Investment
Alliance JV Buys $160M Waterfront Property in Metro San Diego
A joint venture headed by Alliance Residential Co. has acquired the Coronado Bay Club, a 549-unit, garden-style waterfront apartment community in Coronado, Calif., for $160 million.
W. P. Carey Acquires Denver-Area Class A Office Building
W.P. Carey has jumped into the growing Denver area office market with the acquisition of a Class A property in the ParkRidge Corporate Center in Douglas County, Colo.
Skanska Scores $95M on Sale of Cambridge Life Sciences Building
One year after completing the approximately $70 million development of 150 Second St., a laboratory and office property in the bustling life sciences hub that is Cambridge, Mass., Skanska has sold the property to Alexandria Real Estate Equities for $95 million.
Hilton to Trade Biggest-Ever Hotel IPO
The nearly century-old Hilton, the world’s largest hotel enterprise, plans to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange next week under the symbol HLT.
Washington Post HQ Sale Put to Bed for $159M
Graham Holdings, formerly The Washington Post Co., has agreed to sell the 470,300-square-foot office property in Washington, D.C., to Carr Properties for $159 million.
Vornado Refinances NYC’s 11 Penn Plaza for $450M
Vornado Realty Trust has completed a $450 million refinancing of Eleven Penn Plaza, a 23-story, 1.1 million-square-foot Manhattan office building.
Rockwood Capital Acquires 130 Lytton in Downtown Palo Alto for $53M
In a recent grab for a shrinking market of office space in the San Francisco metropolitan area, Rockwood Capital teamed up with Tarlton Properties to buy 130 Lytton, a 50,000-square-foot building in downtown Palo Alto.
Ashkenazy Buys Manhattan’s 625 Madison Ave. for $400M
The ground lessor’s position at 625 Madison Ave., in Manhattan’s Plaza District, has been purchased by Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. for $400 million from 625 Ground Lessor.
AEW Buys 375-Unit Apartment Building in NYC from Gotham Organization
AEW Capital Management has acquired New Gotham, a 375-unit rental building at 520 W. 43rd St. on Manhattan’s West Side, from the Gotham Organization and its investor member AIG Affordable Housing for a reported $170 million.