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.
Blackstone Rides the Hospitality Wave
The Blackstone Group continues adding to its hospitality holdings with two portfolio deals announced within two days this week.
Princeton Holdings, Bluestone JV Acquire National Office Portfolio
Manhattan real estate investment firms Princeton Holdings and the Bluestone Group have closed on the first phase of a large national office portfolio acquisition with the purchase of four buildings.
Google Regional HQ Gets a Financial Boost
Sterling Bay Cos. has refinanced a 10-story building that will serve as Google’s new regional headquarters.
ARC NYC REIT Grabs Downtown Office Property
American Realty Capital New York City REIT Inc. has jumped at the chance to own this downtown Manhattan office property, which the company views as an “important New York City submarket.”
Ivanhoé Cambridge Sells Interest in Two Ontario Shopping Centers
Ivanhoé Cambridge has completed repositioning its retail portfolio in Canada with the sale of its remaining 50 percent interest in two Ontario shopping centers to a healthcare pension plan.
Akara Gives Chicago’s Development-Hungry Fulton River District a Boost
Akara Partners is taking an underdeveloped, transit-oriented site in Chicago and building an apartment property on it to accommodate the growing technology market where Google is opening its new headquarters.
Ivanhoé Cambridge Grows Its M-F Portfolio in San Francisco with Veritas Investments
Ivanhoé Cambridge and its partner Veritas Investments have boosted their multi-family holdings in San Francisco with the acquisition of 11 properties.
Fundrise Markets 3 WTC Investment Opportunity
Fundrise is giving individual investors a chance to own a piece of 3 World Trade Center for as little as $5,000.
MEPT, Bentall Kennedy Go Shopping in Boston
Showing “strong interest and confidence in the Boston market,” Multi-Employer Property Trust has acquired nine assets in three separate transactions in Boston totaling $250 million.
Mitsui Fudosan America Takes Majority Stake in 55 Hudson Yards as Construction Starts
Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group now have Japanese company Mitsui Fudosan America as its newest majority stakeholder in the prominent 55 Hudson Yards tower project.