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MIPIM Special Series – Part Three: The Emergence of Short-Term Retail Leases
The last in a three-part series of reports on worldwide real estate based on presentations at the MIPIM world property market in March.
INTERNATIONAL: Union Investment Acquires Landmark Weser Tower in Germany
Union Investment has bought the landmark Weser Tower in Bremen, Germany, in a deal that is deemed one of the most significant real estate transactions seen in the city.
Jamestown: Sale of San Francisco’s Pacific Place Has Strong Long-Term Income Drivers
Jamestown COO tells CPE the firm has sold Pacific Place, an office and retail property in downtown San Francisco, to J.P. Morgan for $415 million because of its attractiveness to institutonal investors
Hard Rock Partners with NYS Funding on Casino Plan in Rensselaer, N.Y.
Hard Rock International has joined NYS Funding L.L.C. in the bid to build a casino, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, along the Hudson River, in Rensselaer, N.Y.
PREI, AP3 JV Acquires $360M Worth of German Retail Assets
A new joint venture between Prudential Real Estate Investors and the Third Swedish National Pension Fund, AP3, will invest in retail properties throughout Germany.
Branding Benefits: Walgreen’s Sustainability Efforts vs. the Competition
In a cut-throat, thin-margin consumer marketplace, Walgreen Co.’s portfolio sustainability endeavors help differentiate the brand from the competition.
Replicating Success: The Nuts & Bolts of Walgreen’s Net-Zero Model
In designing its retail store in Evanston, Ill., Walgreen Co. management tasked the facilities team with engineering a net-zero store that can be replicated across the country on a large-scale basis.
Property Insurance: How Limits & Deductibles Are Changing
A survey of Aon insurance clients indicates that deductibles and limits remained unchanged for the vast majority of policy holders from 2012 to 2013.
Lights! Camera! Blueprints! Kilroy Unveils Plans for M-U Campus in Hollywood
Kilroy Realty Corp. took a step forward with its $250 million to $300 million project in Hollywood by unveiling plans on Thursday for a four-building, 475,000-square-foot “creative media mixed-use office campus.”
Sunstone to Acquire 544-Key Maui Resort for $326M
Sunstone Hotel Investors has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the 544-key Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa for $326 million, or $598,600 per key, from an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners IV.