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Gone Green: Sustainability Case Studies

The growing focus on sustainable properties among municipalities, investors and tenants is giving rise to some innovative new approaches to both new development and retrofitting. Here are three innovative case studies.

The AMA Plaza tower, built in 1992 and designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, houses more than 1 million square feet of office space and a five-star hotel

Beacon Capital Retrofits AMA Plaza

Beacon Capital Partners purchased the building Sept. 29, 2016, and continued the eco-friendly effort of the building’s former owners. In fact, the company plans to invest an extra $20 million into the property over the next five years.

Denholtz Associates to Upgrade NJ Office Building

Improvements at the two-story Class A asset in Bernardsville will be completed this summer.

941 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles

Ingenuity Studios Inks Lease in LA’s Hollywood Media District

Savills Studley and Avison Young represented the company in the transaction.

Gracy Farms campus rendering

Charles Schwab Tops Off New Austin Campus

The site and buildings will incorporate sustainable materials and systems, targeting LEED Gold certification.

Continental Partners Secures $54M Financing for Ritz-Carlton

The luxury resort represents one component of a mixed-use project that is being developed in two phases.

101 John F. Kennedy Parkway in Short Hills, N.J

HFF’s Two-Fer in $368M NJ Office Deal

Working on behalf of Mack-Cali Realty, the firm arranged the record-breaking sale and procured financing for three of the six buildings included in the 1.1 million-square-foot disposition.

Building 6 Independence Logistics Park

Hines Nabs Houston Logistics Park

The company has tripled its holdings in the city’s industrial market with the acquisition of a 2.2 million-square-foot distribution center in La Porte, Texas.

99 Hawley Lane

Mountain Development Inks Record Deal in Connecticut

The transaction, arranged by Cushman & Wakefield, marks the largest medical lease agreement in Fairfield County in the first quarter of 2017.

Building Security: Safeware

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