Corporate Real Estate
TIAA-CREF Picks JLL as Leasing Manager for 475 Fifth Avenue in NYC
The Manhattan office building at 475 Fifth Ave. came under new ownership last fall when TIAA-CREF acquired it for $144 million, and now it has come under new management. Jones Lang LaSalle has been chosen to serve as the exclusive property manager and leasing agent for the 280,000-square-foot asset.
Court Approval Paves Way for BGC to Form Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
After receiving approval from the bankruptcy courts, BGC has completed the acquisition of Grubb & Ellis and has announced the creation of a new firm, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, that combines the assets of G&E with Newmark Knight Frank.
Best Buy to Shutter 50 Stores
Over the weekend, the giant electronics retailer Best Buy said that it will close about 50 stores out of its total of around 1,100. The announcement came not long after the sudden resignation of CEO Brian Dunn, for as-yet unclear but possibly scandalous reasons, though it seems unlikely that the two events are directly related.
Red Hat Commits to 100 KSF of Build-to-Suit Office Space in Boston Suburb
Four years after moving into a build-to-suit facility at the 90-acre Westford Technology Park West in Westford, Mass., Red Hat Inc. has contracted the developer of the building, The Gutierrez Co., for another Class A build-to-suit office project that will expand the firm’s occupancy by an additional 100,000 square feet.
Glenn Rufrano on the 2012 Global Outlook
Glenn Rufrano, CEO of services firm Cushman & Wakefield Inc., discusses the modest upswing the global commercial property markets will see in 2012.
Duke Realty Signs 1 MSF Industrial Lease for Carter's Inc. Near Atlanta
Duke Realty has signed Carter’s, a provider of children’s apparel and products, to a long-term lease that takes the previously empty 1 million-square-foot Park 85 Brazelton mixed-use campus near Atlanta to 100 percent occupancy.
New Tishman JV Acquires Stakes in Office Portfolio in Deal Estimated at $1.6B
A joint venture between Tishman Speyer and an unidentified large pension fund has acquired the assets of Tishman Speyer Office Fund, an Australian listed property trust/REIT, in a deal worth a reported $1.6 billion.
Cushman: Landlord's Market Approaches as Manhattan Office Vacancy Falls to 9%
Despite a lull in first-quarter leasing volume, Manhattan’s tightening office market is on track to give landlords the upper hand in the near future, according to projections released yesterday by Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
885 KSF UnitedHealthcare Center in Hartford Sells for $99M
CityPlace has closed on the sale of UnitedHealthcare Center in Downtown Hartford, Conn., for $99 million. Services firm Jones Lang LaSalle, which brokered the transaction, calls the property “the tallest building in Connecticut and the only office tower in Hartford greater than 30 floors.”
Clarion Picks up Seattle's 32-Story Qwest Plaza for $137M
CenturyLink has sold 1600 Seventh Ave., a 32-story, downtown Seattle office building, to Clarion Partners for $137 million. The telecommunications giant will continue to have offices in the 598,000-square-foot tower but retailer Nordstrom will be leasing most of the space.