Business Specialties
Christian Redfearn: Valuing Real Estate
Christian Redfearn, director of the graduate programs in real estate at USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, blogs on CPE’s From the Inside about the abuse of IRR in measuring property value.
JLL Selected to Lease Two Uptown Buildings
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. has been selected by Caddo Holdings L.L.C. to lease a 171,956-square-foot office-and-retail portfolio in Uptown Dallas. The portfolio includes 75,956 square feet at 3400 Carlisle St. and 96,000 square feet at 2811 McKinney Ave., according to Citybizlist.com. The two properties, along with 2501 Cedar Springs Ave. […]
Khoshbin Co. Makes 395 KSF Office Investment in Houston
The Khoshbin Co., a privately held Irvine, Calif.-based real estate firm, has just completed its acquisition of two office buildings in Houston’s Greenspoint submarket, picking up 333 N. Sam Houston Parkway East and 10700 Interstate 45 North, two multi-tenant office buildings spanning 395,424 square feet.
American Realty Advisors Picks Up More Than 900 KSF Across Five Assets
American Realty Advisors’ commercial real estate purchasing activity has just swelled by approximately 900,000 square feet — and then some — with the recent addition of five properties spanning the industrial, multi-family, office and retail sectors.
Innisfree Gets $57M Loan for Three Gulf-Coast Hotels
With the assistance of Aries Capital, Innisfree Hotels has received $57 million in financing for three of its hotels along the Gulf Coast just weeks in advance of maturity dates on existing loans.
Court Approval Paves Way for BGC to Form Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
After receiving approval from the bankruptcy courts, BGC has completed the acquisition of Grubb & Ellis and has announced the creation of a new firm, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, that combines the assets of G&E with Newmark Knight Frank.
Best Buy to Shutter 50 Stores
Over the weekend, the giant electronics retailer Best Buy said that it will close about 50 stores out of its total of around 1,100. The announcement came not long after the sudden resignation of CEO Brian Dunn, for as-yet unclear but possibly scandalous reasons, though it seems unlikely that the two events are directly related.
Miami's 4.2 MSF Flagler Station Sold to AEW for $340M
The industrial portfolio of Flagler Station, South Florida’s largest business park at approximately 4.2 million square feet, has been sold by its developer to AEW Capital Management for a reported $340 million.
The Colonnade at Germantown Purchased for $23.1M; Cleaborn Point Breaks Ground
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor New York-based Sentinel Real Estate Corp. has purchased The Colonnade at Germantown for $23.1 million, or $91,666 per unit, in an online auction. Operating under the name VA Germantown LLC, Sentinel secured the 252-unit property at 7491 Wyndhurst Place far above the starting bid of $9 million, reports the Memphis […]
KBS Legacy Partners Acquires 255-Unit Multi-Family Property Outside Baltimore for $65M
KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT has just completed the purchase of the 255-unit The Residence at Waterstone in Pikesville, Md., taking it off the hands of Avalon Village Green Associates for $64.7 million.