Brokerage

Four Leases Totaling 79,500 SF Signed at Seaport Center Boston

The Beal Companies L.L.P. and Rockport Group L.L.C. inked deals with Monster.com and Verizon for 28,000 square feet each, Altran Solutions for 13,500 square feet, and Interaction Associates for 10,000 square feet.

Brandywine Leases 1M SF Over First Quarter

Commercial real estate owner, developer and manager Brandywine Realty Trust on Thursday said that it has inked more than 1 million square feet in new and renewed leases during the first quarter of this year, including more than 197,000 square feet of leasing activity commencing through March 31, 2010.

Weight Watchers Brings Cassidy Turley to the Leasing Table

Real estate service provider Cassidy Turley has been named the exclusive U.S. real estate representative for New York-based Weight Watchers. Under the agreement, which was announced Wednesday, Cassidy Turley will also provide project management services to the firm.

Crocker Tapped to Lease Mizner Park Office Tower

Real estate investment firm Crocker Partners has been chosen to lease the 164,000 square-foot Mizner Park Office Tower and the 103,000 square-foot Mizner Park Office Plaza, both located at Mizner Park in downtown Boca Raton, Fla.

JLL: Leasing Activity Between Recession and Recovery

At the intersection of recession and recovery is where we lie right now. That was the theme of a webcast presented by Jones Lang LaSalle.

Beige Book: Upswing in Retail and Industrial, Improvements in Lending

When Jones Lang LaSalle released its Beige Book business survey this month, parts of the report were rosy with optimism.

Peerless Signs 308,000-SF Industrial Lease to Consolidate and Expand Suburban Chicago HQ

With rent prices down and landlords doling out concessions, now is a wise time to literally make a move, and Peerless Industries Inc. is doing just that.

SL Green Lands 113,000-SF Lease at Manhattan Office Building

Those big 100-plus-square-foot office leases that all but disappeared a year ago are slowly but surely beginning to pop up again.

Green Seeks to Expand JLL’s Leasing Initiatives

Jones Lang LaSalle’s New York office has tapped Gregory Green as president of its National Agency Leasing Group.

Transition Year

The office vacancy rate is nearing its peak for this cycle, but the market will remain soft in 2010, according to Josh Scoville, director of strategic research for PPR, a CoStar Group company.