Laura Valean
Laura Valean is an Executive Editor with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. She has a 12-year background in broadcast media and joined the CPE-MHN team in 2016. Laura edits in-depth stories on key trends shaping the commercial and multifamily real estate industries, coordinating a team of experienced writers. She also hosts award-winning podcast shows for both brands, including Mission Success: Women in Multifamily, NAA Insights, FTI Experts’ Hub, RICS Monitor and CREW Up. Laura holds a B.A. in Journalism and an M.A. in Media Management. She can be reached at📧 laura.valean@cpe-mhn.com
REIT Nabs Grocery-Anchored Greenville Center
Slate Retail REIT has entered into an agreement to acquire 11 Galleria for $14 million.
Hines REIT Lands First Retail Property
The global REIT has acquired a paired shopping center in Midtown Cincinnati.
PMG Trades Charlotte’s Midtown Crossing for $30M
After a year of ownership, Property Markets Group sold the 122,830-square-foot retail center to Bluejay Capital Management.
Fiat-Chrysler Reveals $1B Expansion Plan
FCA intends to create 2,000 new jobs while upgrading its assembly plants in Warren, Mich., and Toledo, Ohio.
Charlotte’s Mallard Creed Center Changes Hands
CBRE brokered the sale of 259,786-square-foot Mallard Creek Center to Stream Realty Partners.
RKF Arranges $10M Sale of Downtown Manhattan Retail Space
The firm represented Premier Equities in the sale of the 1,400-square-foot retail space at 682 Broadway in the NoHo historic district.
HFF Closes Sale of KC Retail Center
The 190,000-square-foot grocery-anchored center was purchased by an affiliate of Northeast Capital Group from Blackstone Group LP, a New York City-based private equity firm.
Manish Shah Joins KTGY’s Chicago Office
Holding more than two decades of experience, Shah will work in the firm’s national health care design practice.
CBRE Nabs Leading Producer of Advanced Tech for Real Estate
The company acquired Floored, the creator of Protofit and Luma.
HCW to Break Ground on 98-Key Hotel in Wichita, Kan.
Construction of the TRU Hotel by Hilton is expected to begin in April, while completion is scheduled for the spring of 2018.