International

INTERNATIONAL: Hines Buys Back Industrial Property in Guadalajara

International real estate company Hines has purchased back Parque Industrial Tecnológico II in Guadalajara, Mexico, from Union Investment, to whom it previously sold the property back in 2007.

INTERNATIONAL: IMMOFINANZ Breaks Ground on Office Development in Bucharest

IMMOFINANZ Group has started site work on the Metroffice, a new office development project in the heart of the Romanian capital.

CPA:18 – Global REIT Acquires Office Campus in Rotterdam

CPA:18 – Global, a non-traded REIT managed by W. P. Carey Inc., has acquired a two-building office campus in the Netherlands, in a sale-leaseback transaction with Royal Vopak, the world’s largest independent tank storage provider.

INTERNATIONAL: Katara to Build $1.6B Silver Pearl Hotel in Qatar

Qatar hotel developer and operator Katara Hospitality has unveiled plans for a more than 1,000-key Silver Pearl Hotel to be located one mile offshore near Doha.

Blackstone Picks Up Twin Office Buildings in Dublin

lackstone Real Estate Partners Europe IV has increased its presence in Ireland with the acquisition of the Atrium buildings, two premier office structures in Sandyford, in Dublin’s south suburbs.

INTERNATIONAL: Heitman Grabs Two M-F Portfolios in Amsterdam

Global real estate investment management firm Heitman L.L.C. has bought two separate apartment portfolios, for the first time in Holland.

INTERNATIONAL: Hyatt Sells Hotel in Vancouver, Builds New Lodging in Naha

Hyatt Hotels Corp. is selling the 644-key Hyatt Regency Vancouver and plans to develop a new Regency branded hotel in Naha, Japan.

Blackstone Partners on $1.2B Investment Platform for M-U Portfolio in Singapore

Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities Fund has committed to making a notable investment in Singapore.

INTERNATIONAL: BBC Television Centre Redevelopment Gets Green Light

A revised master plan submitted by Stanhope and Mitsui Fudosan for the iconic BBC Television Centre was approved by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham planning committee.

INTERNATIONAL: Avison Young Secures Second German Investment

After launching its presence in Germany with the opening of a new office in Frankfurt on Dec. 1, Avison Young has advised two Canadian pension funds in the acquisition and financing of a second mixed-use property in Germany.