Investment

Kimco, American Industries Sell Mexican Industrial Portfolio for $600M

The REIT and joint venture partner American Industries have entered into an agreement to sell their interests in an 11 million-square-foot portfolio of industrial properties in the country to Terrafina, a Mexican REIT advised by Prudential Real Estate Investors, for $600 million.

MIPIM Special Series—Part Two: Focus on the US

Associate editor Eliza Theiss presents a focus on foreign investment in U.S. real estate, the second in a three-part series of reports on worldwide real estate based on presentations at the MIPIM world property market in March.

Cole Real Estate Investments Acquires Hillshire Brands Company Headquarters for $97.5M

Cole Real Estate Investments has recently announced the acquisition of The Hillshire Brands Company headquarters on behalf of Cole Corporate Income Trust Inc. for $97.5 million.

Cole Acquires 234 KSF HQ for Hillshire Brands Co. for $98M

Cole Real Estate Investments has acquired The Hillshire Brands Co.’s headquarters in the West Loop of Chicago’s CBD on behalf of Cole Corporate Income Trust Inc. for $98 million.

Hines Purchases LA’s 325 KSF Campus at Playa Vista for $218M

Hines Global REIT Inc. has added the Campus at Playa Vista, a 325,000-square-foot office complex in the Playa Vista neighborhood of West Los Angeles, to its portfolio.

ULI Special Report: The Money Market

Investors on two ULI capital markets panels evaluate opportunities both domestically and abroad, and track the flow of foreign capital.

IIT Buys 808 KSF Industrial Building in Mesa, Ariz.; Pays Cash

Industrial Income Trust, of Denver, a non-traded REIT, has purchased the 11-building, 808,400-square-foot Broadway 101 Commerce Park in Mesa, Ariz., for $77 million in a cash deal.

ULI Special Report: Across the Generations

While the Baby Boomers and Gen Y sit at opposite poles, that doesn’t make it necessary to choose between them as targets for housing or retail. In fact, according to analysis at last week’s Urban Land Institute Spring Meeting, the two groups—those in the process of entering the ranks of seniors and their children—complement each other.