International
Expo Real 2018: It’s Time for Digitalization Standards
Forward-thinking real estate companies understand that digital tools are vital for scaling and improvement. Large players are already considering centralized approaches, but how will this affect innovation?
Expo Real 2018: AI and the Future of CRE
Industry experts at Europe’s largest real estate and investment event agree: There’s no time like the present to make AI part of a strategy for long-term success.
Mapletree Acquires $1.1B Portfolio from Prologis, Norges
The deal increases the Singapore-based company’s holdings in the U.S. and Europe with the addition of 16.5 million square feet of logistics space.
ACCIONA Energia: Blockchain Tech Certifies Green Energy
The company developed STOReCHAIN, a system that manages data recorded by power counters in wind and solar plants and matches the energy produced with renewable energy certificates.
Iron Mountain Reaches Carbon Reduction Milestone in Europe
Belgium, Ireland, The Netherlands and United Kingdom are the company’s first international regions to utilize 100 percent of electricity from renewable sources.
Tishman Speyer Launches Coworking Brand
Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center will be the first location to promote the new space, followed by properties in Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and Germany.
Digital Realty to Acquire Ascenty for $1.8B
The San Francisco-based REIT is teaming up with an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management to buy the Brazilian data center provider.
Tikehau Capital to Acquire Leading French CRE Firm
The transaction, which predominantly involves office and retail properties, will increase the alternative asset management and investment group’s portfolio from approximately $3 billion to $8.6 billion.
Skanska Invests $35M in Budapest Office Campus
Construction on the third phase of Nordic Light, a 150,000-square-foot complex, has begun. The building is scheduled for completion by the second quarter of 2020.
The Architecture of the Exotic: Designing Luxury Resorts
Nunzio Marc DeSantis Architects specializes exclusively in hospitality design. In a conversation with CPE, he delves into the current meaning of luxury and whether the architecture of holiday resorts grows organically from a sense of place.