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.
“Living Building” Eyed for Fremont; First & Stewart Trades for $30M
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
Attracting tenants in Seattle’s competitive office market requires owners and developers to raise their games a notch. Sustainable practices are a Seattle trademark, so some developers are seeking new ways to make their properties attractive to […]
Hotel Openings, Reopenings Feature High-Profile Venues
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
Los Angeles is seeing a host of properties enter – or in the case of some, re-enter – the public service. Hotels are a must-have for one of the United States’ most talked-about and frequented cities, […]
Major Office Deal Takes Place in Hollywood, Possible Trend Forming
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
A massive real estate deal was closed this week for the entertainment office building at 6922 Hollywood Blvd. The 12-story building traded hands between former owner CIM Group and Hudson Pacific Properties. The commercial real estate […]
Housing Market Still Lagging, Owners Trade Ambition for Realism
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
Nevada’s housing market is not looking good, especially if you’re a real estate agent. VegasINC magazine used data from a HomeGain survey to point that out this past week. HomeGain is a California-based research and marketing […]
Wright Masterpiece Trades; Developers Upbeat on Office, Industrial Outlook
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
In the wake of the recent spike in transaction volume enjoyed by the Los Angeles luxury residential market, an architectural masterpiece has taken the spotlight. Ennis House, a 1924 hilltop residence in the city’s Los Feliz […]
49ers, Folsom Street Development Opportunities Move Forward
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
The city of San Francisco has actively rekindled its search for an appropriate developer for a housing project in the vicinity of Transbay Terminal. The San Francisco Business Times reports that the city’s Redevelopment Agency is […]
Office Activity Sets Bar High, Will Housing Follow?
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
Parkway Properties has just expanded its portfolio after buying a nautical-design building on the south bank of Tempe Town Lake, The Phoenix Business Journal reports. Hayden Ferry Lakeside I was purchased for $39.4 million. According to […]
Healthcare, Housing Trade in Seattle
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
The state’s largest psychiatric hospital is the object of one of the biggest healthcare real estate sector deals in recent memory. Valued at $65.7 million, Fairfax Hospital in Kirkland is a 157-bed medical facility that could […]
Recession Still Hitting the Strip, End in Sight, But just Barely
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
Reports regarding the housing market, one of the most sensitive areas of Las Vegas real estate, seem to indicate that home values in the gaming haven will revert to their peak levels in 20 years. According […]
Lakeland Town Center, Moda Apartment Buys Mark Solid Puget Sound Real Estate Performance
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
California-based Loja Real Estate L.L.C. expanded outside of its home state with the acquisition of Lakeland Town Center for $39.4 million. Purchased from Lakeland Town Center II L.L.C., the 125,000-square-foot shopping center will be managed by […]