Corporate Real Estate
CBRE: Manhattan Office Market's Rebound Continues
According to a briefing by CBRE Group, the office sector’s recovery continues to be hit-and-miss around the country, but in the nation’s largest city, 2011 marked another year of steady improvement.
Jones Lang LaSalle Named Preferred Global RE Services Provider for Volvo
Under a global framework agreement signed by both companies, Volvo Cars Corp. has chosen Jones Lang LaSalle as its preferred real estate services provider worldwide.
Brookdale Acquires 1.4 MSF Dallas Office Complex
Brookdale Investors Six L.P. has just added 1.4 million square feet of Class A office space to its portfolio with the acquisition of The Towers at Williams Square in Irving, Texas.
Invesco Takes 220 KSF Boston Office Tower for $75M
An institutional client of Invesco Real Estate has set its sights on Boston, picking up a 220,311-square-foot Class A office property from Millennium Partners for the price of $75 million.
Chicago's 55 W. Monroe Sold to Hearn for $136M
In what Jones Lang LaSalle is calling “one of the Chicago market’s largest year-end transactions,” The Hearn Co. purchased 55 W. Monroe from LaSalle Investment Management for $136 million.
MetLife Spends $125M on Chicago Luxury Multi-Family Tower
Amid a flurry of multi-family trades in Chicago, MetLife has bought EnV, a luxury high-rise tower, from LYND Development Partners for an estimated $125 million.
Former Grubb CEO Arnitz Joins American Realty Capital
American Realty Capital continues to incorporate the magic produced by top executives at the former Grubb & Ellis Capital Corp. into its broker dealer subsidiary, Realty Capital Securities, with the hiring of Richard Arnitz.
Swig Co. Purchases 12-Story Downtown L.A. Office Tower
The Swig Co. has just added a downtown Los Angeles office building to its portfolio with the acquisition of 617 W. 7th St. from a joint venture sponsored by Alliance Commercial Partners.
Vestar to Manage Buena Park Downtown Retail Complex in California
Vestar is taking on a new 1.1 million-square-foot responsibility, now that it has won the third-party contract to spearhead management of Buena Park Downtown, a retail complex in Buena Park, Calif.
Colliers: Outside Factors Force Manhattan Office Pause
Describing the larger real estate picture around the United States as “tenuous,” a new report by Colliers International says the supply-and-demand balance of the Manhattan office market will remain virtually unchanged in the first few months of 2012 due to the combined impact of the larger worldwide economic situation.