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.
Skanska USA Develops Office Tower for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Boston’s Seaport Square
Skanska USA Commercial Development Inc. is investing $265 million in a 440,000-square-foot office building in the Seaport District of Boston that will be occupied primarily by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
JLLIPT Buys 442 KSF, Class A Industrial Building in Joliet, Ill.
A 442,484-square-foot, Class A industrial building in the I-80 corridor of Joliet, Ill., attracted numerous bidders when its institutional seller put it on the market, but Jones Lang LaSalle Income Property Trust came away with the fully leased distribution center at 3500 Corporate Drive.
Eastdil Gets $100M in Financing for Meridian’s Purchase of 3 Class A Office Towers
Eastdil Secured arranged more than $100 million in financing for The Meridian Group’s acquisition of three Class A office towers owned by Science Applications International Corp. in the Northern Virginia submarket of Tysons Corner.
Arden Group Acquires 243 KSF Office Center, 258-Room Hotel in Dallas
Arden Group of Philadelphia made its first purchases in the Dallas area this week – the 258-room LeMeridien Galleria hotel and the Atrium at Office Center, a 10-story, 243,109-square-foot office building in Las Colinas, Texas.
NY Survey: Hurricane Sandy Still Dampens Lower Manhattan Real Estate
Nine months after Hurricane Sandy struck the Northeast, a majority of commercial real estate executives surveyed by accounting firm Marks Paneth & Shron think lingering concerns over future flooding in Lower Manhattan could limit interest in commercial properties in the area.
Spirit, CCPT II Complete $7.4B Merger
The new bigger Spirit Realty Capital will continue to seek out more growth opportunities as it looks to capitalize on the completion of the $7.4 billion merger with Cole Credit Property Trust II, which doubled its size and made it one of the largest publicly traded net-lease REITs in the United States.
CPA17 – Global Buys 897 KSF H&M DC in Poland
W.P. Carey, a REIT specializing in single-tenant net-lease properties, paid $85 million for an 896,911-square-foot logistics center in Poznan for international retailer H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB.
Meridian Arranges $230M Loan for JDS’s Purchase of NYC’s Steinway Hall
Plans for a hotel and luxury condo project on West 57th Street in Manhattan are moving forward now that a joint venture led by JDS Development Group and Property Markets Group has acquired Steinway Hall at 109-113 West 57th St.
Griffin-American Expands Internationally with $448M Acquisition
Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II has made its first international acquisition, picking up a 44-facility portfolio of seniors housing and care facilities in the United Kingdom for approximately $448 million.
Shorenstein JV to Build 2 Office Properties in Austin
Construction has begun on one of two new office buildings at The Domain, a 304-acre mixed-use community in northwest Austin being developed in a joint venture between Shorenstein Properties, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management and Endeavor Real Estate Group.