Business Specialties

Update: Transfer of Cousins' Unit to C&W Good Move for Both Firms

Cushman & Wakefield’s acquisition of Cousins Properties third-party Client Services Group, located in Atlanta and Dallas, is a strategic move for both companies.

Portman Holdings' Jeff Warwick on the Capital Markets' 'Real Question'

Veteran investment banker Jeff Warwick, who currently oversees Portman Holdings’ national investment platform, discusses  the capital markets’ balance sheet and offers a contrarian view on what he calls the “real question” for real estate finance–resolving CMBS.

Sabal Buys $121.5M in CRE Loans

Sabal Financial Group, L.P. has acquired a$121.5-million portfolio from a bank that includes 44 loans and properties in seven different states.

Ground Breaks on Luxury 323-Unit M-F Project in San Antonio

USAA Real Estate Co., in partnership with Cambridge Development Group, broke ground on a 323-unit multi-family project in San Antonio.

Kennedy Wilson Partnership Picks Up $449M Irish Loan Portfolio

Kennedy Wilson has partnered with Deutsche Bank AG’s European Commercial Real Estate Group to buy a loan portfolio secured by commercial real estate assets in Ireland.

Breaking News: C&W to Buy Cousins’ Third-Party Client Services Group

Cushman & Wakefield will buy Cousins Properties Inc. third-party Client Services Group, located in Atlanta and Dallas.

Beech Street Closes $371M Loan Package for 5,517-Unit M-F Portfolio

Beech Street Capital Inc. has provided the funding for the recapitalization of a 5,517-unit apartment portfolio in Maryland.

UA to Move HQ to Willis Tower, Space to Total Over 800 KSF

United Airlines will be moving into Chicago’s iconic Willis Tower in what is reported as the largest office lease transaction in the city’s history.

American Assets Set to Snap Up City Center Bellevue in Deal Worth $229M

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor City Center Bellevue is the object of the latest large office property purchase in the greater Seattle area, after American Assets Trust Inc. made a grab for the high-rise building. The full-service, vertically integrated and self-administered real estate investment trust is reportedly set to acquire the downtown property for a […]

Construction Projects to Create 170 New Jobs

By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor At the beginning of the year, Rough Brothers Inc., a greenhouse design and manufacturing firm, started looking for new space to relocate its headquarters from Vine Street, in St. Bernard, and expand its operations. The search is now over. The company recently agreed to purchase 20.5 acres of vacant land […]