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.
Goddard Acquires 1.2 MSF Office Tower in Dallas
Atlanta-based Goddard Investment Group has added to its Texas holdings with the acquisition of Fountain Place, a 58-story trophy tower that is one of the tallest buildings in downtown Dallas.
Zephyr Partners Plans $250M High-Rise Development on Full Block in Downtown San Diego
Zephyr Partners is planning a $250 million mixed-use development in one of the last remaining full blocks of available property in the city’s downtown.
Starwood Retail to Buy 7 Taubman Malls for $1.4B
Starwood Capital’s two-year-old retail affiliate agrees to acquire properties in Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Texas and Michigan.
TPG Capital JV Buys DTZ for $1.1B, Taps Brett White as Investor
A private equity consortium led by TPG Capital, PAG Asia Capital and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has agreed to buy global property services firm DTZ from UGL Ltd. of Australia for $1.1 billion.
Blackstone Adds DDR as JV Partner in Purchase of 76 Shopping Centers from ARCP
Blackstone Group has added a joint venture partner, DDR Corp., to its plan to buy 76 shopping centers from American Realty Capital Properties for nearly $2 billion, including assumed debt of $461 million.
FirstService Residential Realty Completes Management Buyout
FirstService Residential Realty, a national property management company based in Austin, has been purchased by its executive managers and is changing its name to The Rockbridge Group.
Bassuk to Refi 9 Maxx Properties with $140M
Using a special HUD program, The Bassuk Organization has completed the first phase of a refinancing program for nine multi-family properties owned by Maxx Properties that resulted in $140 million in refinancing proceeds for the Harrison, N.Y.-based company.
JUNE ISSUE: Tech Companies Absorb San Francisco’s Leasing Market
Within one week in April, more than 1.1 million square feet of Class A office space was pre-leased in San Francisco by just two technology firms.
Greystar Buys Riverstone Residential Group
Years ago, Riverstone Residential Group wanted to buy its closest competitor, Greystar Real Estate Partners, but founder & CEO Bob Faith turned them down because he had a similar goal: build the best multi-family property management company on a national platform.
Related Cos., Oxford Unveil Fifty Five Hudson Yards
Related Cos. and Oxford Properties continue planning for the massive $15 billion Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s West Side by unveiling the design of Fifty Five Hudson Yards, a 51-story, 1.3 million-square-foot office building.