Corporate Real Estate
Cushman: Global CRE Investment Rose 14 Percent in 2011
According to services firm Cushman & Wakefield Inc., global property markets saw a stronger-than-expected end to 2011, with all regions experiencing robust demand for well-let assets. Activity worldwide increased by 14 percent, hitting the $808 billion mark — an increase of 83 percent from the lows of 2009.
BPG Acquires Scottsdale Office Complex for $34M
Private-equity real estate fund manager BPG Properties Inc. has acquired the 223,605-square-foot, Class A Lincoln Towne Center in Scottsdale, Ariz., for $34.3 million from Lincoln Life Insurance Co.
Jones Lang LaSalle Chosen by Howard Hughes Medical Institute as Facilities Manager for D.C.-Area Research Center
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has selected Jones Lang LaSalle to provide facilities management at its 689-acre Janelia Farm Research Campus in Loudoun County, Va., about eight miles north of Dulles International Airport.
AREA Property Partners Takes 1,180-Unit Virginia Apartment Complex
AREA Property Partners, after targeting the Alexandria, Va., area late last year for apartment buys, is back in the area. The firm has purchased the city’s EOS 21, a 1,180-unit community, for an undisclosed price.
NY Fed Spends $208M on Downtown Office Building
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is picking up a building in which it is the primary leaseholder, purchasing the property at 33 Maiden Lane in Downtown Manhattan for $207.5 million from Merit US Real Estate Fund III L.P.
SL Green Closes Sale of NYC's 390 KSF 10 E. 53rd
SL Green continues its busy year with the $252.5 million purchase of the 390,000-square-foot office tower at 10 E. 53rd St. in Midtown Manhattan. The REIT followed the closing with the sale of a 45 percent interest in the Class A building to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for $57.4 million.
CBRE Lines Up $181M Financing for D.C. Office Project
CBRE Capital Markets has arranged $181 million in financing for the first two phases of Sentinel Square, an office development in Washington, D.C., that will eventually total 1.3 million square feet. CBRE arranged the funding on behalf of Trammell Crow, Crow Holdings Capital Partners and Cottonwood Partners.
Digital Realty Trust Adds 819 KSF of Data-Center Property for $123M
Continuing on its pattern of purchasing high-quality data centers, Digital Realty Trust has made the acquisition of the 819,000-square-foot Convergence Business Park in Lewisville, Texas, just outside of Dallas. The 168-acre complex, which is fully operational and features office space, was purchased for $123 million.
Ventas to Sell 64 Healthcare Assets
Ventas Inc. has announced plans to market 64 healthcare properties, which generate $77 million in annual rent and are presently leased to Kindred Healthcare Inc.
Sears' Store Sales, Rights Offering 'A Brilliant Move'
In the wake of the announcement that Sears would be selling 11 stores to General Growth Properties and spinning off two of its brands, industry sources called the actions “a brilliant move.”