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Silverstein, CalSTRS Tap JLL for Leasing at 1177 Avenue of the Americas
In order to best take advantage of its trophy property at 1177 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, the partnership of Silverstein Properties and California State Teachers’ Retirement System has chosen Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. as its leasing agent for the Class A, 1 million-square-foot office tower.
MBA CREF Special Report: Economists See Slow Improvements, Slightly Higher Interest Rates
After the final day of the MBA CREF conference in Atlanta, the take-home message was that the U.S. economy will grow a bit in 2012, coupled with a rise in interest rates, while the volume of commercial property will continue to expand.
Dynamic or Static?
Exterior sun-shading devices, long popular in Europe, are just starting to attract a following in the United States. Whether you choose a motorized or fixed option, they carry a number of benefits–if you’re willing to wait for the payoff.
Pearson Signs 200 KSF Office Lease on Hoboken Waterfront
After signing Pearson to a 200,000-square-foot lease at the Hoboken Corporate Center across from New York City, SJP Properties will commence construction of a 500,000-square-foot building to complete its mixed-use complex.
Liberty Property Trust Builds 1.2 MSF Big-Box Industrial Space in Eastern Pa.
Capitalizing on the need for big-box industrial spaces, Liberty Property Trust is constructing a 1.2 million-square-foot speculative distribution property in Bethlehem, Pa., and has named Cushman & Wakefield Inc. as the exclusive leasing agent for the $62 million project.
Blackstone Takes 3.5 MSF of U.K. Industrial from Prologis
Blackstone is no stranger to huge deals, and its latest transaction makes it the owner of 3.5 million square feet of industrial space in the United Kingdom after making a $335 million, 13-property purchase from Prologis.
GSA Taps Trump for $200M Redevelopment of D.C.'s Old Post Office Building
The U.S. General Services Administration has selected the Trump Organization as its preferred team to handle a $200 million redevelopment of the Old Post Office building and annex in Washington’s Federal Triangle neighborhood, turning the structure into a luxury hotel.
BioMed Realty Trust Takes Cambridge Place for $119M
BioMed Realty Trust Inc.’s presence in the Boston/Cambridge life sciences market will soon surpass 3 million square feet, now that the life sciences real estate REIT has entered into an agreement to purchase the 287,000-square-foot Cambridge Place in for $119 million.
Are Government Agencies Still Desirable Tenants?
With the severe budget cuts, and in many cases outright downsizing, hitting all levels of government, are government tenants as desirable to office building managers and owners as they were pre–Great Recession?
Mesa West Provides $130M to Refi Hyatt Regency San Francisco
Mesa West Capital has provided a partnership involving affiliates of Dune Real Estate Partners L.P. and DiNapoli Capital Partners L.L.C. with a $130 million first-mortgage loan for the refinancing of the 802-room hotel in downtown San Francisco.