International
INTERNATIONAL: Marriott to Open 30 Hotels Across Africa by 2020
The world’s largest hotel company, Marriott International, is opening 30 new properties across the African continent by 2020, nine of them slated to open by the end of 2015.
INTERNATIONAL: Brookfield Multiplex to Build $187M Hospital in New South Wales
Brookfield Multiplex is set to develop the largest infrastructure project in the Bega Valley Shire in New South Wales –a new $187 million hospital.
Ivanhoé Cambridge JV to Invest $500M in Mexican M-U Development Projects
It’s a trip from North of the Border to South of the Border, with a step in between. Ivanhoé Cambridge JV will invest in the development of mixed-use urban communities in some of Mexico’s main cities.
INTERNATIONAL: Hines Launches $250M M-F Program in India’s Urban Areas
Global real estate firm Hines is launching Hines India Residential, with the purpose of investing in multi-phased, for-sale residential developments that require long-term equity capital.
EXPO Real Special Report: European-Cities Housing Challenge
The first day of Expo Real in Munich revealed a number of challenges that major European cities are currently facing.
INTERNATIONAL: Karlin Grabs Retail Portfolio in Spain, Portugal from Redevco
L.A.-based Karlin Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of more than 247,000 square feet of retail properties located in Spain and Portugal from developer-investor Redevco.
AXA Acquires M-U Office Asset in Tokyo
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers has bought the Nishi Shinjuku KF Building in central Tokyo.
Cominar Acquires $1.2B CRE Portfolio from Ivanhoé Cambridge
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust has acquired a real estate portfolio of 14 properties in Québec and Ontario from Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc. for $1.2 billion.
Wyndham to Open First Upscale Hotel in Kenya
New Jersey-based Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide recently signed a management agreement for its first upscale hospitality property in Africa
International: Marriott, Hotecapsa to Develop Guayaquil Hotel in 2016
Ecuador ‘s largest and most populous city is set to get a brand new Marriott-operated hotel in two years, according to the hotel chain.