Business Specialties
SL Green Refinances Manhattan’s 388-390 Greenwich St. for $1.4B
SL Green Realty Corp. has refinanced 388-390 Greenwich, the 2.6 million-square-foot Manhattan office complex occupied in its entirety by an affiliate of Citigroup Inc., to the tune of $1.45 billion.
KDC, State Farm Break Ground for 17-Acre M-U Project in Dunwoody, Ga.
KDC has begun construction on Park Center, its new 17-acre master-planned project in the Perimeter Center area of Dunwoody, Ga.
ARCP to Grab Red Lobster RE in $1.5B Sale-Leaseback
As part of Golden Gate Capital’s acquisition of the Red Lobster chain from Darden Restaurants, American Realty Capital Properties will buy more than 500 Red Lobster restaurant properties and lease them back to GGC.
Executive Insights: Michael McNally, Southern Land Co.
Southern Land Co. recently rocked the Nashville real estate market with the $95.1 million sale of Elliston 23 Apartments, a mixed-use luxury multi-family development, which it owned in a joint venture with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Vice president of mixed-use development Michael McNally Jr. talks about what the sale means for the company and for the white-hot Nashville apartment market.
NBA’s Lakers to Buy 5 Acres for New Training Center at L.A.-Area M-U Campus
The Los Angeles Lakers need a place to practice shooting hoops, so the NBA franchise has signed a deal to acquire a five-acre site at the Elevon at Campus El Segundo project in El Segundo, Calif.
International: HOCHTIEF, Kondor Wessels JV to Build 280-Unit Residential Development in Berlin
HOCHTIEF Projektentwicklung, a subsidiary of the HOCHTIEF Group, has partnered with Kondor Wessels on the construction of CEDELIA, a 280-unit residential development in Berlin-Zehlendorf.
Rockefeller Group Sells 1.5 MSF General Mills Distribution Center in Atlanta
The Rockefeller Group Development Corp. has sold the 1.5 million-square-foot General Mills Distribution Center in Social Circle, Ga., to Welsh Property Trust.
International: Laurus to Develop 323 KSF Retail Project in Nigerian Capital
Construction on Jabi Lake Mall, a 323,000-square-foot retail development in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, is underway, according to project and development manager Laurus Development Partners.
Gaming and Leisure Buys Meadows Racetrack, Casino in Washington, Pennsylvania for $465M
Gaming and Leisure Properties, a REIT that spun off from Penn National Gaming late last year, has acquired The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in eastern Pennsylvania for $465 million from Las Vegas-based Cannery Casino Resorts.
Meridian Arranges $142M in Financing for 2 MSF Detroit-Area Office Complex
Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $142 million mortgage on behalf of 601 West Cos. for the latter’s purchase of Southfield Town Center in Southfield, Mich.