Business Specialties
W.P. Carey to Become REIT
Change is afoot at W.P. Carey & Co. The multibillion-dollar investment firm — a leader in the sale-leaseback sector — has received the green light from its board of directors to convert to a REIT.
Archstone Purchases Seattle, Silicon Valley Apartment Communities for $115M
Taking a 131-unit apartment complex off the hands of an affiliate of Continential Properties L.L.C., Archstone has added another Seattle-area multi-family property to its roster for $47.5 million. Additionally, the firm purchased a Silicon Valley apartment complex for $63 million.
As Grubb & Ellis Chapter 11 Begins, Questions Abound
Though the sale of Grubb & Ellis Inc. to BGC Partners Inc. and Grubb’s bankruptcy filing on Monday bring a harsh clarity to the troubled company’s recent travails, it might be a mistake to assume that we can now, finally, see where the situation is heading.
Mack-Cali, Winthrop Acquire Senior Mezz Loan on 1.7 MSF Stamford Portfolio
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. and Winthrop Realty Trust have attached themselves to a 1.7 million square-foot commercial real estate portfolio in Stamford, Conn., with their acquisition of a $40 million senior mezzanine loan position in the capital stack of the group of seven Class A office and multi-family assets.
CBL & Associates Sells Two North Carolina Retail Centers for $40M
CBL & Associates Properties Inc. has sold two grocery-anchored retail centers in metropolitan Greensboro, N.C., pocketing a total of $40.4 million on the two separate transactions. The properties, Westridge Square and Oak Hollow Square, account for an aggregate 354,000 square feet of retail space.
Demmon Partners Sells California Multi-Family Community for $48M
FPA Multifamily has picked up Meridian at Stanford Ranch, a 452-unit multi-family community in Rocklin, Calif., for $48.3 million from Demmon Partners. Institutional Property Advisors, a multi-family brokerage division of Marcus & Millichap, represented both buyer and seller.
Stonehenge Acquires Mixed-Use NYC Asset for $33.8M
Stonehenge has picked up the building at 364 W. 18th St. in Manhattan from Fortuna Realty Group for $33.8 million.
Decron Properties Spends $56M on Santa Clara Multi-Family
Decron Properties has acquired The Madison at Town Center, a Class A, 264-apartment community in Santa Clarita, Calif., for $56.5 million, continuing the firm’s recent focus on the multi-family market.
John Manning on 2011's Rent Increases
John Manning, Jones Lang LaSalle’s managing director of real estate investment banking, examines last year’s rental increases and what that means for pricing opportunities and the lending market in 2012 — from the MBA CREF conference in Atlanta.
Most Powerful Mortgage Banks
Our survey of mortgage banking firms suggests that 2012 will be a good year for financing in spite of the challenges presented by an uncertain lending environment.