Gabriel Circiog
R&V Management Corp. Acquires 143 Condo Units in La Mesa
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor San Diego-based R&V Management Corp. has acquired 143 condominium units at Adagio in La Mesa. The $25.5 million deal was brokered by Phoenix-based Hendricks & Partners. The Adagio community was designed and developed as a 200-unit condo project back in 1984 and later was operated as an apartment community until […]
Latham & Watkins to Relocate from Willis Tower to 330 North Wabash Avenue
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor
Prime Group Realty Trust announced that Latham & Watkins, LLP has executed a lease agreement and will relocate its Chicago headquarters to 330 North Wabash Avenue in or around April 2014. The law firm will occupy […]
Two Area Cushman & Wakefield Execs Report ‘Best Month’ in 20 Years
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor
Tim Richey and Mike Winn, both vice chairmen with Cushman & Wakefield, were two of the top investment brokers in the Denver commercial real estate market in 2011 and they finished the year strong as they […]
MG Properties Group Expands Portfolio; Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of Sabre Springs Business Park
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor MG Properties Group has acquired a 168-unit multifamily property in the university district of San Marcos, according to RenTV.com. The property, Barham Villas Apartments, was purchased from New York-based TGM Associates L.P. for an undisclosed amount. The property features a mix of one- , two- and three-bedroom apartments and MG Properties […]
L&B Realty Advisors Buys 304-Unit Multi-Housing Community; Ascend Real Estate Group Plans Mixed-Use Building
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor
HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P.) recently closed the sale of a 304-unit luxury multi-housing community in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The 25-story community, 77 West Huron, was marketed on behalf of the seller, Archstone. L&B Realty […]
Burns & McDonnell Headquarters Awarded LEED Certification; Briarcliff Development & Riverside City Break Ground on Infrastructure Project for 260-acre Horizons Development
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor
The Burns & McDonnell headquarters renovation has garnered LEED Silver certification for Existing Buildings, Operations and Maintenance (LEED O&M) by the U.S. Green Building Council. For the new construction and renovations at the 9400/9300 Ward Parkway world headquarters, Burns & McDonnell is pursuing a separate LEED certification.
The award is the first […]
Navarra Family, Lankford & Associates, Portman Holdings and Phelps Development Partner in 3 Million-Square-Foot Mixed-Used Project
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor
San Diego’s biggest downtown development since Petco Park could become a reality as a new development team prepares to announce an ambitious plan. Signon San Diego reports that Jerry Navarra, chairman of Jerome’s Furniture, has chosen […]
Burns & McDonnell Announces Expansion
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor
Burns & McDonnell is expecting to add 1,000 jobs, including 500 in Kansas City, within three years. The engineering and architecture services company currently has over 3,000 employees nationwide, and 2,150 are Kansas City based.
In order […]
Black & Veatch LEED World Headquarters Renovation and Expansion Approved; Park Place Development Adds Two New Office Buildings
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor
The Overland Park Planning Commission has approved the initial renovation and expansion plans for the world headquarters of Black & Veatch located at 114th Street and Lamar Avenue. Black & Veatch is the area’s 12th-largest private-sector […]
CREW President Kristin Blount: Women Making More!
A recent study revealed that in a vast majority of the biggest cities in the United States, full-time salaries of young women are on average 8% higher than men in their peer group. Unfortunately, this reverse gender gap applies only to unmarried, childless women under 30, but the news is promising, as it attributes the earnings reversal overwhelmingly to one factor: education. As president of CREW Network (https://www.crewnetwork.org/), an organization that aims to advance the success of women in the field of commercial real estate, I’m encouraged by the findings and the fact that a growing knowledge-based economy is feeding…