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Blackstone Closes on East Coast Hotel Portfolio for $186M
Blackstone Real Estate Advisors has closed on a 15-property select-service hotel portfolio in seven East Coast and Mid-Atlantic states after securing $186 million in acquisition financing.
Centro Breaks Ground in Downtown Miami
Construction has officially begun on Centro, a $90 million, 37-story, 352-unit residential condominium tower in Miami’s central business district.
Harvest, LaSalle Acquire 233 KSF Office Tower in San Jose
Harvest Properties and LaSalle Investment Management have teamed to acquire 60 S. Market St., a 232,536-square-foot, 14-story Class A office tower located in Silicon Valley’s downtown San Jose, from Ares Management.
Citi Extends 2.6 MSF Lease Agreement at TriBeca Towers in NYC
An affiliate of Citigroup has signed an extension for its triple-net leases at 388 and 390 Greenwich St. in Manhattan’s TriBeCa neighborhood.
Ramco-Gershenson Buys 461 KSF Shopping Center in Cincinnati Suburb
Ramco-Gershenson Properties has just surpassed the half-billion-dollar mark in its annual acquisitions with the purchase of Deerfield Towne Center, a 461,000-square-foot shopping center in the suburban Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio.
Michael Fried: Private Equity Funds in 2014
Michael Fried, founder & CEO of Phoenix Realty Group L.L.C., blogs on CPE’s From the Inside experts blog about what to expect from real estate private equity funds in 2014. Look for quarterly video commentaries from Fried and president Keith Rosenthal on From the Inside.
W. P. Carey Acquires $92M Retail Portfolio in Croatia from Agrokor
In a $92 million sale-leaseback deal, W. P. Carey has purchased five retail stores from Agrokor in Croatia.
Rockrose Buys 150 KSF NYC Commercial Office Building for $105M
Rockrose Development Corp. has acquired 15 E. 26th St., a 150,000-square-foot boutique commercial office building located on Madison Square Park between Madison and Fifth avenues, from Savanna for $105 million.
Essex Agrees to Buy BRE for $4.3B
A week after announcing it was exclusively courting BRE Properties, rival multi-family REIT Essex Property Trust said it had agreed to make the marriage official, with BRE Properties being merged with Essex in a cash and stock deal worth $4.3 billion.