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Real Estate Law Practices Realign Their Focus

Jack Kern and Mike Ratliff dissect how real estate law practices are evolving during the current real estate cycle.

Property Management Continues to Grow

Our 2013 look at the leading property management firms—which includes both owner/managers and third party managers—shows continued growth and consolidation in the industry.

August – Briefs/Leasing & Management

NGKF Tapped by LNR for 5.2 MSF Industrial Gig; Bussel Completes 160 KSF Industrial Lease in NJ; DaVita Takes Space in Miami Science Park; The Saywitz Co. Closes Two California Leases Totaling 233 KSF; Cassidy Turley Signs 2013’s Largest Lease in Western Greenwich; JLL Signs Weather Channel in NYC; Medical Practice Signs for 85 KSF in Westchester; RFR Signs a Trio of Leases in Manhattan.

August – Briefs/Sales & Development

$1.4B GM Building Share Sale Tops NYC Post-Recession List; Hudson Pacific JV Completes 231 KSF Buy in Burbank; Suburban New Orleans Office Trades for $150M; USAA Sells 5 MSF Industrial Portfolio to Duke; Trophy NYC Tower Trades for $1.3B; CBRE Global Investors Buys 437 KSF Dallas Office Space; KBS REIT III Buys Three-Property Office Portfolio; First Potomac Completes $259M Industrial Sale; Ground Breaks on $450M Boston Research Center.

August – Briefs/Finance

MAA, Colonial Properties Trust to Become One; TIAA-CREF, Henderson to Birth New Euro-Asia Entity; HFF Lands $581M for Hotel Portfolio; Prudential Provides $73M for Hines’ London Office Purchase; Natixis Provides $128M for Chetrit M-F Redevelopment; Grossman Receives $88M Financing for Arizona Grand Resort; JLL Secures $112M for Suburban DC Office Complex; Cassidy Turley Arranges $84.5M First Mortgage for Stamford M-F Asset.

August – Briefs/People

Rufrano Steps Down, Sant’Albano Takes the Reins; Cousins Names Connolly CIO; Manning to Lead Corporate Services at Colliers; Galassini Appointed COO at LaSalle; PREI Names Su CIO for Asia-Pacific; Nash, Austin to Lead Hendricks-Berkadia’s New Houston Business; Grandbridge Hires Fearey as SVP in Washington.

Property Tour: Infor’s HQ at 641 Avenue of the Americas

Leonard Cerame, managing principal with the New York office of VOA, takes CPE on a tour of Infor Global Solutions’ brand new 48,000-square-foot headquarters in New York. The office utilizes an open floor plan with collaborative space and a two-story media wall.

July – Briefs/Leasing & Management

TCC, Principal Land 850 KSF Lease; JEMB Realty Signs ASA for 160 KSF; SL Green Signs 178 KSF Travelers Renewal; Alexandria Lands Flagship Tenant in Mission Bay; Simon Signs Wayfair.com for 105 KSF; Mack-Cali Picks JLL for Newark Leasing Assignment; Inland Renews 88,000 with Michaels Stores in Midwest; Transwestern Lands 293 KSF Skokie Leasing Assignment.

July – Briefs/Sales & Development

Hines Sells Two Manhattan Trophy Towers for $1B-Plus; Tech Co. Buys Office Campus from Harvard; JV Buys Minnesota’s Tallest Office for $253M; Duke Sells 391 KSF Retail Center; Kennedy Wilson Drops $62M on Utah Apartments; Kimco Acquires Partner’s Interest in Seattle Centerp; Mack-Cali Sells 205 KSF Office in New Jersey; Peterson, Bozzuto Break Ground on National Harbor’s First Rental.