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SL Green Acquires Interest in Manhattan’s Embattled 650 Fifth Ave.
A joint venture between SL Green Realty and Jeff Sutton has acquired a 49-year leasehold interest covering the retail portion of 650 Fifth Ave., an office tower with decades-long ties to the Iranian government and now in legal limbo as a result.
HFF Secures $54M Construction Loan for San Antonio’s Historic Joske’s Building
Joske’s Building at the RiverCenter Mall in San Antonio is ready for its redevelopment. Ashkenazy Acquisitions Corp., owner of the historic 500,000-square-foot property, has obtained a $54 million construction loan to finance a rebirth.
Strategic Storage Trust Acquires 9 Facilities for $64M
In separate transactions, Strategic Storage Trust acquired five self-storage properties located in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth and Midland, Texas markets and four self-storage properties located in Alabama and Tennessee, for a total of approximately $64 million.
JLL’s ‘Space Exchange’ Helps Cos. Participate in Brave New World of Workplace Mobility
Jones Lang LaSalle is preparing for a more flexible work world, in which employees work both onsite and offsite, as opposed to being limited to a single office, by launching a new Internet resource called Space Exchange.
Alliance Partners Buys 482 KSF Office Tower in Nashville from Parmenter
Alliance Partners has purchased Nashville City Center, a 482,400-square-foot, 27-story office building, from Parmenter Realty Partners.
$60M M-F Project Green-Lighted for Raleigh’s Apartment Hungry Gen-Y
SkyHouse Raleigh, a 320-unit luxury high-rise, will soon sprout up downtown now that Novare Group, Batson-Cook Development Co. and Edison Land have issued a notice to proceed for the $60 million project.
Oxley Buys 40-Acre M-U Site in London
Singapore-listed property developer Oxley Holdings Ltd. has acquired Royal Wharf, the largest mixed-use site in London since Battersea Power Station.
ULI Special Report: DC Falls in Investors’ Eyes
The 2014 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report contained few surprises, but traditionally durable Washington, D.C.’s drop to No. 22 in the ranking of cities with the best investment activity speaks volumes about the uncertainty the federal government has produced.
PhoenixMart Global Commerce Center Breaks Ground in Arizona
Construction has begun on PhoenixMart, a $150 million, 1.7 million-square-foot global commerce center in Casa Grande, Ariz., expected to bring more than 9,000 jobs to the region.
MWest Spends $200M for 825 KSF Office, R&D Portfolio in Silicon Valley
MWest Properties’ Silicon Valley footprint just grew by 825,000 square feet. The company, a year-old venture comprised of DivcoWest, Ivanhoé Cambridge and TPG Real Estate, has acquired a three-campus portfolio encompassing 12 R&D and corporate office buildings in San Jose, Calif.