Deals
November – Briefs/Sales & Development
Strategic Hotels Buys NYC’s Essex House; Macy’s Signs on as First Anchor at Summerlin; Thomas Properties, CalSTRS Acquire Austin Office Portfolio; Marriott to Open Luxury Hotel in the Bronx; Kennedy Wilson Buys 339 KSF of Retail; California Towers Trade for $118.5M; Wheelock Street Capital Grabs 15 Hotels for $221M; TIAA-CREF Lands Massive Retail Property in England.
October – Briefs/Leasing & Management
United Airlines Expands Chicago HQ Space to More Than 800 KSF; DCT Industrial Trust Inks 625 KSF Pre-Lease; JLL Completes 96,350-SF Deal for Perry Ellis in Manhattan; Cervalis to Lease BTS Data Center in Connecticut; Cassidy Turley Picks Up 14 MSF Outsourcing Assignment; Avison Young Buys Las Vegas Property Management Firm; Piedmont Signs 300 KSF Full-Building Lease; Easton-Bell Sports Secures 813 KSF Build-to-Suit Lease.
October – Briefs/Sales & Development
Wood Partners Begins 298-Unit Seattle High-Rise; Cousins Acquires 844 KSF Tower in Dallas; Kimco Buys Connecticut Retail Asset for $39.7M; McCarthy Breaks Ground on $73M Transit Center; CubeSmart Completes $560M Purchase from Storage Deluxe; DDR Buys Tucson Shopping Center for $124.5M; Retail Properties of America Completes 1 MSF Distribution Disposition; First Potomac Sells D.C. Office Development JV Interest.
October – Briefs/Finance
Newport Tower Lands $200M Refi; Archstone Plans $100M IPO; Sabal Financial Picks Up $96M CRE Loan Portfolio; Prudential Huntoon Paige Provides $31.5M Refi; U.S. Bank Closes $70M for Atlanta Outlets; CBRE Arranges $112.8M for Three M-F Properties in Texas; Acadia Realty Trust Closes $541 Million Fund.
September – Briefs/Finance
Tishman Refinances French Office Tower for $571M; Federal Capital Partners Closes CRE Fund with $1.5B in Buying Power; Paramount/Colony Capital JV Closes on $481M Deal for Queens Trophy Tower; H&S Properties Lands $180M for Legg Mason Tower; Hersha Hospitality Secures $60M Refi; N.J. Distribution Center Lands $41.2M; JLL Sources $95M for The Curtis Center; CBRE Arranges $60M for L.A. Hotel.
September – Briefs/Sales & Development
Macerich Taps Developers for $600M Mixed-Use Suburban D.C. Project; Blackstone Buys 15 Retail Centers from Regency for $321M; Trammell Crow Lands Florida Development Contract; The Drew Co. Begins $120M Mixed-Use Asset in Boston; Pebblebrook Acquires Two Pacific Northwest Hotels; Vornado Picks Up $132M Miami Retail Center; Harrison Street Completes $77.9M Healthcare Disposition; SL Green Halves Interest in 717 Fifth Ave. to JV Partner Jeff Sutton.
September – Briefs/Leasing & Management
Motorola Mobility Takes Nearly 600 KSF at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart; N.J. Utility Renews 825 KSF in Newark; Havas Renews, Expands at 200 Madison Ave.; Express Picks Flagship Locations on Both Coasts; Genomics Firm Leases 170 KSF in Manhattan; Cassidy Turley Secures Two D.C. Contracts; Prologis Completes 560 KSF in Japanese Leases; Cushman & Wakefield Lands 786 KSF Leasing Job.
August – Briefs/Sales & Development
DEXUS Sells 16.7 MSF Industrial Portfolio to Blackstone; Construction Begins on $172M L.A. Marriott Tower; Brandywine, Allstate JV Takes D.C. Portfolio; Manhattan Apartment Property Fetches $280M; AREA, Commonwealth Plan $225M Boston Office; Hines Sells Colorado Office Development; Boulder Group Arranges Sale of Walgreens Portfolio; Regency Breaks Ground on 280 KSF Shopping Center; Wood Partners to Bring 22-Story Luxury Rental to L.A.
August – Briefs/Finance
$200M Equity Investment Leads to 972 KSF Purchase; Swig, Silverpeak Refinance 900 KSF Manhattan Asset; Savanna Sells $158M Senior Note; Penzance, Invesco Land $94M Construction Financing; Prudential Closes First CRE Loan in U.K.; Lexington Realty Trust Lands $55M for Baltimore Tower; California Landmark Group to Invest $75M in M-F; HFF Arranges $85M for Houstonian Hotel.
August – Briefs/Leasing & Management
Cassidy Turley Wins 895 KSF Management Contract; C&W Arranges 1.1 MSF Industrial Lease Re-Up; First Potomac Signs Four Leases; SL Green Renews 373 KSF Lease with NYC Law Division; Green Mountain Takes 424 KSF in Boston BTS; JLL Lands 465 KSF Shorenstein Leasing Contract; MB Real Estate Inks Leasing Deal for 4 MSF; KBS Fills Georgia Office with 65,259-SF Lease; Miller-Valentine Wins Two Portfolio Contracts from Iron Mountain.