Jackson Chen

Jackson Chen is a Connecticut-based freelance writer who has reported on real estate for more than five years. He cut his teeth with real estate journalism when he previously wrote for Real Estate Weekly, the longest-running real estate publication in New York City. He has been writing for Multi-Housing News since late 2019.

Deka Group Enters Portland With $48M Buy

The German financial company broke into the local office market with its purchase of a Class A building in the city’s central business district.

WeWork Secures 3rd Maryland Location

The coworking company pre-leased 60,000 square feet at an upcoming development in Bethesda, which is slated for completion next summer.

JLL to Double Raleigh-Durham Office Space

The company’s Carolinas division will relocate into a larger space early next year after inking a lease at an upcoming mixed-use development in the Triangle.

Spectrum Breaks Ground on 577 KSF Charlotte Project

In partnership with Invesco Real Estate, the company began construction on a 5-acre, mixed-use development that includes offices, retail and a hotel.

Transwestern Sells 123 KSF Texas Office

The University of North Texas System purchased the Class A building. The former owner had acquired it in 2015, following a full renovation.

Group RMC Expands Memphis Office Portfolio

The $32.3 million acquisition of four properties totaling 391,297 square feet along the 385 Corridor marks the company’s fourth purchase in the metro.

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LA-Area Office Asset Sells for $51M

A New York-based company acquired the two-building property and is set to renovate it for media, tech and entertainment tenants.

Major Dallas Mixed-Use Secures $108M Financing

Scheduled for completion in November 2021, Weir’s Plaza is 65 percent preleased to major companies such as anchor tenant Kirkland & Ellis and coworking giant WeWork.

Glassdoor Doubles Up on Chicago Office Space

The popular jobs and recruiting site signed a long-term lease for 52,000 square feet at Trammell Crow Co.’s development in the city’s West Loop submarket.

USAA Real Estate Secures $140M for DC Trophy Building

JLL Capital Markets facilitated the transaction for 700 Sixth St., a 300,000-square-foot office property in Washington, D.C.’s East End submarket.