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International Campus AG, Stichting DUWO Develop Student Housing, Studios in Netherlands

In its first international venture, International Campus AG has partnered with Stichting DUWO for the financing and development of student housing and studios targeting young professionals in the Netherlands.

FirstService Residential Realty Completes Management Buyout

FirstService Residential Realty, a national property management company based in Austin, has been purchased by its executive managers and is changing its name to The Rockbridge Group.

Chatham Lodging Closes $1.3B JV Hotel Portfolio Purchase

Chatham Lodging Trust, in a new joint venture with NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., has completed the two-part, $1.3 billion acquisition of the 51-property former Innkeepers USA Trust hotel portfolio.

Greystar Closes on $800M Multifamily Acquisition Fund

Greystar Real Estate Partners has closed its Greystar Equity Partners VIII, a discretionary commingled fund focused on the acquisition of value-add multi-family assets in the United States.

NAREE Special Report: Healthy Communities for the 21st Century

A discussion on Wednesday at the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) Spring Conference in Houston highlighted why creating happy and healthy spaces can also help keep a cheery bottom line.

The June digital edition of CPE is now available!

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Q&A with Bellwether, Cumberland Execs on $700M Cleveland Lakefront Project

Ross Halloran, senior vice president of Bellwether, and Dick Pace, president of Cumberland Development, chat with Commercial Property Executive about taking on one of the largest multi-family construction projects in Cleveland.

Wood Partners to Break Ground on 262 KSF M-F Property in Dallas

Answering the increasingly loud cry for rental accommodations in Dallas, Wood Partners has commenced construction on the 313-unit Alta Farmers Market project.

Hines, Oaktree JV Acquires 230 KSF Office Building in Santa Ana, Calif.

Hines has entered into a joint venture with a real estate fund managed by Oaktree Capital Management to acquire and lease back 1750 E. Fourth St., a Class A office building situated on 2.8 acres in Santa Ana, Calif., from State Compensation Insurance Fund.

I.CON Special Report: Robust Industrial Market Ahead for Much of North America

The North American industrial sector offers much to cheer and a few reasons for caution, said experts at NAIOP’s international conference in Jersey City, N.J. on Thursday.