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Trammell Crow, One Liberty Plan Two Class A Office Towers for Plano Business Park
Trammell Crow Co. and a subsidiary of One Liberty Properties Inc. are about to add more than a half-million square feet of premier space to the suburban Dallas office market.
Exclusive: JLL Launches Real-Time PortfolioCommand Offering
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. now has a new weapon in its arsenal: its new PortfolioCommand offering, to be launched today.
FTC Approves CoStar’s Acquisition of LoopNet—with Conditions
Last week’s announcement that the Federal Trade Commission had approved CoStar Group’s acquisition of LoopNet Inc. brings to fruition—almost a year to the day later—a much-noted transaction that also contains the seeds of further change not far down the road.
Economy Watch: Public Spending Dents GDP; Apartment Market Improves; Consumer Sentiment Gains
Overall growth for the U.S. economy was middling during the first quarter, with expansion coming in at a 2.2 percent annualized rate, while the National Multi Housing Council reported last week in its Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions that things are still improving for the apartment industry. U.S. consumer sentiment was up a bit in April, to the highest level in a year.
Irving Entertainment Center Project Gets New Web Site
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor A new Web site has been launched for Irving residents. The goal is to provide updates on the planned Irving Entertainment Center (IEC) project, including copies of informational ads placed in the Irving Rambler, as well as other information of interest. According to Citybizlist.com, the IEC project will include a […]
Lingerfelt Development Begins Work on $100M Complex for Health Diagnostic Laboratory
By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor Lingerfelt Development announced it has started demolition at the 34-acre Virginia BioTechnology Research Park in downtown Richmond. BioTech 3 is coming down to make way for the construction of a new complex that will serve as headquarters for Health Diagnostic Laboratory (HDL) Inc., a fast-growing CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited clinical laboratory. Plans […]
Homewood Suites by Hilton to Open in University City
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor Hilton Hotels & Resorts is consolidating its presence in the city of Philadelphia with Homewood Suites, an 11-story extended stay facility that’s nearing completion. Development company Campus Apartments LLC broke ground on the $50 million hotel in December 2010, reports The Daily Pennsylvanian, and an opening ceremony for the public […]
Nonprofit FHI 360 to Relocate HQ to American Tobacco Campus
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor FHI 360 plans to move its headquarters and about 400 employees to downtown Durham’s American Tobacco Campus next year. The transaction represents one of the largest leases signed in the Triangle in recent years, providing American Tobacco’s owner, Capitol Broadcasting, with an anchor tenant. The NewsObserver reports the Durham-based international nonprofit […]
Liberty Property Trust Signs 316 KSF Industrial Lease Outside Chicago
With industrial leasing activity continuing at a brisk pace in metropolitan Chicago, Liberty Property Trust was recently able to fill up a 316,200-square-foot space at a Liberty Business Center building in Aurora, in one fell swoop.
Peak 10 Expanding in Charlotte, Building New Data Center
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor Peak 10 Inc., the Charlotte-based data center solutions company, has announced it will be expanding its surface area in Charlotte by 62,000 square-feet by building a fourth data center. The new building will be located in University Research Park near UNC-Charlotte and will be developed in phases depending on market […]