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Johnson Capital Closes $75M, Nine-Property Deal for Florida Multi-Family Buildings
Johnson Capital just closed a $75 million debt and equity financing deal for one of its clients, facilitating the acquisition of a 1,271-unit portfolio of Class B-minus and Class C apartment communities in Florida and Texas.
Wells Core REIT Acquires 201 KSF Maryland Office Building
Wells Core Income REIT has acquired the Franklin Center, a 200,600-square-foot office building in the Baltimore submarket of Columbia, Md., from Principal Real Estate Investors.
French Quarter Suites to be Rebranded as Comfort Suites; Plans Move Forward for New Biotech Building at STCC
By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor The French Quarter Suites at Overton Square in midtown is under contract to be purchased by two local businessmen, Rishi Chopra and Jay Kumar, who plan to renovate the vacant facility and brand the new hotel as a Comfort Suites, a member of Choice Hotels. The developers plan to pay […]
Cassidy Turley Awarded 2.5 MSF Management Contract for Texas Office Properties
Building on its “longstanding relationship with J.P. Morgan,” services firm Cassidy Turley has just landed a contract to lease and manage 2.5 million square feet of office space at Dallas’ Fountain Place and Houston’s Post Oak Central.
Starwood CEO Sternlicht, Partners to Invest $100M in South Beach Hotel, Condos
A consortium including affiliates of Starwood Capital Group, the LeFrak Organization and Invesco Ltd. have purchased a beachfront, mixed-use property in Miami’s South Beach, including a hotel formerly known as the Gansevoort.
SL Green Completes Pieces of $416M Transaction Announced in October
In two separate transactions, SL Green finalized previously announced deals in its prime hunting ground, Midtown New York City.
Clarion Partners Buys Pair of Back Bay Office Buildings for $87.1M
On behalf of a separate-account client, real estate investment manager Clarion Partners has acquired two adjoining office buildings in Boston’s Back Bay for $87.1 million. The 13-story buildings total 184,000 square feet.
Griffin-American Snaps Up $167M in Skilled-Nursing Facilities
Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II picked up $166.5 million worth of commercial real estate from the partnership of Westport Capital Partners and Reichmann International Development in the form of 10 skilled-nursing facilities across the Southwest.
Kentucky’s Springhurst Towne Center Sells for $78M
In a sale arranged by real estate investment banking firm Savills, one of the firm’s institutional-investor clients picked up the Springhurst Towne Center, an 830,000-square-foot retail complex in Louisville, for $78 million.
Louis Christopher Joins CBRE as Vice Chairman
CBRE Group Inc. has tapped longtime real estate broker Louis Christopher to play a key role in the firm’s tenant representation activities as a vice chairman.