Corporate Real Estate
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.
Nike Plans 600 KSF Move to Tishman’s New Shanghai Campus
Following increased demand for its products in China, Nike has just announced plans to build a 600,000-square-foot corporate campus in Shanghai that will be located in Tishman Speyer’s $2.5 billion The Springs development.
General Services Administration Signs 254 KSF Lease in D.C.
The U.S. Small Business Association is staying put in its digs at the 420,100-square-foot Washington Office Center in Washington, D.C., as the U.S. General Services Administration just entered into a new lease renewal agreement with Vornado/Charles E. Smith for the SBA’s approximately 254,300-square-foot headquarters at the office property.
Grubb & Ellis Gets Bumped from NYSE, Now Trades OTC
The New York Stock Exchange has delisted Grubb & Ellis Co., the long-beleaguered services and investment firm, whose common stock began trading over-the-counter on Friday, on the OTCQB marketplace operated by OTC Markets Group.
JLL: Hotel Investment Volume to Hold Steady in 2012
A new report by services provider Jones Lang LaSalle suggests global hotel transaction volume in 2012 will hold steady with last year’s total, hitting the $30 billion range.
Cuomo’s Convention Center Plan: A Gamble in Any Form
While New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan for the $25 billion revitalization of the state — including a convention center, hotel and casino in Queens — is ambitious, is it the right move?
Strategic Storage Trust Spends $80M on 12 Self-Storage Facilities
Strategic Storage Trust Inc., a publicly registered non-traded REIT in the self-storage space, has just picked up a portfolio of 12 properties in Georgia and Florida. The buildings, which total approximately 8,000 units across 1 million square feet, were purchased for $80 million.
Building and Land Technology Picks up 614 KSF Stamford Office Complex
Building and Land Technology, one of the largest property owners in Connecticut’s Fairfield County, has just acquired 695 E. Main St. in Stamford. The new owners will be renaming the 614,000-square-foot office complex the BLT Financial Center.
Fashion Retailer Leases 218 KSF in Houston
Francesca’s Holdings Corp., the company behind the Francesca’s Collection fashion boutiques, has signed a lease for 218,000 square feet to consolidate its corporate headquarters and distribution facility “back under one roof” in Houston.
Exclusive: 192 KSF El Segundo Triple-Net-Leased Office Sells for $45M
AG Net Lease Fund II, a vehicle of Angelo, Gordon & Co., has picked up a 192,053-square-foot office in the Los Angeles submarket of El Segundo for $45 million from Kilroy Realty Corp.