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January – Briefs/Leasing & Management
Goodwin Procter Takes 500 KSF of Built-to-Suit Space in Boston; Greenspoon Marder Inks Renewal/Expansion in Fort Lauderdale; New Boston Fund Leases 97 KSF in Massachusetts; White & Case Signs 58 KSF Renewal in Miami; Infor Expands with SL Green; Law Firm Renews 129 KSF Lease at Silicon Valley Office Building; BBB Industries Inks 34 KSF Lease in Bohemia, NY; Jones Day Consolidates into Lower Manhattan.
January – Briefs/Sales & Development
Columbia Property Sells 4 MSF Office Portfolio to Griffin Capital; Jay Paul Breaks Ground on San Francisco’s 181 Fremont Tower; SL Green Acquires Interest in Manhattan’s Embattled 650 Fifth Ave.; Essex Acquires San Diego M-F Asset from Wood Partners; Kilroy Set for Big Expansion in Bay Area; AvalonBay Sale Breaks Westchester County Record; PREI Closes $430M Property Fund V; Parmenter Realty Partners Buys 1.3 MSF Trophy Office in Dallas.
January – Briefs/Finance
Hunt Completes Acquisition of Centerline Holding Co.; U.S. Bank Provides $263M for 2 Medical Office Portfolios; C&W Arranges $275M for Historic NYC Tower; Mesa West Raises $752M for Debt Fund; MetLife Provides CBRE with $161M for Marathon Oil Tower; Hillwood, Sovereign Wealth Fund Wrap First Closing of $1B Industrial Venture; Walker & Dunlop Launches CMBS/High-Yield Lending Platform; Meridian, Beech Street Arrange $90M in Financing for M-F Portfolio in Orange County, Calif.
January – Briefs/People
Gibson to Succeed Pelusi as CEO of HFF; Thornton Named President; Blanca Names Kohl Director of Finance and Operations; CBRE Buys CB Richard Ellis Carmody to Expand Reach in Southeast; DTZ Appoints Quick as Global Chief Executive for Corporate Services; O’Connor Capital Welcomes Co-Founder Rufrano Back as CEO; Scandalios Named Co-Head of HFF’s NYC Office; Avison Young Expands in Metro DC with McShea Acquisition; Lee & Associates Taps Rinkov.
Lessons in Green Multifamily
Don Brooks, sustainable design manager at The Dinerstein Cos., weighs in on the lessons learned from his work developing LEED apartments. Topics include best practices and hurdles faced.
Finding the Value of Building Green
CPE meets with John Brenan, director of The Appraisal Foundation, at Greenbuild 2013. The Appraisal Foundation has entered a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Energy to develop guidance for appraising sustainable features of commercial development. One of the greatest challenges is quantifying the value of the ‘social good’ that results from building green.
2013 Best Practices Index
Our 2013 look at the best practices in commercial real estate highlights those companies that have demonstrated strong performance and strategic growth over the past calendar year, and throughout history.
Podcast: Smart Growth through Best Practices
Jack Kern and Mike Ratliff dive into what is trending in the world of real estate best practices. Topics include smart growth and consolidation within the service industry.
December – Briefs/Leasing & Management
Rockefeller Completes 187 KSF Lease in Manhattan with Mayer Brown; Transwestern, Rappaport Nab Washington Harbour Assignment; Cassidy Turley Leases 90 KSF in St. Louis; Inland Picks JLL to Lease Dallas Shopping Centers; Cvent Fills 130 KSF in Tysons Corner; SunGard Appoints NGKF Global as CRE Advisor; Chambers Street Lands 342 KSF Lease in South Carolina; STAG Inks 427 KSF Wisconsin Lease.
December – Briefs/Sales & Development
ARCP to Buy Cole for $11.2B; Facebook, St. Anton to Build Affordable Infill Asset; Chariot Unveils $1B Revitalization Plan for Philadelphia; San Francisco’s Apple, Bulgari Buildings Trade for $160M; Acadia to Dispose of Two Fund II Assets; Ivanhoé Buys 51% Interest in NYC’s 1211 Avenue of the Americas; EPR Properties Grabs Poconos Ski Resort; JV to Develop M-U Project Near New 49ers Stadium.