Business Specialties

Guest Column: Obamacare and Commercial Real Estate

Healthcare real estate expert Lee Eastwood examines the impacts of the Affordable Care Act on commercial real estate.

Jefferson Apartment Group Breaks Ground on 282-Unit Project in West Palm Beach

Jefferson Apartment Group has kicked off development of its first multi-family project of 2014, with the groundbreaking on Jefferson West Palm Beach, a 282-unit luxury apartment community in West Palm Beach.

RadioShack Closing 1,100 Stores – Repositioning Strategy

RadioShack continues to reinvent itself, but it will do it with fewer stores in the United States.

Executive Spotlight: Dan Mullen, Bedrock Real Estate Services

Under the guidance of Dan Mullen, Bedrock Real Estate Services, Quicken Loans’ privately held commercial real estate organization, has built up quite a portfolio.

Brookfield Asset Management Acquires Silicon Valley Office Campus

Brookfield Asset Management has acquired Rio Robles Technology Park, a 460,000-square-foot, eight-building office/R&D portfolio located in the North San Jose submarket of the Silicon Valley.

Inland Buys Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel for $183M

Inland American Lodging Group made its first acquisition in Hawaii with the purchase of the 645-room Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel in Honolulu for $183 million.

Skanska Develops Medical Building in Connecticut for $149M

Skanska USA is building a new 645,800-square-foot medical specialty building on the Stamford Hospital campus in Stamford, Conn., at a cost of $149 million.

SL Green Buys Ivanhoe Cambridge’s Stake in NYC Citigroup HQ

SL Green Realty Corp. will acquire Ivanhoé Cambridge’s stake in 388-390 Greenwich St. in Manhattan’s TriBeCa, thus assuming full ownership of Citigroup Inc.’s 2.6 million-square-foot headquarters in New York.

KBS REIT III Acquires Salt Lake City Office Tower for $170M

KBS REIT III has acquired 222 Main, a Class A, LEED Gold office tower in the center of Salt Lake City’s CBD, for $170 million.

W. P. Carey Acquires Siemens HQ in Oslo for $90M

W. P. Carey’s non-traded REIT CPA:18 acquired a new 166,000-square-foot office building from developer Oslo Business Park AS for $90 million.