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2013 Greenest Companies
Our 2013 ranking on the Greenest Companies in commercial real estate examines the current policies, staffing considerations and development practices that contribute to the continued greening of real estate.
April – Briefs/Finance
SL Green Closes $900M Refinancing for 1.8 MSF Office; HFF Arranges $74M Denver Office Refi; Mesa West Funds $95M D.C. Office Refi; MEPT Obtains $105M for Chicago’s 200 W. Madison; Vornado Completes $390M Financing on 666 Fifth Ave.; C&W Arranges $79M for Charlotte-Area Industrial Portfolio; Chesapeake Lodging Trust Closes $32M Mortgage Loan; PREIT Improves Terms of $146M in Mortgages.
Podcast – The Greening of Real Estate
Jack Kern and Mike Ratliff take a detailed look at sustainable real estate practices, and what 2013 will look like when it comes to green development and property management.
Briefs – April/Sales & Development
Tishman, China Vanke to Build San Fran Condo Tower; North American Properties Begins $600M Avalon Project; Inland Enters into Student Housing Development Partnership; Stockbridge, SBE, Daniels JV to Put Hotel in $400M Seattle Tower; Ivanhoé Cambridge, TPG Acquire London Asset for $395M; Pebblebrook Buys San Diego Hotel for $112.5M; Kilroy Buys Seattle Office for $170M; KBS REIT III Nabs Minneapolis Office for $118.1M.
April – Briefs/Leasing & Management
Coldwell Banker Lands 1.8 MSF Gig; WRIT Taps Cassidy Turley in 1.3 MSF Medical Office Sale; Square Inc. Expands with Hudson Pacific in San Fran; JLL to Lease, Manage Tampa Office Park; Mack-Cali Leases 133 KSF in Downtown Manhattan Office; Colliers Picked to Lease Houston M-U Development; Tishman Lands Two More Leases in West LA; Duke Closes Five Florida Leases Totaling 436 KSF.
April – Briefs/People
Starwood Appoints Rohm President of SH Group; Rivers Named SVP, Managing Director of Lowe; C&W Expands Mid-Atlantic Presence; Davis Promoted to COO at UDR; Blackstone Taps Barzegar for CEO of LogiCor; HFF Adds Seven-Person Capital Markets Team to Denver Office; Related Cos. Names Finkle President of Related Affordable; Gilbert Named CEO at NorthStar Income.
March – Briefs/Leasing & Management
HSBC Signs Record-Setting FM Contract; Denihan Hospitality to Manage Midtown Manhattan Hotel; Patton Boggs Renews 206 KSF Lease in D.C.; CBRE Adds 13 MSF to Management Portfolio with Atlanta Acquisition; JLL Tapped to Lease 1.1 MSF Seattle Office; NGKF Represents Drexel University in 186 KSF Expansion; Tishman Speyer Snags 575 KSF Office Lease with French Government; RXR Realty Signs 99-Year Triple-Net Lease in Rockefeller Center.
March – Briefs/Sales & Development
Sony to Sell Manhattan HQ in $1B Sale-Leaseback; Loews Begins Large Orlando Development; Greystar, Goldman Sachs Buy $1.5B M-F Portfolio from EQR; Ascena Begins 760 KSF Distribution Center Expansion; Ten-Hotel Portfolio Trades in Baltimore; Rouse Properties Buys 731 KSF Arkansas Mall; Elco, Timbercreek Buy M-F Portfolio Valued at $95.4M; Clarion Partners Completes $155M Luxe Retail Sale; Regency Buys Four Shopping Centers.
March – Briefs/Finance
Berkadia Closes $1.5B M-F Loan Portfolio; Prudential Provides $85M for Manhattan Retail; Cohen Financial Secures $119M for Veer Tower; Boston Capital Closes $150M Affordable Housing Fund; JLL Secures $215.6M to Refi 1,359-Key Hotel Portfolio; Cassidy Turley Secures $85M for Virginia M-F Development; George Smith Partners Closes $185M for Retail Portfolio; RXR Realty, HFF Land $95M for NJ Office.
March – Briefs/People
Transwestern Makes Two Executive-Level Promotions; RCA Hires Mallinson as Executive Managing Director; Avison Young Buys Houston-Based Mason Partners; Watters Named CEO of Mortgage Banking at Chase; CBRE Promotes Marshall to Lead Industrial Services; Bermingham Joins USAA as Managing Director of Investments; IndCor Welcomes Collins as CFO; PREI Names New European Co-Heads, Chief Risk Officer.