Nicholas Ziegler
Distressed Debt & Asset Update: Then and Now
As we approach the end of the year, we enter a very different investor climate than even four months ago. A Tale of Two Cities is a good analogy for 2011, and these are not exactly the best of times.
Finance & Investment: Net Lease Transactions Attract Investors in Uncertain Times
The theory that net-leased assets are a defensive investment in uncertain times is being put to the test these days — and it is proving out.
Sustainability: Energy-Aligned Lease Structures Can Alleviate Split-Incentive Issues—Eventually
Notwithstanding wide-ranging efforts to cut energy consumption, a frustrating financial dilemma called the “split incentive” remains an impediment to substantial energy retrofits in markets with a modified-gross lease structure.
Property Management: Shifting Gears – A Changing Industrial Landscape Brings Fresh Management Challenges
The industrial sector may seem to lag other property types in glamour, but to those charged with managing distribution centers, research-and-development space and other facilities, it presents a complex, fast-changing landscape.
Leadership & Learning: Searching for New Horizons
Though seeking new horizons and new opportunities can help restore excitement at any stage of a career, pursuing change also calls for a thoughtful approach.
Technology: Building Security Takes the Next Step Forward
Ten years after 9/11, digital security systems are still taking root in the industry as another line of defense. But is deployment worth the upfront costs?
Editor’s Note: A Path Through the Haze
It’s been quite a year. What started with hope descended into fear of a double-dip recession, then moved into an economic limbo where no one knows what to expect.
Inland Western Buys San Antonio Retail Center for $92M in JV with RioCan
Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust Inc. and joint venture partner RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust continue their Texas buying binge with the acquisition of Alamo Ranch, a 469,000-square-foot shopping center in San Antonio, for $92 million.
Colonial Properties Sells Tennessee Retail Center for $132M
Colonial Properties Trust, along with its joint venture partner, has sold Colonial Pinnacle Turkey Creek in Nashville to an institutional pension fund advisor in a transaction valued at $131.8 million.
Two Multi-Family Buildings Move in D.C.
In two separate transactions in as many days, two large apartment buildings have changed hands in the D.C. area: The 359 KSF Montpelier Crossing was sold to Federal Capital Partners and Equity Residential took The Chase at Bethesda Metro.