Investment

Rouse Wraps Up $65M Refinancing of 900 KSF Suburban Tampa Mall

On the matter of loan maturities, Rouse Properties can check 2013 off its list.

Melbourne’s Largest Office Tower in 25 Years Purchased for $462M

Real estate investment trust IOF has announced the acquisition of a premium office project in Melbourne in partnership with Investa Commercial Property Fund.

Walgreens to Build Nation’s First Net-Zero Energy Retail Store in Evanston, Ill.

Walgreens is building a net-zero energy store in Evanston, Ill., that will use solar and wind power, geothermal heating and cooling and other energy-saving technologies to generate electricity and reduce its usage by more than 40 percent.

Hines REIT Pockets $412M on Sale of Houston’s 1.4 MSF Williams Tower

Hines Real Estate Investment Trust brings its ownership of the landmark Williams Tower in Houston to a lucrative end with the $412 million sale of the 1.4 million-square-foot office property to Invesco Real Estate.

Hines Global REIT Acquires Two Overseas Properties for $215M

Hines Global REIT spent more than $215 million on two office properties in the past week, one in London and the other in Sydney, as it continues to expand its international portfolio.

Piedmont Acquires 334 KSF Office Building for $176M

Piedmont Office Realty Trust boosted its Washington, D.C., area portfolio this week by acquiring Arlington Gateway, a 12-story, Class A office property and one of the top buildings in the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, for $176 million.

CT Realty, Xebec Buy 530 Acres for 9 MSF Dallas Industrial Complex

CT Realty Investors and Xebec Realty Partners have big plans in Dallas–big multimillion-square-foot plans.

Clarion Partners Sells SF Office Tower for $100M

Clarion Partners has completed the sale of 100 Spear St., a Class A, LEED Gold office tower in the heart of San Francisco’s Central Business District for $100 million.

Financing the Largest FHA 221(d)(4) in Texas

Bud Malone, CEO of Mortgages USA, describes how he was able to take on a loan that other lenders had declined.

Hill International Tapped to Manage Suburban Seattle Casino Expansion Project

An expansion is in the works for the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort in Clearwater, Wash., and Hill International has won the contract to provide construction management services for the project.