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Washington, DC, Trophy Office Tower Trades for $121M

A notable Washington, D.C., office building was recently sold for $121.4 million. The office tower lies in the East End submarket of the national capitol.

Treat Towers in Walnut Creek Trade Hands

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor MetLife recently acquired Treat Towers in one of the largest office deals in the East Bay this year, trading for around $120 million. The property was bought from Chicago-based Equity Office Properties Trust, who co-owned the Treat Towers with a TIAA-CREF retirement fund. The twin 10-story office buildings offer around […]

TMG, Rockwood Sell San Francisco Office Projects to Boston Properties for $62M

TMG Partners and Rockwood Capital have sold a series of office buildings to Boston Properties for more than $62 million, including preferred units of limited partnership interest in the buyer’s company.

Hyatt Hotel Corp. Opens First Grand Hyatt in Malaysia

Hyatt Hotel Corp. will be opening Malaysia’s first Grand Hyatt, with first-class luxuries and amenities including impressive views of the city, dining on almost every floor, and state-of-the art technology banquet halls and meeting rooms.

Grosvenor Americas Acquires 360-Unit Seattle-Area Apartment Complex

Grosvenor Americas has bought a 360-unit community in Woodinville, Wash. The company plans to spend about $5 million to upgrade the apartment interiors and other bells and whistles.

Three Denver Metro Office Buildings Sold; NexCore Group Completes Construction of St. Anthony North Medical Pavilion

By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Three southeast Denver metro trophy-office buildings were recently sold, gathering a total of $120 million, reports the Denver Business Journal. The sellers in all three individual transactions were represented by John Jugl and Mary Sullivan … Continue reading

Normandale Lake Office Park Fetches $268M in JV

Normandale Lake Office Park was acquired for $13 million more than the estimate industry experts had expected the joint venture deal to command in the sale.

Vulcan Expects Amazon Global HQ in Seattle to Sell Quickly

Vulcan Real Estate is selling Amazon’s South Lake Union headquarters, with plans to use the proceeds of the sale for ongoing development of its large land holdings in SLU.

Regency Centers Engages in Crowdsourcing to Lease Shopping Center in Baltimore

Regency Center is trying out a new trend called “crowdsourcing,” asking the public to recommend what stores and restaurants they’d like to see go into nearby shopping centers.

New $45M Teaching Center Gets Green Light

By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor The University of Texas System Board of Regents authorized the building of a $45 million academic learning and teaching center at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. In an official statement, Kenneth Kalkwarf, D.D.S., M.S., president ad interim of the Health Science Center, said the necessary funding would come […]