Corporate Real Estate
Silverstein, CalSTRS Tap JLL for Leasing at 1177 Avenue of the Americas
In order to best take advantage of its trophy property at 1177 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, the partnership of Silverstein Properties and California State Teachers’ Retirement System has chosen Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. as its leasing agent for the Class A, 1 million-square-foot office tower.
MBA CREF Special Report: Economists See Slow Improvements, Slightly Higher Interest Rates
After the final day of the MBA CREF conference in Atlanta, the take-home message was that the U.S. economy will grow a bit in 2012, coupled with a rise in interest rates, while the volume of commercial property will continue to expand.
Blackstone Takes 3.5 MSF of U.K. Industrial from Prologis
Blackstone is no stranger to huge deals, and its latest transaction makes it the owner of 3.5 million square feet of industrial space in the United Kingdom after making a $335 million, 13-property purchase from Prologis.
GSA Taps Trump for $200M Redevelopment of D.C.'s Old Post Office Building
The U.S. General Services Administration has selected the Trump Organization as its preferred team to handle a $200 million redevelopment of the Old Post Office building and annex in Washington’s Federal Triangle neighborhood, turning the structure into a luxury hotel.
BioMed Realty Trust Takes Cambridge Place for $119M
BioMed Realty Trust Inc.’s presence in the Boston/Cambridge life sciences market will soon surpass 3 million square feet, now that the life sciences real estate REIT has entered into an agreement to purchase the 287,000-square-foot Cambridge Place in for $119 million.
Are Government Agencies Still Desirable Tenants?
With the severe budget cuts, and in many cases outright downsizing, hitting all levels of government, are government tenants as desirable to office building managers and owners as they were pre–Great Recession?
Israeli Investors Purchase Houston's 344 KSF The Plaza at Enclave Office Building
Continuing the trend of a high transaction volume in the Texas markets, Core Real Estate and BayNorth Capital Inc. have sold The Plaza at Enclave to an affiliate of Azrieli Group, a real estate development and investment company located in Tel Aviv.
CBRE to Handle Leasing, Management for Five Buildings in Houston Center
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has turned over to CBRE Group Inc. the property management and leasing of five buildings totaling 4.2 MSF in the Houston Center complex on the east side of downtown Houston.
MBA CREF Special Report: Banks Wary About Overbuilding in Key Apartment Markets
Construction lenders raised concerns about the possibility of future overbuilding in key multi-family markets at the MBA CREF 2012 conference, which opened Monday in Atlanta.
Cassidy Turley to Provide Leasing Services for 2.2 MSF D.C. Development
Cassidy Turley becomes part of a landmark development in Washington, D.C., with Property Group Partners’ selection of the firm to serve as the exclusive leasing services provider for the I-395 Air Rights Development.