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Trammell Crow, InSite to Build 1 MSF Downtown Chicago Office Skyscraper
Making plans to build a behemoth spec office tower in any city in the United States right now is nothing if not bold, but Trammell Crow is doing just that.
Economy Watch: U.S. GDP Growth Meager, but No Double Dip
U.S. GDP might have grown only 2 percent during 3Q10, but at least that damps down talk of a double-dip recession, which was all the rage among prognosticators over the summer.
New on CPE TV: How to Build in Bulgaria
Tishman International Cos. chairman Alan Levy takes CPE senior editor Paul Rosta behind the scenes of the development of Sofia Airport Center.
Ventas Portfolio, Profile to Swell with $3.1B Atria Purchase
A new deal is turning heads in the seniors housing market, a deal that will put Ventas Inc. at the very head of the table: namely, the healthcare REIT’s definitive agreement to acquire 118 premier properties from Atria Senior Living Group, the nation’s fourth-largest assisted living property operator, in a transaction valued at $3.1 billion.
Economy Watch: FHFA Estimates Fannie, Freddie’s Ultimate Cost
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Thursday that the two GSEs might need as much as a combined $363 billion from the federal government through 2013, while the Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the United States increased 0.3 percent in September to 110.4, and chief administrative officer Robert Rizzo or two other top officials of Bell, Calif., have been charged with misappropriating of $180,000 of affordable housing money.
CREW Report: Women Discuss Getting to Coveted Corner Office
So how do women in the industry climb to the top – and how do they remain there once that goal is achieved?
Global Investment Could Hit $290B for Year: Jones Lang LaSalle
By year’s end, global transaction value could jump 35 percent to 40 percent compared to 2009, Jones Lang LaSalle estimates.
Economy Watch: FBI Kicks Off Foreclosure Probe
Federal criminal investigation is under way; the Fed’s latest Beige Book brings good news and bad news.
JV Purchase with KTC Properties Allows Golub to Regain 484,000-SF Chicago Office Building
KTC Properties joined forces with Golub and braved a heated bidding process to acquire the building through the purchase of the first mortgage and mezzanine loans from Anglo Irish Bank.
Voit Sells 157,300-SF Industrial Property in Southern California
The property was sold to Australian real estate investment trust DEXUS Property Group.