Barbra Murray

Investcorp Expands in US with $250M of CRE Purchases

The company’s five new properties, all acquired in joint ventures, are located in the thriving Boston and Denver metropolitan areas.

Akamai Pre-Leases 468 KSF Boston Office Tower

The firm will set up shop at 145 Broadway, a $517 million office project to be developed by Boston Properties in Kendall Square.

ING Provides Financing for Olayan NYC Asset—Again

The bank provided a $570 million senior mortgage loan to refinance Manhattan’s iconic Sony Building.

Morgan Stanley Takes More Space in Baltimore

The firm signed a 69,000-square-foot office lease at the Bank of America Center, with plans to create as many as 800 new jobs in the city over the next four years.

Ridge Development Grabs Land for Pennsylvania Warehouse

The 2.2 million-square-foot Penn Commerce Logistics Center will mark the company’s debut in the Northeast market.

Regency Centers to Merge with Equity One

The transaction will give the REIT a total market capitalization of $15.6 billion.

Hines REIT Wraps Up $1.2B Office Sale to Blackstone

With the sale of the 3 million-square-foot portfolio, the trust’s liquidation process is nearing its end.

Microsoft Mushrooms in Mecklenburg County

The tech giant is increasing the size of its data center campus in Boydton, Va., with a $251.6 million investment.

Transwestern to Market NIH Office Building in Bethesda

Two Rockledge Centre is fully leased to the National Institutes of Health and strategically located within Maryland’s biotech-centric DNA Alley.

JV Buys Prime Block of Bay Area Retail

Long Market Property Partners and Paragon Commercial Group have purchased The Shops at Todos Santos in Concord, Calif.