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July – Briefs/Sales & Development
Fallon Sells Vertex HQ for $1.1B; Beacon JV Grabs $100M Chicago Loop Office Tower; Lincoln Sells Office Park in Orange County, Calif.; KDC, State Farm Break Ground on 17-Acre M-U Project in Georgia; ARCP to Grab Red Lobster RE in $1.5B Sale-Leaseback; Savanna, KBS Capital Acquire NYC FiDi Asset for $261M; Coldwell Banker Commercial Brokers $350M San Francisco Sale; Hersha Buys Key West Resort for $100M.
July – Briefs/People
NGKF Expands South American Presence; MG Properties Hires Singh as Chief Investment Officer; Calkain Expands with New Atlanta Office; Jones Promoted to Director at Situs; RCS Capital to Acquire Strategic Capital Cos.; Robinson Takes Reins as President of Colliers’ U.S. Business; CBRE Names Barkham Global Chief Economist; Kennedy Wilson Adds 7 to San Antonio Office.
2014 Most Powerful Brokerage Firms
Last year’s Most Powerful Brokerage Firms ranking depicted a dramatic increase in investment sales over years prior. This year proves no different, with nearly half a trillion dollars in sales attributed to the firms on this list.
July – Briefs/Leasing & Management
Tesla Adds 430 KSF with TDC in California; KONE Lease Kicks Off Texas Office Park Development; Ratkovich, AIG Sign 132 KSF Renewals, Expansions in L.A.; Medela Grabs 154 KSF with Stockbridge in Illinois; Michelin Inks 1.7 MSF Build-to-Suit Lease in Chicagoland; Witkoff Group Taps CBRE to Market Times Square Retail; Parkway Properties Awards Transwestern 356 KSF Leasing Gig; Chambers Street Signs 316 KSF Industrial Lease in NC.
July – Briefs/Finance
JLL Secures $333M for Zurich North America’s HQ; Meridian Arranges $142M for 2 MSF Detroit-Area Office Complex; Consultatio Lands $332M for Miami Condo Development; PCCP Provides $98M Construction Loan for Suburban Boston M-F; Walker & Dunlop Secures $278M Credit Facility for Milestone M-F Portfolio; Calvin Cafritz Lands $61M for DC Apartment Project; SL Green Completes $1.45B Refinancing; NorthView Student Housing receives $58M in Funds for UCF Development.
CPE’s 2014 Distinguished Achievement Awards: The Judges Speak
This year, the judges of CPE’s Distinguished Achievement Awards selected 13 winners in six categories, including our new corporate strategy category. The panel of real estate experts discuss what stood out among the winning entries and relate it to trends they’re seeing in the industry today.
NAREE Special Report: The Commercial Real Estate Rundown
The office and industrial sectors are looking strong in the near term thanks to an economy that is encouraging diversity via an expanding tenant base.
REITWeek Special Report: Blackstone’s Gray on Where to Find Value
Jonathan Gray, Blackstone’s global head of real estate, dispenses advice on how to find assets that will outperform in today’s real estate cycle at REITWeek in New York City.
June – Briefs/Leasing & Management
White & Case Signs for 440 KSF in NYC; Kaufmann, Principal Secure 99-Year Net Lease from Extell; Seyfarth Shaw Relocates to Willis Tower; Neuberger Berman Takes 355 KSF at Vornado’s 1290 Avenue of the Americas; FAA to Consolidate with 217 KSF Renewal in Georgia; William Blair & Co. Inks Contract to Anchor New Chicago Development; CIM Group Leases 39,000 SF of Retail Space in Hollywood; Empire State Realty Trust Fills 25,000 SF of Pre-Built Space.
June – Briefs/Sales & Development
Swire Hotels to Debut in U.S. at $1.5B M-U Development in Downtown Miami; Lincoln Property Completes Orange County’s Largest Sale for 2014; Griffin Capital Acquires NJ Office from Mack-Cali; Columbia Property Trust Buys San Francisco Tower for $229M; USAA Develops 705 KSF HQ for National Science Foundation in Alexandria, Va.; Sumitomo Corp. Enters Chicago with Trophy Acquisition; MGM Resorts, AEG Break Ground on New Las Vegas Arena; Zeckendorf JV to Build 51-Story M-F Tower in Uptown Manhattan.