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Amazon’s HQ in Seattle Sold to — Surprise! — Amazon for $1B

Vulcan Real Estate sold 11 office buildings to Amazon totaling 2 million square feet in the South Lake Union neighborhood.

BIG USA, M&J Wilkow Acquire Interest in 1 MSF Pittsburgh Shopping Center

BIG Shopping Centers USA and M&J Wilkow teamed up to buy 765,000 square feet of a million-square foot shopping center in Pa.

Waypoint Homes, GI Partners Secure $245M Revolving Credit Facility

The JV received a $245 million revolving credit facility to dapple in the budding single-family rental market.

Archstone Partnership Buys Green Apartments in Venice, Calif., for $56M

A partnership sponsored by Archstone has purchased The Frank, an upscale 70-unit apartment property, for $56 million.

Hunt Sells $139M in Institutional Apartment Properties

Hunt Investment Management has sold three apartment properties for a total of $139 million on behalf of various clients.

SL Green JV Recapitalizes 4.5 MSF West Coast Office Properties

East Coast office giant SL Green Realty formed a joint venture to recapitalize a 31-property office portfolio in Southern California.

Caesars Entertainment and Caruso Affiliates Announce First Wave of LINQ Tenants

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor Caesars Entertainment has revealed the initial lineup of restaurants, retailers and entertainment venues for the LINQ, its $550 million open-air district scheduled to open on the Las Vegas Strip in late 2013. The tenants will join such previously announced attractions as a giant Ferris wheel. Leading development at the 300,000-square-foot […]

The Outlook for Investing in Secondary and Tertiary Markets

Key takeaways from the recent MHN-CPE webinar “Secondary and Tertiary Markets: Identifying, Finding and Investing in Commercial Real Estate Opportunities.”

Arcturus, Avenue Capital Purchase 450 KSF Lifestyle Center in Anaheim

A joint venture of Arcturus and Avenue Capital has acquired Anaheim GardenWalk, a premier lifestyle center in Southern California.

Avison Young Acquires New Jersey-Based Walsh Co.

Canada’s largest independently owned commercial real estate services company has bought New Jersey-based project management service firm, The Walsh Co. led by two brothers.