Barbra Murray

Hackman Capital Buys Iconic 358 KSF Film Studio in Culver City, Calif.

Hackman Capital Partners has acquired The Culver Studios, a 358,200-square-foot independent film studio in Culver City, Calif., approximately 10 miles west of downtown Los Angeles.

Staples to Cut 225 Stores as Sales Move Online

If you can get what you want online, why go to the store? At least, that’s what an increasing number of Staples’ customers are asking themselves, and the office supplies giant is responding to the trend.

Jefferson Apartment Group Breaks Ground on 282-Unit Project in West Palm Beach

Jefferson Apartment Group has kicked off development of its first multi-family project of 2014, with the groundbreaking on Jefferson West Palm Beach, a 282-unit luxury apartment community in West Palm Beach.

Jones Lang LaSalle Becomes JLL

Jones Lang LaSalle, which holds the No. 2 spot on Commercial Property Executive’s 2013 Index to the Most Powerful Brokerage Firms, has just begun using its acronym as its name.

Skanska Develops Medical Building in Connecticut for $149M

Skanska USA is building a new 645,800-square-foot medical specialty building on the Stamford Hospital campus in Stamford, Conn., at a cost of $149 million.

W. P. Carey Acquires Siemens HQ in Oslo for $90M

W. P. Carey’s non-traded REIT CPA:18 acquired a new 166,000-square-foot office building from developer Oslo Business Park AS for $90 million.

Keystone JV to Buy 2 MSF Office Portfolio for $231M from Mack-Cali

Keystone Property Group and Mack-Cali Realty have joined forces again, committing to the establishment of various joint ventures through which Keystone will acquire a 2.3 million-square-foot Tri-State office portfolio from Mack-Cali in a transaction valued at $231 million.

Equity Sells 2 Suburban San Francisco Office Properties for $100M

Equity Office Properties Trust has been in a selling kind of mood in certain locations and it recently pocketed $100 million on the disposition of two office assets totaling 212,900 square-feet in Marin County, across the bay from San Francisco.

HFF Arranges Financing for $361M Purchase of Chicago Office Property

HFF did double duty for 10 and 120 South Riverside Plaza, a 1.4 million-square-foot office complex in Chicago.

Terramar, Studley Sell 618 KSF Shopping Center in Santa Clarita, Calif.

Terramar Retail Centers, with the help of Studley, has sold a 618,000-square-foot regional shopping center in Santa Clarita, Calif. through its subsidiary, GMS Golden Valley Ranch.