Corporate Real Estate
Twitter Chat: Rakesh Kishan on Today’s Corporate Real Estate Strategies
Rakesh Kishan, president & executive managing director of real estate and facilities management consulting firm UMS Advisory, chatted with CPE on Twitter about corporations’ post-recession priorities and outsourcing needs.
Shorenstein Buys Exxon Mobil Building; Hilton Westchase Also Gets New Owners
The downtown Exxon Mobil building recently traded hands, with San Francisco-based Shorenstein Properties now being its new owner. Shorenstein purchased the property for Shorenstein Realty Investors Ten, L.P., a fund formed in 2010 with $1.23 billion in committed capital. Along with the sale, former owner Exxon Mobil Corporation also leased back the entire building into 2015, when it plans to relocate to its new 385-acre corporate campus currently under construction north of Houston.
Rakesh Kishan: Corporate Strategies
Rakesh Kishan, president of consulting firm UMS Advisory, offers insights into how corporate strategies are impacting their real estate, how their outsourcing models are changing, and their plans for 2013.
Exclusive: Sharp to Head JLL Corporate Solutions
Doug Sharp has been tapped as president of Jones Lang Lasalle’s Americas Corporate Solutions business. Enclosed is a video of the new JLL president discussing efficiency and change in productivity.
Nevada Approves Tax Abatements for Apple's $1B Commitment
The road has been paved for Apple Inc. to get some big tax breaks in exchange for an even bigger commitment to Reno, Nev.
Simon Redeems LP Interests from J. C. Penney for $248M
Simon Property Group redeemed two million units of limited partnership interest in its operating partnership subsidiary, Simon Property Group L.P., from J. C. Penney Co. Inc.
Silicon Valley Corporate HQ Fetches $180M for Tech Firm
Gilead Sciences Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, is buying the 300,000-square-foot headquarters of Electronics For Imaging Inc. in Foster City, Calif.
Brookfield Asset Managment Buys Suburban Dallas Campus from Citigroup
Citigroup, which occupies two of three buildings in the 620,000-square-foot campus in Irving, Texas, will remain under a sale-leaseback deal.
Oracle Signs 200,000-SF Lease at Under-Construction Office Park in Romanian Capital
Technology giant Oracle Corp. recently committed to a 215,000-square foot, 10-year lease in a currently under-construction office complex in Bucharest, Romania.
South Carolina's BofA Plaza to be Sold Out of Receivership
Transwestern is betting that investors will snap up Bank of America Plaza, a 303,200-square-foot office building in Columbia, S.C.