Scott Baltic
Scott Baltic has been a contributing editor with Commercial Property Executive since 2011 and also wrote for its predecessor, Commercial Property News. He started writing about CRE in 1988 for a group of Chicago-based publications and in 1989 became the editor of Midwest Real Estate News. After moving on from there in 1991, Baltic continued writing occasionally about real estate, for publications like the Chicago Sun-Times, National Real Estate Investor, Urban Land, Shopping Center World and Architect’s Newspaper. He earned a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and has a bachelor’s from North Park University.
ARCP, Cole Merger Sign of Net Lease Sector’s Evolution
“ARCP’s empire-building has been exponential, and the merger with Cole catapults it into the top-20 largest REITs, globally,” Britton Costa, associate director with Fitch Ratings, told Commercial Property Executive.
DivcoWest Buys 670 KSF M-U Portfolio for $395M
DivcoWest has acquired One Kendall Square, in Cambridge, Mass., an 11-building, 7.9-acre campus that includes 670,000 square feet of office, lab and retail space; a nine-screen movie theater; a 1,500-space garage; and a small development parcel.
Bentall Kennedy Sells 173 KSF Highlands Corporate Center in Metro Seattle
Highlands Corporate Center, a 173,250-square-foot property consisting of three office/life sciences buildings in Bothell, Wash., has been sold by Bentall Kennedy to Clise Properties.
Cole Buys 430 KSF Shopping Center in Denver Area for $117M
Cole has purchased the major portion of Cornerstar, a 750,000-square-foot regional power center in Aurora, Colo., from a joint venture of PCCP and Alberta Development Partners for $117 million.
Invesco Buys 388 KSF San Francisco Office Tower from Hines
Invesco Real Estate has purchased the 24-story, 388,370-square-foot Class A office tower at 101 Second St. in San Francisco’s SoMa district from Hines, the latter’s San Francisco office announced Friday. The closing took place on Jan. 7, a Hines spokesperson told Commercial Property Executive. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.
Invesco Buys 388 KSF San Francisco Office Tower from Hines
Invesco Real Estate has purchased the 24-story, 388,370-square-foot Class A office tower at 101 Second St. in San Francisco’s SoMa district from Hines.
Shorenstein Acquires 717 KSF M-U Property in Boston
Shorenstein Properties has acquired Center Plaza, a 717,100-square-foot, transit-oriented mixed-use property in downtown Boston for a reported $307 million.
Terramar Acquires New Retail Center on Oahu for $100M
Terramar Retail Centers has purchased, for $100 million, the Laulani Village Shopping Center, a 223,000-square-foot neighborhood retail center in Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii.
Federal Capital Partners Pays $61M for 184 KSF Office Property in DC Suburb
One Preserve Parkway, a seven-story, 183,667-square-foot trophy office tower in Rockville, Md., has been acquired for $61 million by Federal Capital Partners.