
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
The Pac-!2 athletic conference’s integrated media affiliate has signed an 11-year lease for 70,000 square feet at 370 Third Street in San Francisco, the San Francisco Business Times reported. Kilroy Realty Corp., the building’s owner, acquired […]
Pioneer Square Project Ready to Make its Mark on Seattle Skyline
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
R.D. Merrill and Daniels Real Estate are betting big on a new development that will take shape on the parking lot that sits just north of CenturyLink Field. The companies have submitted a plan for a […]
Hudson Pacific Goes Hollywood, Pays $92.5M for Office Asset
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
CIM Group, a specialist in investing in and developing urban properties, has sold its Hollywood Boulevard headquarters to Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. Hudson Pacific bought the 12-story office building at 6922 Hollywood Boulevard for $92.5 million, the Los Angeles […]
Excel Trust, Primestor Buys Point to Retail Recovery
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
If December is “the Black Friday of real estate,” as RealEstate.com’s stated recently, the month has started strong in the Las Vegas market. A pair of retail centers changed hands as their buyers made their debuts […]
Golub, Mercy Housing Win Transbay Project
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
An important Bay Area contract has gone to the joint venture created by Golub & Co. and Mercy Housing. The sale of the property, for construction of a Folsom Street housing complex in the Transbay District, […]
Seattle’s Power and Prestige Grow, Yet Pitfalls Could Await
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
Even as investors continue to covet core assets in markets like Manhattan, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., attention is also being paid to a relative newcomer to commercial real estate’s elite markets. Seattle has been humming for […]
Home Sales Still Up From Last Year, Prices Still Sliding
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
The Las Vegas housing market continues its struggle in anonymity as significant drops in prices are followed by only moderate increases or stagnation. The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors has posted some lukewarm numbers, VegasINC […]
Home Prices Remain Frozen, Positive Outcome is Possible
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
Reports from the outside regarding Las Vegas real estate are more than encouraging; the only issue is the fact that the good news is not for local residents. The Montreal Gazette reports that the continued recession in […]