Paul Rosta
CPE 100 Quarterly Sentiment Survey: A Bubble is Forming, but Status Quo Prevails for Now
According to the midyear CPE 100 Quarterly Sentiment Survey, a bubble is forming in commercial real estate, spearheaded by multi-family demand.
Data Center Insights: What Customers Want
To track trends in one of real estate’s most dynamic new specialties, Digital Realty Trust Inc. commissions Forrester Research to survey data center customers annually about their plans, needs and priorities. This year’s Web-based study draws on responses from senior IT professionals and corporations with annual revenues of at least $1 billion or a minimum of 5,000 employees. Among other findings, the 2013 study revealed the following highlights: Fifty-four percent plan to lease space from a wholesale data service provider, up from 45 percent in 2012. Security is the most important factor in choosing a new location, cited by 30…
TOD Starts & Stops
Although a broad coalition of stakeholders around the country embraces transit-focused development., such projects are by no means immune from criticism.
TOD Gallery: Top Projects
A new wrinkle is emerging in transit-oriented development. With the expansion of rail networks in metropolitan areas like Salt Lake City, Dallas and Los Angeles, developers are recognizing the potential created by transit hubs. Meanwhile, projects also continue to move forward in locations with a history of transit-oriented development, like New York City and San Francisco. These images offer a sampling of projects in the pipeline around the country. Ranging widely by property category and geography, they reflect the variety of today’s transit-oriented development. An update on the latest advances in TODs, “All Aboard,” appears in the August issue of…
Colliers: Midyear, Uneven U.S. Economy Worrisome, but NYC Enjoys Banner First Half
Halfway through 2013, New York City’s office market continues to transcend the uneven national economy, even as economists limit their expectations for the rest of 2013.
Frothy Times, Smart Investing: Insights from Madison International Realty’s Ronald Dickerman
Madison International Realty founder & president Ronald Dickerman provides perspectives on the challenges of making prudent decisions in a deceptively frothy investment market. He discusses how the firm’s strategy–acquiring stakes in core assets by means of secondary-market transactions–recently led Madison International to a deal involving a high-quality property in Germany.
C&W: Robust First Half Sets Stage for Strong 2013 in Manhattan
Leasing volume is up 11 percent year over year, average Class A asking rents top $75 per square foot in Midtown South and an average $178 million office sale price signals “the return of the mega-deal.”
BOMA International Special Report: Experts Explore Link Between Stellar Service, Happy Employees
What do tenants want? Experts tackled that vital yet elusive question Monday morning at the Building Owners and Managers International’s national conference in San Diego.
BOMA International Special Report: Most Office Users Plan to Expand or Stand Pat
A new study from the Building Owners and Managers Association International suggests that the majority of end users are either standing pat or increasing their footprints, the organization reported Monday morning at its annual convention in San Diego.
Investment Incubator: The REITs of Inland Group
Under the leadership of chairman & CEO Dan Goodwin and the company’s three other founding partners, Inland Group employs an unusually varied set of investment vehicles, from limited partnerships and Delaware statutory trusts to REITs. At most recent report, it managed an 88.7 million-square-foot portfolio encompassing 48 states and valued at $20.8 billion. The most visible vehicles bearing the Inland name are the six REITs sponsored by Inland Group’s affiliates since 1994, four of which are still associated with the group. Acting in a role comparable to an incubator or venture-capital player, Inland Group conceives the REITs, recruits executives and…