Development
International: Cadillac Fairview to Build Massive M-U District in Downtown Montreal
The real estate arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Cadillac Fairview has revealed plans to develop Quad Windsor, a new residential and commercial district in downtown Montreal.
JLL Secures $333M in Financing for Zurich North America’s HQ in Suburban Chicago
JLL has secured more than $333 million in financing for the new 11-story, 735,000-square-foot, Class A suburban Chicago headquarters of Zurich North America.
USAA Develops 705 KSF HQ for National Science Foundation in Alexandria, Va.
San Antonio-based USAA Real Estate Co. has acquired from the Hoffman Co. the Alexandria, Va., site where a new 704,571-square-foot headquarters will be built for the National Science Foundation.
International: W. P. Carey Finances Construction of Wartsila’s R&D, Training Complex in Netherlands
W. P. Carey will finance the construction of a two-building complex in the Netherlands for the global industrial company Wartsila.
PinPoint to Break Ground on $250 M-U Development Site in Houston
PinPoint Commercial will break ground next week on Woodland Creek, a new 75-acre mixed-use development in The Woodlands, Texas.
International: Places for People, Barratt Homes JV to Create 2,000 New Homes in England
Places for People has entered into a new joint venture with Barratt Homes that will create 2,000 new homes at its Brooklands development in Milton Keynes, England.
Trends in Office, Industrial and Why M-F Might be Cooling Off
USAA Real Estate Company’s Bahram Motamedian gives insight on the company’s current investment strategy. Today the firm is a net seller of core assets, but is looking for value-add opportunities in secondary markets as well as BTS or speculative development opportunities in office. Speculative industrial is also looking hot, while multi-family is not.
Roll RE Breaks Ground on 1 MSF BTS Distribution Center in Shafter, Calif.
Roll Real Estate Development has broken ground at its Paramount Logistics Park on behalf of American Tire Distributors, with which the company signed a 1 million-square-foot lease at the 1,600-acre industrial park in Shafter, Calif.
ULI Special Report: Business Case for Resiliency
As the frequency and intensity of catastrophic natural disasters increase, the real estate community has shifted the focus on how to build and retrofit cities to withstand their impacts. Mike Ratliff reports from ULI in Vancouver.
Bijou Breaks Ground on $83M M-F Project in Hoboken
Bijou Properties joined partner Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. to break ground on a 135-unit residential project in Hudson County, which will cost $83 million to bring to fruition.