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Citrix Seeks New Space in Downtown Raleigh to Invest $12.5M
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor Citrix Systems Inc. plans to expand its data-sharing division by investing at least $12.5 million in a new facility in downtown Raleigh. The company chose Raleigh over Atlanta and Austin for its expansion. Jesse Lipson, general manager of Citrix Systems data sharing operations, told the Triangle Business Journal that the […]
Wharton Equity Partners Acquires 500-Unit Florida Multi-Family Portfolio for $50M
Wharton Equity Partners, in partnership with a consortium of real estate funds affiliated with Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, has just increased its holdings by an additional 900 units with the purchase of a stake in four properties in Central Florida.
Caliber Funding Selects NGKF as Portfolio Adviser for 100 Locations in 28 States
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Global Corporate Services has secured a major outsourcing deal, the firm’s second in just over one month, as Caliber Funding chose the firm to manage the real estate mortgage lender and agency direct seller/servicer’s real estate transactions across the country.
Renovation Spree Hits Detroit Area Masonic and Hindu Temples
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor The Detroit Masonic Temple in the lower Midtown area and several blighted properties in the surrounding area could embark on a $38 million renovation project. According to The Detroit News, a team of state and local brokers is currently establishing the financial aspects of the investment, which could get the […]
Scalable Class A, 384 KSF Office Planned for Tempe Park
Metro Commercial Properties and USAA Real Estate have announced the next phase of high-rise office development in Tempe, Ariz., and the firms plan for a Class A office tower, dubbed Fountainhead Park Summit, of up to 14 stories and totaling up to 384,300 square feet.
Penzance, Invesco Get $94M Construction Financing for 280 KSF D.C. Development
Ground has broken on the trophy office project at 3001-3003 Washington Blvd. in suburban Washington, D.C., and Penzance and Invesco Real Estate have just gotten their hands on $94 million in construction financing for the 280,000-square-foot destination.
Marcus & Millichap: Net-Leased Retailers Expand Reach, See Investor Interest
Certain property types are well-positioned to take advantage of the fact that Americans’ personal incomes continue to stagnate, and net-leased properties – including discount retailers, drugstores, quick-service restaurants and even big-box chains – are seeing renewed investor interest in response.
$65M Mixed-Use Dover Landing Project in New Hampshire Moves Forward
Dickinson Development Corp.’s Dover Landing, an upscale mixed-use project that will sit along the Cocheco River in Dover, N.H., has been given the thumbs-up on the revised plans for the $65 million endeavor.
Harbor Group Spends $100M on Florida Multi-Family Portfolio
Harbor Group International has made another multi-family purchase, snapping up a three-property apartment portfolio in three Florida markets for a total of $99.7 million – a purchase price of approximately $4,000 per unit.
PREA: 2012 CRE Returns Will Rise to Nearly 10 Percent
Commercial real estate firms expect the future of the U.S. commercial real estate market to continue to shine, as indicated by the results of the Pension Real Estate Association’s latest Consensus Forecast Survey: Survey participants in May anticipate full-year 2012 returns of 9.6 percent.