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Owner of the Historic Cosby Hotel Building Proposes Office/Retail Redevelopment Plan
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The Cosby Hotel building has a chance to dodge the wrecking ball as Sunflower Development Group plans to present a redevelopment plan for the historic construction, The Kansas City Business Journal reports. The 15,000-square-foot building was built in 1881 and was initially an office building for doctors before becoming a […]
IRS Re-Ups on 532 KSF of Fresno Office Space
The Internal Revenue Service, acting through Government Properties Income Trust, just signed a 10-year, 531,976-square-foot lease renewal in Fresno, Calif.
Walker & Dunlop Provides $164M in Freddie Financing for Connecticut Multi-Family Properties
Walker & Dunlop L.L.C. has come through for Principal Management Partners with a $163.8 million loan package for the refinancing of a four-property apartment portfolio in Connecticut.
Scion Group, Arch Street Capital Get $52M in Acquisition Financing for Texas Student Housing
Aided by $52 million of financing placed by Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P., The Scion Group and Arch Street Capital Advisors have snapped up two student housing properties in Texas.
ULI: Emerging Trends in Europe Bearish for '12
“Debt” is going to be the name of the game for the European real estate markets in 2012, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2012, the industry forecast published by PwC and the Urban Land Institute.
Data Center Operator Picks KC for New $32M Facility
CoSentry, an Omaha-based provider of data center, cloud computing, co-location and managed-Internet services, has purchased a 57,500-square-foot former light industrial building in Lenexa, Kan., for use as a data center.
Miami Herald Signs 158 KSF Lease to Relocate HQ
Eight months after The Miami Herald Co.’s Miami digs were sold in a short-term, sale-leaseback transaction, the newspaper has signed a long-term lease for the 158,300-square-foot former U.S. Southern Command headquarters at Westpointe Business Park in neighboring Doral, Fla.
Grubb & Ellis Acquire Nursing Homes for $30 million; Kimberly-Clark to Open Southaven Distribution Center
By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor Santa Ana, Calif.-based Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc. has recently completed, through one of its affiliates, the acquisition of two nursing homes in the greater Memphis area for nearly $30 million. The company acquired the one-story Parkway Health & Rehab Center from Tennessee Property Associates, LP for $15.9 […]
1 Houston Center to Be Renamed LyondellBasell Tower Following 358 KSF Lease Extension
Following the signing of a 358,100-square-foot lease, LydondellBasell, a longtime tenant of 1 Houston Center, will see the building renamed the LydondellBasell Tower.
Morgan Group Refis Five Multi-Family Properties for $146M
The Morgan Group, a company focused on development, construction and property management of luxury multi-family properties, has arranged financing of $146 million on behalf of its affiliated investment partnerships.