Anca Gagiuc
Anca Gagiuc brings more than a decade of experience within the real estate industry. She is a senior associate editor with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News who also writes monthly multifamily reports at Yardi Matrix. Contact Anca at anca.gagiuc@cpe-mhn.com
Kilroy Expands SoCal Portfolio With Media-Centric Office Acquisitions
Real estate investment trust Kilroy Realty Corp. has further increased its Southern Californian footprint by completing the acquisition deal for Columbia Square, a Hollywood media campus. The company is also in final stages on the acquisition of Tribeca West, an entertainment-oriented office property in West L.A.
Orange Garden Apartments in Poway Re-Opens After $15.3M Upgrade
Orange Garden Apartments is the newest addition to Poway’s roster of affordable housing communities. Affirmed Housing Group recently announced the grand re-opening of the property after it bought the former market-rate complex and completed a $15.3 million renovation. Eligible residents include those earning 30 percent to 60 percent of the local median income.
Caesars Entertainment and Caruso Affiliates Announce First Wave of LINQ Tenants
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor Caesars Entertainment has revealed the initial lineup of restaurants, retailers and entertainment venues for the LINQ, its $550 million open-air district scheduled to open on the Las Vegas Strip in late 2013. The tenants will join such previously announced attractions as a giant Ferris wheel. Leading development at the 300,000-square-foot […]
Virtú Investments Picks Up SoMa Luxury Apartment Complex
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor Virtú Investments, a locally based real estate investment management firm, recently announced the purchase of a small apartment community in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood. The Station House Apartment Community is part of Mint Plaza, a mixed-use promenade area located in one of the most coveted spots of the city. Virtú […]
Macy’s Plans New Stores for Summerlin and the Strip
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor Macy’s Inc. is planning a 180,000 square-foot anchor store at the Shops at Summerlin, the 1.5 million-square-foot retail center being developed by the Howard Hughes Corp. on the Western Beltway. The venue will be the retailer’s first new full-line store in the Las Vegas market since 1996. Expected to open in […]
Seattle Property Sales Promise New Prices Records
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor The sale of Seattle’s Russell Investments Center earlier this year scored a $480 million jackpot, but the city is already expecting that record to be blown out of the water. One of the city’s most iconic skyscrapers is now on the market and ready to charge a premium around the […]
Balboa Mesa Shopping Center Trades Hands in $59M Deal
Regency Centers Corp. completed a deal to own San Diego’s Balboa Mesa Shopping Center. The real estate company paid a premium of $59.5 million to Balboa Realty L.L.C. Regency is currently on track to acquire a number of retail properties boasting high occupancy rates and representing good value for money. The 189,321 square feet of space the shopping complex offers are leased by a number of high-quality tenants.
Upcoming Sale of Summerlin Office Properties Offers Promise for Market
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor A big office deal or a series of smaller ones seems likely to take place in the Las Vegas area in the near future. VegasINC magazine recently reported that General Growth Properties is looking to offload a number of the office buildings it holds in Summerlin. The 32 office buildings […]
Wells Fargo Inks Decade-Long Renewal Deal With MPG Office Trust
Wells Fargo recently completed a deal to keep it at its current Los Angeles home. The banking giant has finalized a lease renewal with landlord MPG Office Trust, Inc. for space at the Bunker Hill-located Wells Fargo tower. The financial entity will stay on the building’s tenant roster for another 10 years, according to a press statement MPG recently released.
50 Beale Street Trades Hands as Rockefeller JV Acquires Office Tower
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor The Rockefeller Group recently announced the acquisition of a class A office property in San Francisco’s South Financial District. A joint venture that the company created with Mitsubishi Estate New York has closed a deal securing the 50 Beale Street tower as the third acquisition the partnership has completed since […]