Business Specialties

New Logistics Center Coming to Kyle, TX

The two-building, 400,000-square-foot distribution and fulfillment center will be built in phases by a joint venture comprising Hillwood Properties, HPI Real Estate Services & Investments and Kyle officials.

Detroit’s Revitalization Combines Old and New

For a city that filed for bankruptcy just five years ago, Detroit is on a path to revitalization that shows no signs of slowing down. 

1271 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan

Latham & Watkins Leases 407 KSF at Iconic Rockefeller Center

The leading global law firm will relocate its Manhattan offices and occupy 10 floors in Rockefeller Group’s 1271 Avenue of the Americas by 2020.

Westinghouse Site, Newark, N.J.

SJP, Aetna Form JV for 2 MSF NJ Redevelopment

The project entails the transformation of a 3.7-acre site that had been home to a Westinghouse plant in downtown Newark.

175 W. Jackson in Chicago

Brookfield Fund Snags Chicago Office Tower for $305M

JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, an ultra-high-net-worth European family advised by Extell Development. Situated in the Central Loop, the 22-story 175 W. Jackson high-rise dates back to 1912.

The Impact of Tax Reform

Dr. Peter Linneman examines the biggest effects the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will have on the commercial real estate industry.

Transactions: May 2018

The following is a list of transactions that were announced between March 7 and March 26, 2018.

ISC West Show 2018 in Las Vegas

CRE’s New Safety Strategies: Drones, Robots and Apps

High-tech options for protecting people who work in commercial buildings are multiplying. Robots, drone detectors, heat-sensing cameras, automated check-in kiosks and crowdsourcing apps that rely on occupants’ reporting skills are already part of the new generation of security systems in office and retail buildings.

Food, Fun Power Retail Redevelopment

Mall owners are spending millions—and in one case even $1 billion—on makeovers to keep their retail centers fresh, hip and inviting.

Countdown to January 2019: Lease Accounting Standards

The new lease accounting standard will go into effect for public companies in less than a year. Are you ready?