Development
The Colonnade at Germantown Purchased for $23.1M; Cleaborn Point Breaks Ground
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor New York-based Sentinel Real Estate Corp. has purchased The Colonnade at Germantown for $23.1 million, or $91,666 per unit, in an online auction. Operating under the name VA Germantown LLC, Sentinel secured the 252-unit property at 7491 Wyndhurst Place far above the starting bid of $9 million, reports the Memphis […]
Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Sixth-Busiest in the World, to Expand
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor Charlotte Douglas International Airport is the sixth-busiest airport in the world in terms of take-offs and landings, this according to data released by the Airports Council International. The almost 540,000 takeoffs and landings handled in 2011 lifted the airport from the eleventh position it held in 2006. It also experienced […]
Pru Nets $568M in Capital for Seniors-Housing Fund
Prudential Real Estate Investors is set to make a big impression in the seniors-housing sector, having raised $568 million for its newest and largest seniors-housing fund.
DSI Buys 54 Dialysis Clinics from Fresenius
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor DSI Renal announced that it has acquired 54 dialysis clinics from Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA. Nine of the clinics are located on Oahu. The transaction triples DSI’s national footprint to 85 clinics in 23 states. Following the transaction, DSI and it will become the fourth largest for-profit provider of outpatient dialysis services […]
Red Hat Commits to 100 KSF of Build-to-Suit Office Space in Boston Suburb
Four years after moving into a build-to-suit facility at the 90-acre Westford Technology Park West in Westford, Mass., Red Hat Inc. has contracted the developer of the building, The Gutierrez Co., for another Class A build-to-suit office project that will expand the firm’s occupancy by an additional 100,000 square feet.
Simon, BR Malls JV to Develop Outlet Malls in Brazil
Simon Property Group has teamed up with BR Malls Participacoes, Brazil’s largest retail real estate company, to develop and own outlet centers there. Simon also announced a JV with Calloway REIT to begin construction on Toronto Premium Outlets in Canada.
Extension of Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive Latest Step for 600-Acre Mixed-Use Development
The announcement that Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive will be extended two miles south also highlighted the progress of Chicago Lakeside Development, a 600-acre mixed-use redevelopment of a former U.S. Steel South Works site.
CIM Buys Chicago’s Block 37 from BoA
CIM Group, the Los Angeles-based real estate fund, has closed on Chicago’s troubled Block 37 development. The fund purchased the property from Bank of America for a reported $84 million.
Plano Retail Sites Trade; Trammell Crow Plans Furniture Store Redevelopment
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor Trammell Crow Co. reportedly has plans to redevelop the former Robb & Stucky Furniture retail site, at the southeast corner of the Dallas North Tollway and Legacy Drive, and transform it into two Class A office towers. The towers will together total between 400,000 and 500,000 square feet. The Dallas Morning […]
Equity One to Build 133 KSF Retail Center in the Bronx
The New York City Economic Development Corp. has awarded a project to develop a retail development in the Bronx to Equity One, which won the NYCEDC’s approval with a $54 million, 133,000-square-foot proposal.