Nicholas Ziegler

Trepp Snaps Up REITCafe, Expands Offerings

Trepp bolstered its information offerings with the acquisition of REITCafe for an undisclosed price on Monday.

JLL Secures $160M Financing for 1 MSF Downtown L.A. High-Rise

Downtown Los Angeles is seeing some action, as One California Plaza, a 995,000-square-foot office building, has been refinanced for up to $160 million in a deal secured by Jones Lang LaSalle.

Avison Young Continues Expansion with Opening of Dallas Office

Not content to settle for its status as Canada’s largest independently owned commercial real estate services company, Avison Young is moving full steam ahead with its U.S. expansion plan, including the debut of a new Dallas office.

Economy Watch: June Jobs More of the Same, Credit-Card Debt Rising, The Debt Ceiling

On Friday, the BLS reported next-to-zero job growth in June and the unemployment rate’s upward crawl to 9.2 percent, but the agency also described the state of employment as “unchanged.”

MIG Real Estate Continues Acquisition Phase with Purchase of 163,400 SF Scottsdale Office Park

Piggybacking on three large property acquisitions in June, MIG Real Estate acquired the 164,300-square-foot Scottsdale Center, five Class A two-story buildings in Scottsdale, Ariz.

HFF Orchestrates $355M Construction Loan for Vertex’s 1.1 MSF Boston HQ

Vertex Pharmaceuticals at Boston’s Fan Pier development got a boost as HFF orchestrated a $355 million construction loan for The Fallon Co. to bring the 1.1 million-square-foot office and research project to fruition.

Dees Stribling’s Economy Watch Weekly

Economy Watch reporter Dees Stribling offers insights on CPE Radio into the top economic news for the second week of July and tells you what to watch out for in the coming week.

Vantage, Angelo Gordon Pick Up AIG’s Jersey MF Portfolio for $241.5M

Vantage Properties L.L.C. and Angelo, Gordon & Co. have established a major presence in the New Jersey apartment market, grabbing 2,200 rental units with a $241.5 million acquisition of AIG’s six-property central New Jersey multi-family portfolio.

JLL Leases 163,000 SF to Pegasystems in Cambridge

Call it a case of keeping up with your own growth. To serve its need for increased office space, Pegasystems has signed a long-term lease with JLL for 163,000 square feet of class-A space in Cambridge, MA.

$372M in Financing for 1285 Avenue of the Americas

The 1.7 million-square-foot tower at 1285 Avenue of the Americas has been refinanced for $372 million, courtesy of a deal by HFF.