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Thor, ASB Close on Manhattan Retail/Office Building for $97M
In the latest of several Manhattan acquisitions for both companies, though their first together, a joint venture of Thor Equities and ASB Real Estate Investments’ Allegiance Real Estate Fund has purchased a five-story, 60,000-square-foot property at 875 Washington St. in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District for $97 million.
Brandywine, Campus Crest Partner to Build $158M Student Housing in Philly
Two REITs and a real estate private equity firm are teaming up to develop a $158 million, 33-story, 850-bed student housing tower at Cira Centre South in Philadelphia’s University City section.
Wewatta & Wynkoop Refinance Two Denver Office Buildings for $74M
Wewatta & Wynkoop, a GE Asset Management and Crestone Partners managed entity, has secured a $74 million loan to refinance 1400 Wewatta and 1401 Wynkoop, two Class A contiguous office buildings totaling approximately 300,000 square feet in downtown Denver.
Western National Nabs 496-Unit Suburban LA M-F for $100M
Western National Realty Advisors wraps up acquisitions under its $200 million Western National Realty Fund II with the purchase of Ironwood and Fairway Palms, a sprawling 496-unit apartment compound in the suburban Los Angeles town of Rancho Cucamonga.
KBS REIT III Buys Downtown Minneapolis Office Building for $118M
KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III has acquired the RBC Plaza, a 678,045-square-foot, mixed-use office building in downtown Minneapolis, from Brookfield Office Properties for $118 million.
Coldwell Banker Commercial to Represent 1.8 MSF SLC TOD Vista Station
Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT’s Salt Lake office will represent Vista Station, a new 100-plus acre development located in Draper, Utah.
Blackstone’s LogiCor Expands European Portfolio with 4.3 MSF in Poland
LogiCor, the pan-European logistics real estate arm of investment and advisory firm Blackstone, continues its rapid expansion and Poland is certainly part of the program.
Promontory Launches Online Marketplace for Bank Assets
Promontory Interfinancial Network of Arlington, Va. launched yesterday Bank Assetpoint, a nationwide online marketplace that aims to connect banks and other parties looking to buy or sell unwanted bank assets, including bank-owned commercial real estate.
Ed Indvik: Outlook 2013
Lee & Associates CEO Ed Indvik talks about prospects for the commercial real estate market and the brokerage sector.
Starwood Capital’s Group Du Louvre Sells Four Leading Hotels in France
Starwood Capital Group’s Groupe Du Louvre has sold four premier luxury hotels in France as part of the company’s ongoing plan to monetize the GDL hotel portfolio.