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.

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.

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.

Ground Breaks on $220M Rehab Facility at Boston’s Charlestown Naval Yard

Integrated health care system Partners HealthCare is behind the development, which will yield a 240,000-square-foot building to replace the existing 40-year-old rehab center on Nashua Street.

Sold for $500M in 2007, Inimitable Eight-Acre Beverly Hills Parcel Trades for $148.3M

Joint Treasure, a global real estate-focused private equity firm representing major family investors, made the 9900 Wilshire purchase on behalf of three of its consortium partners: Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook Group, the Wee Cho Yaw Family Group of Singapore and David Chiu of Hong Kong’s Far East Consortium International Ltd.

Bandolik Returns to Deloitte, Joining Growing Distressed Debt and Asset Practice

Hired as a director with Deloitte Financial Advisory Services L.L.P., Bandolik contributes a background in real estate investment, accounting, investment banking, capital fundraising and debt placement, a combination of skills he views as ideal for advising investors, borrowers and lenders in today’s difficult economy.