Investment
Rodeo Drive Retail Building Refinanced to the Tune of $120M
Mesa West has doled out $120 million in financing to ECA Capital for the recapitalization of 338-342 N. Rodeo Drive, a 20,700-square-foot retail building in the über-prestigious Golden Triangle area of Beverly Hills.
Senior Housing Properties to Buy 2 Biotech Buildings in Boston for $1.1B
Senior Housing Properties Trust has agreed to buy two 15-story biotech medical office buildings, which include a connected three-level, 740-stall, below-grade parking garage, located in Boston’s premier Seaport District for a purchase price of $1.1 billion.
Outlook 2014: Emerging Trends
Mitchell Roschelle, Steven Blank and Andrew Warren sit down with CPE to evaluate the results of the Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2014 report during the Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting.
Colliers Expands in U.K. Retail Sector with Acquisition of London’s Briant Champion Long
Colliers International, the third-largest commercial real estate services company in the world, has expanded its presence in the U.K.’s retail real estate arena with the acquisition of Briant Champion Long.
SPECIAL REPORT: MBA Delivers Cautious Economic Outlook for 2014; Financing Hits Highest Level Since ’07
Mortgage originations for multi-family and commercial real estate in the last quarter of 2014 reached the highest volume achieved since 2007. Multi-family financing, in particular, has returned to levels last witnessed at the peak of the market.
Kite Realty–Inland Diversified Merger Shows Retail’s Resurgent Strength
The pending merger of Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust Inc. into a wholly owned subsidiary of Kite Realty Group Trust in a stock-for-stock transaction worth $1.2 billion is just another sign, albeit a very sizable one, of the retail sector’s strength, in light of a recent report from Real Capital Analytics.
$120M in Financing Secured for Redevelopment of 662 KSF M-U Complex in Baltimore
The Rotunda, a 217,000-square-foot office and retail complex in Baltimore, is well on the way to being transformed into a premier 662,000-square-foot mixed-use destination, courtesy of a $120 million construction financing deal.
SEB Sells Singapore Office Asset for $228M; Pays $54M for Tokyo Office Building
SEB Asset Management, the real estate arm of SEB Group, has kicked off 2014 strongly with several notable transactions, especially in the Asia-Pacific commercial real estate market.
Crocker Partners Buys 174 KSF Office Building in Maitland, Fla.
Crocker Partners has acquired 851 Trafalgar Court, a 174,048-square-foot office building in Maitland, Fla., and plans to reposition the four-story lakefront building to attract quality tenants.
RLJ Lodging Trust Picks Up 10-Hotel Portfolio from Hyatt Affiliates for $313M
RLJ Lodging Trust and affiliates of Hyatt Hotels Corp. have entered into a definitive agreement for RLJ to acquire a portfolio of 10 Hyatt, Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels totaling 1,560 keys for $313 million.