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.
Clarion Scoops Up NYC’s 100-104 Fifth Ave. for $230M
The hot Midtown South office market in Manhattan saw a trophy property change hands this week with Clarion Partners acquiring 100-104 Fifth Ave., a 17-story, 277,412-square-foot building, from the Kaufman Organization and Invesco Real Estate for $230 million.
HFF Secures $581M Refi for 16-Property Blackstone Hotel Portfolio
The Blackstone Group has refinanced a 16-property, 4,798-room hotel portfolio and golf course/tennis club with a $581 million loan obtained from GE Capital Real Estate.
Digital Realty Acquires 337 KSF, Six-Building Portfolio in Austin
Digital Realty Trust, already the world’s largest data center REIT, continues boosting its United States portfolio with the acquisition of a six-building holdings totaling 337,000 square feet in Austin, Texas.
CDT Buys Ocean Towers in Coney Island, Area Hit Hard by Sandy
Community Development Trust and Proto Property Services have teamed up on a $52 million project to buy and rehabilitate a 19-story, 380,000-square-foot apartment building in Coney Island, an area in Brooklyn hit hard by Hurricane Sandy.
Liberty Property Buys 291 KSF Office Building in DC for $133M
Liberty Property Trust acquired 2100 M St., N.W., Class B-plus, 291,000-square-office building in Washington, D.C., that has the potential to add more than 100,000 square feet, for $133 million from Hines.
Forest City Prez & CEO LaRue Elected ICSC Chairman
David LaRue, Forest City Enterprises’ president & CEO, has been tapped as the new chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers for the 2013-2014 term.
TCC, Carlyle Group Break Ground on 240 KSF Junction Flats in Minneapolis
Construction has begun on Junction Flats, a six-story, 182-unit luxury apartment building in downtown Minneapolis located near Target Field and a major transit hub.
NGKF Signs Six Partners
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is expanding its reach throughout the United States by partnering with local real estate firms in secondary and tertiary markets, most recently in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Arkansas, North Dakota, Florida and South Carolina.
CBRE Global Investors Fund Buys Hotel in San Jose
CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 6 fund is making its first hotel acquisition with the purchase of the San Jose Marriott, a 506-room, full-service hotel attached to the San Jose Convention Center.
American Campus Communities Breaks Ground at Princeton
American Campus Communities has begun construction on a 325-unit faculty and staff housing project at Princeton University, its second development at the New Jersey school but the REIT’s first that’s not for students.