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CBRE Grabs Office Building in Atlanta's Atlantic Station Mixed-Use Development

CBRE Global Investors has acquired 201 17th St., a 349,400-square-foot, 17-story, Class A, LEED Gold–certified office tower built in 2007. The Atlanta offices of CBRE will manage and lease the building, which is currently 48 percent leased.

Nike Plans 600 KSF Move to Tishman’s New Shanghai Campus

Following increased demand for its products in China, Nike has just announced plans to build a 600,000-square-foot corporate campus in Shanghai that will be located in Tishman Speyer’s $2.5 billion The Springs development.

Fashion Retailer Leases 218 KSF in Houston

Francesca’s Holdings Corp., the company behind the Francesca’s Collection fashion boutiques, has signed a lease for 218,000 square feet to consolidate its corporate headquarters and distribution facility “back under one roof” in Houston.

CPE's Top 11 in '11

Taken as a whole, 2011 was something of a tumultuous year, but an interesting time for commercial real estate. CPE presents our top 11 stories from 2011.

Newmark Knight Frank to Lease, Manage 2 MSF NYC Office Portfolio

Newmark Knight Frank just added 2 million square feet of responsibilities to its plate. The real estate services firm has won a leasing and management assignment for a 19-property Manhattan office portfolio owned by The Rosen Group Inc.

CBRE Sells Jersey’s Met Center to KBS REIT Affiliate for $105M

CBRE Group Inc. has sold the 421,000-square-foot Metropolitan Center in East Rutherford, N.J. for $104.9 million to an affiliate of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II.

Cassidy Turley to Handle 3 MSF Office Portfolio for Equity Office Properties

CRE giant Equity Office Properties has tapped Cassidy Turley to manage and/or lease an approximately 3 million-square-foot, 19-building Class A office portfolio.

Guest Column: Commercial Real Estate, 2012

Reznick Group’s Richard Hollowell warns of more rough seas ahead.

Ad Agency Y&R Signs 340 KSF Lease, Acquisition Deal at 3 Columbus Circle in NYC

Young & Rubicam has staked a claim to nearly one-half of 3 Columbus Circle, a 765,600-square-foot office tower at 1775 Broadway in Manhattan.

Shell Re-Ups, Signs "Largest Lease Transaction in the World" in Houston

In what Hines is calling the “largest lease transaction in the world in 2011,” the firm’s Houston office has re-signed Shell Oil Co. for a 1.2 million-square-foot lease.