Industrial
Bixby Office Park Acquired for $85 Million; TIAA-CREF Expands Portfolio With Industrial Purchase
It was recently announced that the Bixby Office Park was recently acquired by a private, fully-integrated real estate investment company. Parallel Capital Partners sealed a deal worth approximately $85 million to secure the commercial asset in Seal Beach, CA. This constitutes the largest office transaction in Orange County in 2013. The seller was a large national insurance company, represented by an Eastdil Secured team consisting of Adam Edwards and K.C. Scheipe. The buying entity was PCPI BIXBY LP, an affiliate of Parallel Capital, who represented itself. Continue reading →
CT Realty, Xebec Buy 530 Acres for 9 MSF Dallas Industrial Complex
CT Realty Investors and Xebec Realty Partners have big plans in Dallas–big multimillion-square-foot plans.
Canadian REIT Enters U.S., Buying Kansas-Based Lodging Enterprises
American Hotel Income Properties REIT, led by Canadian hotel veteran Rob O’Neill, has made its first acquisition in the U.S., purchasing Lodging Enterprises, a chain with 32 hotels in 19 states.
GAF Acquires 535 KSF Manufacturing Facility in Cedar City, Utah
GAF, the nation’s largest producer of roofing materials, has bought a 534,598-square-foot manufacturing facility on 78 acres in Cedar City, Utah, from CC Utah Enterprises.
C&W Arranges $79M Financing Deal for 2 MSF Charlotte-Area Industrial Portfolio
The Keith Corporation Portfolio, a 2 million-square-foot collection of Class A industrial assets in and around metropolitan Charlotte, has been snapped up by a JV with the assistance of $78.5 million of acquisition financing.
CenterPoint Properties Buys 1 MSF B&N Distribution Center in NJ
CenterPoint Properties has purchased Barnes & Noble’s 1.15 million-square-foot primary distribution facility located in Monroe Twp., N.J., for $83 million from a pension fund advisory firm.
The Rockefeller Group, IPA Break Ground on M-F Project in Suburban Phoenix
Late last summer, The Rockefeller Group and Investment Property Associates said they would break ground on the $58 million Liv Northgate in Gilbert, Ariz., in early 2013, and now they have.
SPECIAL REPORT: MBA Predicts M-F Funding Market Share May Fall Slightly in 2013
Mortgage originations for commercial properties will increase by 11 percent in 2013, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) forecasted. Multifamily financing may tick down this year as capital supply to the other commercial real estate sectors make a comeback.
SPECIAL REPORT: Liquidity Returns to Commercial Real Estate
The commercial real estate financing industry cautiously greeted the rapid return of liquidity into the sector during the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2013 Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo.
IDS, Clarion Buy 70 Acres in Suburban Seattle for Industrial Park
IDS Real Estate Group and Clarion Partners have just acquired a 70-acre site in Kent, Wash., for the development of Stryker Business Center at Pacific Gateway, an industrial complex that will encompass as much as 1.5 million square feet of premier space.








