Nicholas Ziegler
Capri Capital Nabs '360 Residences' Mixed-Use Project in San Jose for $118M
360 Residences, a mixed-use apartment high-rise in downtown San Jose, has come under the ownership of Capri Capital, courtesy of a $118 million transaction. Capri purchased the upscale multi-family property from SJ Real Estate Partners, a subsidiary of Kennedy Wilson.
$480M Buy Nets CommonWealth Partners 872 KSF Seattle Office Building
CommonWealth Partners has purchased Seattle’s Russell Investments Center for $480 million. CBRE, which orchestrated the sale on behalf of Northwestern Mutual, described the trade of the 872,026-square-foot property as “the largest single-asset office sale in the Western United States since 2006.”
Economy Watch: Unemployment Drops in Most States in March
The BLS reported that 30 states saw decreases in unemployment numbers during March, led by North Dakota’s energy boom. Gas prices have declined six cents per gallon in the last two weeks. And the IMF has raised another $430 billion in lending capacity.
Dees Stribling’s Economy Watch Weekly
Housing still has the blahs, but there was other good news about the economy this week. CPE‘s economic analyst, Dees Stribling, gives his podcast for the week ending April 20, 2012.
Cassidy Turley Named Leasing Agent for 1.1 MSF New Jersey Office Portfolio
Normandy Real Estate Partners has tapped Cassidy Turley to serve as the leasing agent for a 1.1 million-square-foot office portfolio in New Jersey, and in turn, Cassidy Turley has welcomed two of the real estate developer’s team members to the firm.
Alter Group to Develop Spec 606 KSF Industrial Asset in Phoenix
The Phoenix industrial market is growing hungry for large accommodations and The Alter Group plans to help satisfy users’ appetite with the construction of a 605,700-square-foot speculative warehouse/distribution facility at the real estate company’s Buckeye Logistics Center.
Quest for Growth Tops Agenda at NYU-Schack REIT Conference
Where is the growth in an age of uncertainty? Some of the industry’s most influential leaders wrestled with that timely question Thursday at the annual REIT conference organized by New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate.
Hicks Ventures Picks Up 141 KSF Across Two Houston Office Assets
Seeking a value-add opportunity in the hot Houston market, Hicks Ventures Ltd. has acquired two Class B office buildings in the area’s Energy Corridor with a total of 141,265 square feet from American Spectrum Realty Inc.
Economy Watch: Existing Home Sales Down
Existing-home sales dropped in March by 2.6 percent to an annualized rate of 4.5 million units. The Leading Economic Index rose by 0.3 percent in the same timeframe, despite weak data on jobs. And unemployment claims fell slightly, notching 2,000 fewer than in the previous week.
Hackman Capital, Calare Properties Purchase 448 KSF Manufacturing Site in Massachusetts
In a joint-venture purchase, Hackman Capital and Calare Properties have made their strong presence in the Massachusetts industrial market even stronger. The two recently acquired the former Evergreen Solar Plant, a 448,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in suburban Boston.