Investment

Gramercy to Buy Garrison’s 50% Interest in $395M Bank of America Portfolio

Gramercy Property Trust is acquiring the 50 percent interest in a $395 million Bank of America office portfolio from its joint venture partner Garrison Investment Group.

Investcorp Acquires RE Assets in Dallas, South Florida for $105M

Continuing what is shaping up to be somewhat of a shopping spree, Investcorp has acquired a group of four commercial and residential assets in metropolitan Dallas and South Florida for $105 million.

JLL, Golf Giant Norman Seek Investors for Australia’s $2B Reef Island Development

Global golfing giant Greg Norman, with the help of JLL, is spearheading a worldwide search for investors to capitalize on a $2 billion tourism project on Great Keppel Island, off central Queensland’s coast.

NorthStar, Chatham JV to Buy Hotels for $959M

A joint venture of Chatham Lodging Trust and Cerberus Capital Management is selling, and a JV of Chatham and NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. is buying, the lion’s share of a 51-hotel portfolio in a transaction worth $1.3 billion.

Avison Young Secures Sizable Investment in Germany

The fast-growing, Toronto-based commercial real estate services firm Avison Young has advised two Canadian pension funds in the acquisition and financing of a mixed-use, two-building complex in Cologne, Germany.

Clarion Buys 165 KSF Office Portfolio in San Antonio, Expands Presence

Clarion Partners has acquired University Park Tech Center III & IV, a 165,007-square-foot, Class A flex/office property in San Antonio.

Thor Equities, Rockwood Capital Buy NYC’s Upper West Side Apartment Property

Acting through its new residential division, Thor Equities has joined forces with Rockwood Capital on the acquisition of 838 West End Ave., a 70-unit apartment property on Manhattan’s coveted Upper West Side.

Senior Housing Properties Buys Vertex Pharmaceuticals Global HQ in Boston for $1.1B

In the biggest deal in Boston so far this year, Senior Housing Properties Trust has acquired the Vertex Pharmaceuticals headquarters on Fan Pier in the Seaport District from The Fallon Co. and an institutional investor for $1.1 billion.

STRS Sells 529 KSF Office Property in Parsippany, NJ to Brookwood

STRS Ohio has sold Morris Corporate Center 1 & 2, a 529,362-foot trophy office property in Parsippany, NJ to Brookwood Financial Partners for $82 million.