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2014 Greenest Companies
Our 2014 look at the Greenest Companies is commercial real estate dives into best practices of sustainability. One recent trend is a focus on the scope of impact on the environment beyond the walls of the building.
April – Briefs/Leasing & Management
Brookfield Awards JLL 1.4 MSF Leasing Gig; NGKF Lands 190 KSF Retail Leasing Assignment; Hyundai Capital Expands in Georgia; Wayfair Expands by 170 KSF with Simon in Boston; Design Firm Takes 97,498 SF in Atlanta; Embassy Row, a fund managed by Ares Management; DICK’S Sporting Goods to Expand by 257 KSF in Georgia; Allied World Insurance Signs for 143 KSF in Manhattan; Mack-Cali Leases 480 KSF in NJ during 4Q13.
April – Briefs/People
Former NYPD Head Kelly Lands C&W Risk Management Gig; Ward Takes Reins at Colliers Capital Markets; Grosvenor Makes Two Top Changes; Meta Housing Appoints Burke as President; Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance Opens New Miami; ARCP, Cole Capital Name Ezzell to Lead Capital Management; Colliers Hires Hughes as CEO of Facility Solutions, PM; Hines Promotes Three in Dallas.
April – Briefs/Sales & Development
Transaction Kicks off TCC, Hanover Co. Redevelopment in Austin; Avison Young Sells 1.6 MSF Chicago Distribution Center; TDG, Angelo Gordon Complete $110M Maryland Apartment Purchase; Ashford Buys Chicago’s Sofitel Hotel for $153M; Hudson’s Bay Co. Sells Toronto Tower for $650M; Partnership Grabs San Fran’s Mark Hopkins Hotel for $120M; Inland Makes Splash with $183M Hotel Purchase in Honolulu; KBS Acquires Salt Lake Tower for $170M.
April – Briefs/Finance
NorthMarq Arranges $200M for Carl Berg; HFF Closes $361M for Chicago Office Acquisition; Canyon Finances $55M for San Antonio Retail Development; Google Capital Puts $50M into Auction.com; Alexander’s Completes $300M Refinance in NYC; Prudential Achieves Highest Production Year on Record; Greystar Secures $64.5M for Affordable Housing in Jersey City; CWCapital Closes Sale of $3.4B UPB Loan Portfolio.
Most Active REITs
This month, CPE offers an index of the Most Active REITs. While it is good to be a REIT due to tax benefits and the ability to raise capital, it is not necessarily easy. These companies are constantly looking to refresh and reposition their portfolios in accordance with market trends.
March – Briefs/Leasing & Management
Air Liquide to Move U.S. Headquarters; Signs for 222 KSF; Columbia Property Trust Signs Law Firm in Cleveland; RFR Realty Leases 167 KSF in Manhattan; C&W Reps Carlisle Etcetera in 63 KSF Renewal; Forbes Signs HQ Lease with LeFrak in Jersey City; Deloitte Takes 120 KSF in Stamford; Allied World Grabs 143 KSF in Manhattan’s FiDi; City of New York Renews, Expands to 233 KSF at Queens Atrium.
March – Briefs/Sales & Development
Time Warner Sells 1.1 MSF Office Space to Related; JLL Closes $90M Boston Healthcare Sale; DivcoWest Buys M-U Portfolio for $395M; Wood Partners Begins $128M M-U Project in Miami; PM Realty, Atlas USA to Redevelop $1B M-U Site in Houston; Federal Realty Grabs NJ Retail Centers; Kilroy Completes $327M in San Diego Sales; CIM Group Acquires 7-Asset Portfolio from CW Capital.
March – Briefs/Finance
Winthrop Realty Trust’s Times Square Venture Completes $815M Refi; HFF Secures $106M for Thanksgiving Tower; Cassidy Turley Arranges $100M for Suburban DC Office; Stockholders Approve ARCP-Cole Merger; Steadfast Launches New Apartment REIT; TripAdvisor Build-to-Suit Moves Forward, Thanks to $85M Loan; Mesa West Provides $220M to Refi Burbank Development; Greystone Closes $55M for Skilled Nursing Acquisition; JLL Secures $186M for East-Coast Hospitality Portfolio.
March – Briefs/People
JLL Promotes O’Brien to CEO, Americas; Wood Partners Announces Top Changes; Avison Young Acquires Atlanta-Based Edison Group; Cornerstone Taps CBRE’s Brown as President; DTZ Names Bedborough President of Facilities Management; Parmenter Hires Granoff as CFO; CBRE Promotes Grantham to President of GCS Americas; Harrell Joins LRC as Director of Acquisitions.