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Novaya Takes 147 KSF of Tech Office Space in Massachusetts

Novaya Real Estate Ventures, not yet one month old, has begun to build its portfolio with the acquisition of two office/R&D buildings featuring an aggregate 146,700 square feet in suburban Boston.

Hines, JP Morgan Acquire Dallas' Plaza at Legacy Office Complex

Eight years after selling The Plaza at Legacy in Plano, Texas, Hines has welcomed the 215,000-square-foot office property back into its portfolio.

Clarion Grabs 187 KSF Washington State Retail Center

Capitalizing on what will likely be a strong year for retail, Clarion Partners has acquired a 187,000-square-foot shopping center in Covington, Wash., for $31 million.

Omninet Capital Completes Purchase of 285 KSF L.A. Office Park

Omninet Capital has closed on the purchase of Commerce Office Park, a 285,368-square-foot institutional-quality office campus at South Eastern and East Slauson avenues in Commerce, Calif.

Owner of the Historic Cosby Hotel Building Proposes Office/Retail Redevelopment Plan

By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The Cosby Hotel building has a chance to dodge the wrecking ball as Sunflower Development Group plans to present a redevelopment plan for the historic construction, The Kansas City Business Journal reports. The 15,000-square-foot building was built in 1881 and was initially an office building for doctors before becoming a […]

IRS Re-Ups on 532 KSF of Fresno Office Space

The Internal Revenue Service, acting through Government Properties Income Trust, just signed a 10-year, 531,976-square-foot lease renewal in Fresno, Calif.

Walker & Dunlop Provides $164M in Freddie Financing for Connecticut Multi-Family Properties

Walker & Dunlop L.L.C. has come through for Principal Management Partners with a $163.8 million loan package for the refinancing of a four-property apartment portfolio in Connecticut.

Scion Group, Arch Street Capital Get $52M in Acquisition Financing for Texas Student Housing

Aided by $52 million of financing placed by Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P., The Scion Group and Arch Street Capital Advisors have snapped up two student housing properties in Texas.

ULI: Emerging Trends in Europe Bearish for '12

“Debt” is going to be the name of the game for the European real estate markets in 2012, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2012, the industry forecast published by PwC and the Urban Land Institute.

Data Center Operator Picks KC for New $32M Facility

CoSentry, an Omaha-based provider of data center, cloud computing, co-location and managed-Internet services, has purchased a 57,500-square-foot former light industrial building in Lenexa, Kan., for use as a data center.