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Former NOCCA Building to Become Luxury Condo Property
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor Plans to convert the former New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) building into a luxury multifamily project has been unanimously approved by the New Orleans City Council, reported The Time-Picayune. Developer Jim MacPhaille purchased the former school in April 2011 from the Orleans Parish School Board for $2.5 million, […]
Soitec Solar to Invest $150 Million in New Manufacturing Facility
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor French firm Soitec Solar has received a SUNPATH award in the amount of $25 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to support its new solar manufacturing facility in San Diego. The French company acquired a 176,000-square-foot manufacturing center in December to support over 300 megawatts of advanced projects throughout […]
Developers Detail L.A.’s $250M Playa Vista Town Center
Developers of Runway, a mixed-use project in Playa Vista, Calif., continue to prepare for takeoff with the debut of architectural firm Johnson Fain’s design for the $250 million endeavor.
California Landmark Group Invests $75M in M-F
Los Angeles-based California Landmark Group will invest $75 million in urban infill multi-family developments in Southern California over the next 12 months.
American Realty Capital Closes Purchase of 21 Net-Leased Properties
American Realty Capital Properties Inc. has added 21 single-tenant properties to its rapidly growing portfolio of net-leased assets. The $26.2 million price landed an aggregate 300,000 square feet of office and retail space across 10 states.
Blackstone, DDR Wrap Up $1.4B Retail Purchase
The Blackstone Group and DDR Corp. have closed a $1.4 billion joint-venture retail purchase six months after announcing the plan to acquire the 46-property shopping center portfolio from EPN Group.
Cassidy Turley Wins 895 KSF Management Contract
Cassidy Turley has landed the 894,000-square-foot management contract for Chevy Chase Pavilion, a mixed-use project in Washington, D.C.
Goodman, Birtcher Form $1.5B Partnership Targeting Industrial Properties
With an eye on developing and acquiring premier industrial and logistics properties in North America, Australia’s Goodman Group has joined forces with California’s Birtcher Development and Investments.
JLL Sells $760M Loan Portfolio for Eurohypo
Jones Lang LaSalle Capital Markets has closed the sale to US Bancorp, Wells Fargo Bank and Blackstone Group of $760 million in loans, JLL announced Tuesday.
Michigan, Canada Officials Announce New Detroit-Windsor Bridge
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor On June 15 Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced plans for a new bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. First proposed nearly ten years ago, work on the new six-lane bridge could start in 2013 or 2014 and it would take at least four years […]