Business Specialties
Riverbend Project Sent Back to Drawing Board
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor A controversial mixed-use project along the San Diego River has been sent back to the drawing board by the Navajo community planning group, KPBS.org reports. The Riverbend project, proposed on 23.5 acres of land in the Grantville neighborhood, between Mission Gorge Road and the San Diego River, calls for the […]
Arizona Breaks into Top 5 States For Construction Spending: NAIOP
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor A NAIOP Research Foundation report finds that Arizona ramped up commercial real estate development spending in 2011, pumping $4.2 billion into building new space. That total falls short of pre-recession levels, but it was good enough for fifth place, as the state trailed only Texas, New York, West Virginia and […]
Alamance Regional Medical Center Plans $60M Expansion
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor Alamance Regional Medical Center is planning a $60 million expansion, the largest since the hospital opened in 1995. According to The Business Journal, the campus improvement project includes a two-story, 40,000-square-foot cancer center to be located at the end of the Medical Arts building. The facility will feature new space […]
Zeller Realty Secures Refinancing for LaSalle Plaza
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Chicago-based Zeller Realty has secured refinancing for LaSalle Plaza from a unit of Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, U.S. Bank Commercial Real Estate. While terms of the deal were not disclosed, the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal reports the loan is estimated to be worth around $92 million. Located at 800 […]
BC LYND Hospitality Buys 103-Year-Old Hotel
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor BC LYND Hospitality has bought an historic hotel in downtown San Antonio. The 103-year-old hotel, called the St. Anthony Hotel, will undergo about $24 million in renovations. BC LYND is a joint venture of LYND and BC Commercial Partners L.L.C. The property represents the first significant acquisition that the joint […]
KBS Expands Salt Lake City Foothold With Gateway Tech Center
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor KBS Realty Advisors has added to its Utah portfolio with the acquisition of Gateway Tech Center, a 198,565-square-foot Class A office building located near the 40-acre Gateway District in Downtown Salt Lake City. Located at 155 North 400 West Street, the five-story Gateway Tech Center was built in 1909 as […]
Appling Lakes at Cordova Club Sold for $26.4 Million
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor Appling Lakes LLC of Salt Lake City has purchased the 312-unit Appling Lakes at Cordova Club apartment community from 27 tenant-in-common investors for $26.7 million. The sellers bought the property in 2005 for $26.9 million. The purchase was financed with a $19.9 million loan filed through Prudential Affordable Mortgage Co. […]
Developers Plan $100 Million Development in Columbia
By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor The city of Columbia may see a new apartment and retail complex in the near future. On Tuesday, May 22, officials with Orchard, Kettler and Howard Hughes Corp. presented plans at The Rouse Company Foundation Student Services Hall at Howard Community College, for a $100 million development, the area’s first […]
Dyno Nobel Considering $800M Plant in Jefferson Parish
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor Dyno Nobel International, the Utah-based explosives and chemical products manufacturer, is to spend $30 million on a comprehensive study regarding the feasibility of establishing an $800 million ammonia production factory on a brownfield site in Jefferson Parish, reports Area Development Online. If the study yields a positive result, the facility […]
American Greetings Details Plans for New Headquarters
By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor In May 2011, the American Greetings Corp. announced its intentions to move to a new headquarters in Westlake. A year later, it has finally unveiled the first plans for the $150 million to $200 million project, to be located in Westlake’s Crocker Park. The new world headquarters designs were unveiled […]