Business Specialties
O&S Holdings Sells 603 KSF Mixed-Use Bridge Street Town Centre in Alabama
Five years after developing Bridge Street Town Centre as part of the mixed-use Bridge Street development in Huntsville, Ala., O&S Holdings has sold the 600,000-square-foot lifestyle center to Miller Capital Advisory.
Emerging Trends: CRE Profitability, Lending Look Bright for Remainder of 2012
The Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers have released the results of the annual Emerging Trends in Real Estate survey — and the responses point to a stronger commercial real estate outlook for the remainder of 2012, with a general trend toward a bullish CRE industry.
Marriott’s $210M Gaylord Purchase Brings Structural Changes
Gaylord Entertainment of Nashville has agreed to sell its Gaylord Hotels brand and the management rights to its four hotels to Marriott International for $210 million in cash. The deal hinges on Gaylord’s transition to a REIT structure, which will be decided at a shareholder meeting in August.
New Home Demand and Building Rebound; Land Prices Lag
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor After a long drought, the Las Vegas housing market finally has some good news for homebuilders. New home permits are up 40 percent across the board, with Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson among the most active areas, according to VegasInc. Prices are staging a comeback as well; so […]
Boyd Keeps Echelon Place Alive After 2 Years of Limbo
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor Since financing shortfalls forced Boyd Gaming to halt construction of the $4.8 billion Echelon Place project two years ago, the mixed-use project has stood as a cautionary tale of overreach. Recently, the developers recently took steps to keep the incomplete project alive, petitioning Clark County to extend several key deadlines. […]
Slidell Memorial Hospital Expands Cardiology, ER Units
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor Slidell Memorial Hospital broke ground on its much needed new wing Tuesday. The community hospital has been struggling for some time now because of space shortages and increasing numbers of patients. The Times-Picayune reports that the number of patients treated in 2010 at Slidell Memorial was 3,500 more than it […]
Hull Storey Gibson Picks Up 434 KSF Retail Mall in Virginia
With an eye toward expanding its presence in the South, Hull Storey Gibson Cos. has just purchased Liberty Fair Mall in Martinsville, Va. The transaction adds 434,300 square feet to the retail property owner’s portfolio.
HFF Closes Sale of $96M CRE Loan Portfolio
Acting on behalf of a major life insurance company, HFF has wrapped up the disposition of a portfolio of 28 sub- and non-performing commercial loans valued at $96.2 million. A distressed debt fund acquired 25 of the loans, while the remaining three were sold to separate owners.
International Law Firm Signs as Anchor Tenant for $950M CityCenterDC Project
International law firm Covington & Burling L.L.P.’s search for its new global headquarters in Washington, D.C., has ended with it agreeing to become the anchor office tenant in the $950 million CityCenterDC mixed-use project, signing a letter of intent to occupy approximately 420,000 square feet of space.
SL Green Spends $135M on 215 KSF Midtown South Mixed-Use Building
SL Green has picked up 304 Park Ave. S., a 215,000-square-foot mixed-use office and retail building, from a partnership headed by David Berley, chairman of Walter & Samuels, for $135 million, or $628 per square foot.