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Healthcare Trust Snaps Up $45M MOB Portfolio
Healthcare Trust of America has just laid down $45 million for a five-building, 260,500 square-foot medical office portfolio in Evansville and Newburgh, Inc.,
KBS REIT Buys Three Buildings Totaling 283,559 SF
KBS REIT II has added three Class A industrial/flex space buildings totaling 283,559 square feet to its portfolio. All three buildings are located at the Plano Business Park in Plano, Tex., 19 miles north of downtown Dallas.
Rufrano Resigns From GGP Board to Avoid Conflict of Interest
Glenn Rufrano has resigned from the General Growth Properties Board of Directors due to his recent appointment as president and chief executive officer of Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
PREIT Advances Capital Plan with New $670M Credit
In the current lending climate, it’s a rare occasion that a REIT can obtain over half a billion dollars in financing, but Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust has done just that. The Philadelphia-based retail REIT recently got its hands on a $670 million secured credit facility. But, according to PREIT, the coup had nothing to do with the slow thawing of the credit markets.
Economy Watch: GGP on its Feet?
Chicago-based General Growth Properties Inc. may be able to sidestep Simon Property Group and other unwanted suitors under a formal proposal made on Monday by Fairholme Capital Management L.L.C., one of its largest unsecured creditors, and Pershing Square Capital Management, one of GGP’s largest equity holders and a significant unsecured creditor as well.
Nationwide Acquires Five Pacific Medical Buildings to the Tune of $211M
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Nationwide Health Properties has acquired five additional medical buildings with an aggregate transaction value of $211 million.
Inland Western Leases 316,050 SF of Big-Box Space
Oak Brook, Ill.-based Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust has signed 10 new leases totaling 316,050 square feet of big-box space since November 2009.
General Growth Plans Return to NYSE
General Growth Properties is looking to get back to where it once belonged.
Healthcare Trust Goes on $84M MOB Shopping Spree
When it comes to occupancy levels, the medical office building sector has been faring a great deal better than the traditional office market, and Healthcare Trust of America Inc. is doing its level best to enhance its portfolio at a time when many office property owners are still sitting on the sidelines.
Healthcare Trust of America Acquires 54,800 SF Medical Office Portfolio for $10.5M
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., on Thursday announced its acquisition of a Pearland, Tex. medical office portfolio for $10.5 million. The purchase expands the real estate investment trust’s Texas portfolio to more than one million square feet.