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ULI Report: Bair, Housing Experts Consider Government, Bank Roles
Opening keynote speaker Sheila Bair and a panel of housing experts offered a mixed view of government and lender involvement during the first general session of the Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting on Wednesday.
Nike’s 189,400-SF Lease Reduces Portland Submarket’s Office Vacancy Rate
Nike Inc. has signed on for approximately 189,400 square feet in a deal that constitutes the largest new office lease in Beaverton’s Sunset Corridor in the last decade.
AMB Inks Leases on 124,700 SF at Beacon Lakes Building
The building is located at Beacon Lakes, a joint venture of AMB and Flagler. It sits on 478 acres west of Miami International Airport and northwest of the intersection of State Road 836 and the Florida Turnpike.
Colliers Nails Down 100K SF Midtown Manhattan Leasing Expansion, Renewal
Under the terms of the lease, Loews will be located on the fourth through eleventh floors of the building.
MoneyGram Inks 45,000 SF Lease in Dallas’ Harwood District
Firm official say the location is well suited as it continues to grow.
Boston Properties Wins 500,000-SF GSA Lease in Virginia
By Barbra Murray, Contributing Editor In the latest government lease to bolster the Northern Virginia office market, the General Services Administration has taken more than 500,000 square feet for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at a Patriots Park in Reston, Va. Under a 20-year deal with Boston Properties, the park’s owner, DIA will occupy about 520,000 square feet at Patriots Park, which is located about 20 miles west of Washington, D.C.  “This will be a consolidation of DIA groups from various locations throughout Northern Virginia,” Leroy W. Battle, transaction manager with commercial real estate services firm CB Richard Ellis…
Dassault Systèmes’ 320,000 SF Lease is Boston’s Biggest of 2010
The company has just signed a long-term deal to occupy 320,000 square feet of Class A office, lab and data center in Waltham, Mass.
Crocker Leases 34,000 SF at Boca’s Mizner Park
Leasing activity is brisk at the Mizner Park Office Tower and Plaza Real Offices in downtown Boca Raton.
Denholtz Completes 311,876 SF of Leasing in Second Quarter, with Renewals Showing Particular Strength
According to Denholtz CEO Steven Denholtz, the firm is optimistic that this pace will continue.
Expansion in Today’s Market? John Combs Weighs In
It’s tough to expand in a recovering market, but sometimes it makes sense. John Combs talks about what went into his decisionmaking in expanding RiverRock Real Estate Group Inc.