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Motorola Successor to Take Nearly 600 KSF at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart

Motorola Mobility, which was purchased by Google barely two months ago, has signed a lease for 572,000 square feet at the iconic Merchandise Mart in Chicago, the company and property owner Vornado Realty Trust announced late last week.

SL Green Sells Half its Interest in 717 Fifth Ave. to JV Partner Jeff Sutton

In a transaction that released $85 million in net cash proceeds, SL Green Realty Corp. restructured and recapitalized its joint venture at 717 Fifth Avenue in New York City.

N.J. Utility Renews 825 KSF Lease in Newark

Public Service Enterprise Group’s deal with Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, owner of the 1 million-square-foot office high-rise at 80 Park Plaza, marks one of the Garden State’s largest-ever real estate transactions.

Manhattan's 200 Madison Ave. Holds onto Havas in 170KSF Lease Renewal, Expansion

More than a few major office tenants in Manhattan are choosing to stay put at their current addresses, and that is exactly what Havas Worldwide Health has decided to do.

Express Picks Flagship Locations on Two Coasts

The apparel retailer has leased 30,000 square feet in Manhattan’s Times Square and a 16,000-square-foot store in San Francisco’s Union Square.

Genomics Firm Leases 170 KSF in Manhattan

Owner Edward J. Minskoff Equities Inc. will create a $47 million building within a building for the New York Genome Center at 101 Avenue of the Americas.

Hudson Pacific Snags 125 KSF Tenant for Southern California Office Property

Hudson Pacific has staved off a potentially sizable gap in its tenant roster at City Plaza in Orange, Calif., courtesy of a new lease agreement with CashCall Inc.

Cassidy Turley, JLL Secure Leasing Contracts Totaling 1.2MSF

Real estate companies and companies with real estate—they’re all doling out third-party real estate services contracts, big and small, and Cassidy Turley and Jones Lang LaSalle are among the latest services providers to secure office leasing assignments.

Coast Income Properties Inc. Acquires Pacific Ridge Corporate Centre

By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Coast Income Properties Inc. has acquired a two-building office project in Carlsbad for $29 million, Rentv.com reports. The San Diego-based development company, founded in 1979, paid $239 per square foot to Brandywine Realty Trust for the Pacific Ridge Corporate Centre. The 121,500-square-foot Class A project is located at 5780 and […]

New Hyatt Place Opens in Vista-Carlsbad; NBTK Holdings LP Expands Office Portfolio

By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced the opening of Hyatt Place San Diego/Vista-Carlsbad. The new 150-room hotel is the first Hyatt Place hotel in the Vista-Carlsbad area and the seventh hotel for Hyatt in the San Diego area. Located at 2645 South Melrose Drive, the hotel is targeting business as well as […]