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Brian Conlon Exits Retirement, Returns to Inland Family as Inland Securities CEO
Retirement or real estate? It’s real estate for Brian Conlon, former CEO of Inland Real Estate Investment Corp. Conlon bid adieu to his position and the industry at the close of 2012, but now he’s back as CEO of Inland Securities Corp., the managing broker-dealer for Inland Investments.
Tishman Speyer Grabs Iconic Chicago Tower
Global real estate owner, operator and developer Tishman Speyer now has 10 Chicago properties in its portfolio after closing on the acquisition of 190 South LaSalle, a Class A building in the city’s Central Loop, from CBRE Global Investors for a reported $211 million.
Behringer Harvard Buys 240-Unit Suburban Houston M-F Property
Behringer Harvard has expanded the portfolio of Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II Inc. with the acquisition of Parkside Apartments in Sugar Land, Texas, approximately 20 miles outside of Houston.
Fairway Market to be Anchor Food Market at Hudson Yards
Fairway Market has become the latest company to lease space in the South Tower of the Hudson Yards project, taking nearly 46,000 square feet on the ground floor of the first office high-rise to be built in the 28-acre mixed-use development on Manhattan’s West Side.
Morgan Stanley Fund Grabs 50% of Boston Trophy Building
In a deal that was first reported by Bisnow, a Morgan Stanley real estate fund has acquired the Blackstone Group’s 50 percent share of One Post Office Square, a 40-story office building in Boston’s financial district, for a reported $550 million.
Skanska USA Develops Office Tower for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Boston’s Seaport Square
Skanska USA Commercial Development Inc. is investing $265 million in a 440,000-square-foot office building in the Seaport District of Boston that will be occupied primarily by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
SenQuest Snaps Up 180-Unit Independent Living Community in Texas
SenQuest is planning to invest $100 million in acquisitions this year, and the company, the seniors housing division of Titan Real Estate Investment Group Inc., just shelled out some of those funds on the purchase of Waldenbrooke Estates in Bryan, Texas, approximately 90 miles south of Waco.
Prudential Taps Adler as New CEO
Prudential Real Estate Investors promoted its chief investment officer Eric Adler to the CEO position, after current CEO Allen Smith left, after 26 years of service, to become CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
Chinese Developer Breaks Ground on World’s Tallest Building, Despite Skepticism Surrounding Project
One of the more puzzling high-profile development projects in recent years is reportedly still on track after China Broad Group held a groundbreaking event for its world’s tallest building plan.
Cousins to Buy 2-Property Office Portfolio for $1B
Cousins Properties Inc. just struck a deal that will alter its standing in the real estate community. The REIT has entered into an agreement to shell out $1.1 billion in cash for the acquisition of two premier Texas office assets totaling 5.5 million square feet from Crescent Real Estate Holdings.