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Valeant Takes 310 KSF Lease for New HQ in Bridgewater, NJ

Multinational pharmaceutical company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is consolidating its multiple locations by moving into its new U.S. headquarters at Somerset Corporate Center IV, located in central NJ.

CWCapital Sells 300 KSF Miami Office Property to Related for $104M

Four years after taking on the role of special servicer for a loan secured by the 302,300-square-foot office property at 444 Brickell in Miami, CWCapital Asset Management has sold the asset to Related Group for $104 million.

Equity Office Properties Sells 649 KSF Boston Suburb Office Park for $237M

The Blackstone Group’s Equity Office Properties affiliate has closed the sale, for $237 million, of Wellesley Office Park, a 649,184-square-foot office park in Wellesley, Mass.

MetLife, Norges Bank Create JV to Invest in U.S. CRE Market

MetLife and Norges Bank Investment Management have teamed on a joint venture to invest collectively in Class A office properties in key U.S. markets, making its initial investment in One Financial Center in Boston.

Gansevoort Founder to Develop Luxury Lifestyle Hotel in London

Gansevoort Hotel Group founder Michael Achenbaum has partnered with Douglaston Development, SUSD and Hondo Enterprises to develop a full-service urban resort at 45 Curtain Road in East London’s fashionable Shoreditch district, set to break ground early next year.

Heitman Buys 866 KSF Regional Power Center in Bay Area

In what could be the largest retail property sale in the Bay Area in 2013 in terms of size, Heitman acquired Pacific Commons Shopping Center, an 80-acre outdoor mall in Fremont, Calif., from an affiliate of Catellus Development Corp., a TPG Real Estate investment.

Shorenstein Buys 1.3 MSF Class A Office Property in Downtown Denver

Shorenstein Properties acquired Denver City Center, two downtown Class A office buildings with a total of 1.3 million square feet, from Crescent Real Estate Holdings for $286 million.

Mentoring Millennials: Insights From a Young Property Manager

A young property manager offers insights into mentoring an energetic, ambitious and tech-savvy generation.

TriGranit Develops 344 KSF Office Complex in Krakow, Poland

TriGranit, one of the largest fully- integrated European real estate investment, development and management companies has completed the first stage of development of Building D in the Bonarka 4 Business (B4B) complex.

Hackman JV Scoops Up 1.6 MSF Campbell’s Soup Manufacturing Facility in Sacramento

Hackman Capital Partners, in a joint venture with Rabin Worldwide and Capital Recovery Group, has acquired the 1.6 million-square-foot industrial building in Sacramento that had served as Campbell Soup Co.’s manufacturing facility until last summer.