Gail Kalinoski
Kalinoski has been a contributing writer to Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News since 2010 and previously wrote for three years for Commercial Property News. Gail has been a freelance writer and editor for more than 20 years, contributing to daily websites, magazines, weekly business newspapers, market intelligence newsletters, research reports, monthly B-to-B and consumer magazines. Earlier in her career, Gail worked for Gannett Corp. as an editor and reporter for 15 years. Gail has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Pace University.
SL Green Signs 2nd Law Firm to One Vanderbilt in Manhattan
McDermott Will & Emery LLP will be leasing floors 44 through 46 and floor 67 at the 58-story, 1.7 million-square-foot trophy tower.
Skender Breaks Ground on Hyatt House Hotel in Chicago
Sterling Bay is developing the project at 105 N. May St., which will be the first extended-stay lodging property in the city’s Fulton Market neighborhood.
Prologis Snaps Up OC Industrial Property for $55M
CBRE’s National Partners West Coast team represented Institutional Advisor, the seller of the 307,781-square-foot warehouse and distribution building at 50 Icon in Foothill Ranch, Calif.
Tru by Hilton Expands in Three College Towns
As it continues to grow its U.S. footprint, the hospitality chain’s midscale brand is adding properties in Madison, Wis.; Tallahassee, Fla.; and Auburn, Ala.
DCG Fulfillment Takes Distribution Center Lease in Inland Empire
NKF Senior Managing Directors Mark Kegans and Ron Washle represented the tenant in the roughly 772,000-square-foot transaction with landlord Black Creek Group.
Eldorado Resorts to Add Chicagoland Casino to Growing Portfolio
The company plans to buy the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, Ill., a gambling venue with more than 1,000 slot machines, 30 table games and a poker room.
Skanska Develops Medical School in $3B Tampa Bay Project
The Sweden-based company signed a contract with the University of South Florida to build the Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute tower.
Ashford Hospitality Completes 22-Hotel Portfolio Refi
The Dallas-based hotel REIT is continuing its strategy of taking advantage of an attractive lending market, closing its second refinancing this year on the heels of several late 2017 transactions.
Griffin Partners Acquires 3-Building Houston Office Complex
TIER REIT sold Loop Central, a Class A property totaling 574,944 square feet. The buildings are 86.9 percent leased to 24 tenants.
601W Cos. Buys Chicago’s Sullivan Center Office Space for $176M
JLL’s Capital Markets group handled the sale and arranged acquisition financing for the New York City-based company, which purchased the property from a joint venture of KKR and Madison Capital.