Business Specialties
Gilbert Named CIO at ING Clarion
A 28-year veteran of the real estate industry, Gilbert has worked as a portfolio manager with ING since 2007.
Lowe Wraps Up $188.5M First Phase of San Diego County Office Project Under Budget
The new operations center is sprouting up at the site of the original center, which, as the county determined after doing a little research in 2005, would cost in excess of $216 million to maintain over a 20-year period.
Savills Advises Fortress, Northstar on $72M Mezzanine Loan Sale on Columbia Sussex Hotel Portfolio
The portfolio was sold to The Blackstone Group for an undisclosed price.
ULI Report: Tyson Warns of Need to Step Up Job Creation but Slow Down Deficit-Reduction Plans
The economy still has a way to go, and the federal government is limited in what it can do to make things better, according to Laura D’Andrea Tyson. There are measures it can pursue, but it will take some time to see real improvement, and the private sector will need to be involved, she told her audience at the Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting.
EnerVest Takes Space in Houston
The oil and gas firm has expanded its Houston headquarters by 36,721 square feet while renewing its headquarters lease for a total of 117,316 square feet in downtown’s First City Tower at 1001 Fannin.
ULI Report: America’s Changing Demographics
The results of this year’s U.S. Census survey are not yet out, but big changes are already apparent—and they promise to impact real estate strategies, according to findings Brookings Institution senior fellows William Frey and Anthony Downs discussed during the Urban Land Institute’s Fall Meeting.
ULI Report: Bill Marriott’s Secrets to Success
The Marriott brand has survived and sometimes thrived since 1929. How has it persevered while so many others have gone by the wayside? J.W. Marriott Jr. offered insights during a keynote session at the Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting.
JLL Inks New Lease for GSA
The lease was managed and awarded by Debbie Orkowski of the GSA Leasing Contracting office, while JLL employees Jessica Kokish, Suzanne Drake, Chris Roth and Dan Reidy represented the government.
ULI Report: Bair, Housing Experts Consider Government, Bank Roles
Opening keynote speaker Sheila Bair and a panel of housing experts offered a mixed view of government and lender involvement during the first general session of the Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting on Wednesday.
Newsum at ULI: In Real Estate, Relationships Matter
Urban Land Institute chairman Jeremy Newsum urges owners to accept their involvement in the nation’s economic downturn and better move forward by recognizing the need to operate properties as part of their larger neighborhoods.