Investment
Starwood Picks Up Sizable REO Office, Retail Portfolio for $191M
Starwood Capital Group has completed, through a controlled affiliate, the acquisition of a pool of real estate-owned assets from special servicer CWCapital Asset Management L.L.C. for $191 million.
GF Management Affiliate Adds Orlando Hotel to its Portfolio
ESLBV Property Owner L.L.C., an affiliate of GF Management, has acquired the 334-room Embassy Suites Orlando-Lake Buena Vista and is planning a $13 million renovation to take place over the next year.
CPE 100 Sentiment Survey: Industrial Assets to Make Biggest Gains with Investors in ’14
Industrial and e-commerce properties are expected to make the biggest jump in popularity with investors this year, while pension funds and foreign capital will increase their activity more than other institutional investor categories, according to the latest CPE 100 Quarterly Sentiment Survey.
CNL Healthcare Properties Acquires Medical Office Buildings in Florida, California
CNL Healthcare Properties has acquired two medical office buildings in Coral Springs, Fla., and two medical office buildings in Chula Vista, Calif., for a total of $60 million.
Campus Crest Communities JV Buys Montréal Hotel to be Converted into Urban Student Housing Tower
U.S.-based Campus Crest Communities Inc. in a joint venture partnership with Geneva- and London-based Beaumont Partners SA acquired the 488-room Holiday Inn Midtown in Montréal.
Executive Spotlight, Stuart Tanz, Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
Stuart Tanz is on his way to making Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. another Pan Pacific Retail Properties.
DC’s L’Enfant Plaza Hotel to Undergo Renovation after Acquisition by Hotel Group
The new owners of the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, an iconic luxury hotel in Washington, D.C., said this week the 372-key property is closed and will be undergoing a major renovation, expected to be completed sometime next year.
HSB to Acquire 500 KSF Hartford HQ from Hines
One State Street, a 500,000-square-foot office building in Hartford, is about to become tenant-owned. The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co., the property’s lead occupant with 168,000 square feet of space, has entered into an agreement to acquire its corporate headquarters location from Hines.
Sunset Development, MetLife JV Grabs 2 MSF AT&T Campus in Bay Area
Sunset Development Co. and MetLife Inc. have teamed on a joint venture to acquire the 2 million-square-foot AT&T campus in San Ramon, Calif.