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Miami Herald Signs 158 KSF Lease to Relocate HQ

Eight months after The Miami Herald Co.’s Miami digs were sold in a short-term, sale-leaseback transaction, the newspaper has signed a long-term lease for the 158,300-square-foot former U.S. Southern Command headquarters at Westpointe Business Park in neighboring Doral, Fla.

Grubb & Ellis Acquire Nursing Homes for $30 million; Kimberly-Clark to Open Southaven Distribution Center

By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor Santa Ana, Calif.-based Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc. has recently completed, through one of its affiliates, the acquisition of two nursing homes in the greater Memphis area for nearly $30 million. The company acquired the one-story Parkway Health & Rehab Center from Tennessee Property Associates, LP for $15.9 […]

1 Houston Center to Be Renamed LyondellBasell Tower Following 358 KSF Lease Extension

Following the signing of a 358,100-square-foot lease, LydondellBasell, a longtime tenant of 1 Houston Center, will see the building renamed the LydondellBasell Tower.

Noble Energy Signs 497 KSF Office Lease in Houston

Approximately eight months after Trammell Crow and Principal Real Estate Investors snapped up the former Hewlett-Packard headquarters in Houston, the joint venture has secured a commitment from Noble Energy Inc. to occupy the 497,000-square-foot office building in its entirety.

PNC Bank Renews 131 KSF of New Jersey Office Space

PNC Bank has decided to stay put at its longtime digs in East Brunswick, N.J., with the signing of a 131,400-square-foot lease at Two Tower Center Blvd.

CBRE: Manhattan Office Market's Rebound Continues

According to a briefing by CBRE Group, the office sector’s recovery continues to be hit-and-miss around the country, but in the nation’s largest city, 2011 marked another year of steady improvement.

Jones Lang LaSalle Named Preferred Global RE Services Provider for Volvo

Under a global framework agreement signed by both companies, Volvo Cars Corp. has chosen Jones Lang LaSalle as its preferred real estate services provider worldwide.

Newmark Knight Frank Takes More Than 900 KSF of Atlanta Industrial Leasing

Newmark Knight Frank has been tapped to provide leasing services for a 900,000-square-foot industrial flex portfolio near Atlanta, Commercial Property Executive has learned.

Chicago's 55 W. Monroe Sold to Hearn for $136M

In what Jones Lang LaSalle is calling “one of the Chicago market’s largest year-end transactions,” The Hearn Co. purchased 55 W. Monroe from LaSalle Investment Management for $136 million.

Cushman: Manhattan Office Vacancies at Lowest Rate in Two Years

New York City’s year-over-year office-leasing activity for 2011 exceeded 2010’s volume by more than 16 percent, according to a new report by services firm Cushman & Wakefield.