Corporate Real Estate
Ventas Purchases Cogdell, CEO Sees "Increased Demand" for Medical-Office Buildings
In a deal that was pegged at $4.25 per share in a cash transaction, Ventas Inc. has acquired Cogdell Spencer Inc. and its 72 medical-office buildings around the country for what will aggregate to approximately $760 million to $770 million.
PwC: Investor Interest in Offices, Apartments to Gain Steam Next Year
Investor interest in the office market will gain some steam in 2012, as per results of the PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Real Estate Investor Survey, and the apartment sector will continue to attract a great deal of attention — as well as development dollars.
Houston's Hess Tower Taken for $442.5M
Carrying a sale price of $442.5 million, Houston’s Hess Tower was just picked up by H&R Real Estate Investment Trust from Trammell Crow Co. and Principal Real Estate Investors.
PS Business Parks Buys $520M NoCal Industrial Portfolio from RREEF
PS Business Parks has purchased an 18-site Northern California industrial portfolio from RREEF America REIT II and its affiliate Northern California Industrial Portfolio for an aggregate $520 million.
Kennedy Wilson, Equity Partners Complete Five-Building L.A. Office Portfolio
Kennedy Wilson, along with its equity partners, has wrapped up the acquisition of a five-property office portfolio in metropolitan Los Angeles for a total of $143.5 million.
Manulife Enters NYC Office Market with $285M Jersey City Buy
Manulife Real Estate has picked up the 30-story, 748,000-square-foot 10 Exchange Place in Jersey City for $285 million from Atlanta-based Invesco.
CBRE Sells Jersey’s Met Center to KBS REIT Affiliate for $105M
CBRE Group Inc. has sold the 421,000-square-foot Metropolitan Center in East Rutherford, N.J. for $104.9 million to an affiliate of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II.
Vornado, Kushner JV to Recap NYC's 666 Fifth Ave.
A new co-owner steps in at 666 Fifth Ave., a 1.5 million-square-foot office tower in Manhattan, as Vornado Realty Trust establishes a joint venture with an affiliate of the Kushner Cos.
Nearly $1B in Assets Backs Jamestown Fund Launch
Capitalizing on the strength of three recent trophy acquisitions, Jamestown has moved into the public phase of its new vehicle Jamestown Premier Property Fund.
JLL Wins 3.6 MSF Management Portfolio from Equity Office Properties
JLL is now looking at 3.6 million square feet of property management and leasing responsibilities within Equity Office Property Trust’s portfolio across Florida, Illinois and Georgia.