Greg Isaacson
Greg Isaacson is a Senior Associate Editor with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. He has been writing about the real estate industry in the U.S. and Asia Pacific since 2014. Connect with him on Twitter: @gregisaacson
WeWork Launches $2.9B Investment, Management Platform
The We Co. teamed up with Ivanhoé Cambridge to create ARK, which will focus on acquiring, developing and managing real estate properties in global gateway cities and high-growth secondary markets.
KBS Buys $48M Office Asset in Seattle Suburb
The private equity real estate firm acquired the five-story, Class A property in Redmond, Wash., on behalf of a sovereign partner, as the metro’s Eastside markets continue to attract investors.
WeWork Inks 200 KSF in NYC, DC Coworking Deals
The coworking giant announced it will lease out 111,000 square feet in a new premium office property near Capitol Hill, a day after unveiling a revenue-sharing partnership with RXR Realty at a Rockefeller Center property.
Starwood Capital to Launch 1st Opportunity Zone Project
The private investment giant is joining developer AB Capstone to build the mixed-use development in the South Bronx. Anchored by a charter school, the 147,000-square-foot project is Starwood Capital’s first deal in the company’s new Opportunity Zone investment program.
Newmark Knight Frank Chosen to Lease DC Office
GreenOak Real Estate owns a 309,000-square-foot Class A property near Dupont Circle. The company purchased the asset from The Carlyle Group for $174.5 million last year.
JLL Tapped to Lease Class A Orlando Office Tower
The project will be part of O-Town West, Unicorp National Developments’ planned $1 billion mixed-use project located between Walt Disney World and Sea World.
Opportunity Zones Can Make a Great Deal Greater
At a recent event organized by Mazars, Dean Adler explained how his team aims to turn a closed power plant in Philadelphia into a 1 million-square-foot, mixed-use destination—with a little help from the IRS.
Work Starts on 750 KSF Logistics Center Near Baltimore
Atapco Properties has teamed up again with Chesapeake Real Estate Group to develop a pair of industrial buildings on a 52-acre site in White Marsh, Md. Delivery is slated for the first quarter of 2020.
TA Realty Pays $139M for LA County Office Tower
The subsidiary of The Rockefeller Group acquired the building in El Segundo, Calif., ahead of sole tenant Northrop Grumman’s lease expiry. VEREIT is the former owner of the 340,000-square-foot tower.
Bank of America Renews 545 KSF Lease at Boston Tower
Boston Properties inked a 15-year agreement at 100 Federal Street in the city’s financial district. The tenant’s contract was scheduled to expire in 2022.