Investment
KBS REIT III Buys Downtown Minneapolis Office Building for $118M
KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III has acquired the RBC Plaza, a 678,045-square-foot, mixed-use office building in downtown Minneapolis, from Brookfield Office Properties for $118 million.
Coldwell Banker Commercial to Represent 1.8 MSF SLC TOD Vista Station
Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT’s Salt Lake office will represent Vista Station, a new 100-plus acre development located in Draper, Utah.
Blackstone’s LogiCor Expands European Portfolio with 4.3 MSF in Poland
LogiCor, the pan-European logistics real estate arm of investment and advisory firm Blackstone, continues its rapid expansion and Poland is certainly part of the program.
Promontory Launches Online Marketplace for Bank Assets
Promontory Interfinancial Network of Arlington, Va. launched yesterday Bank Assetpoint, a nationwide online marketplace that aims to connect banks and other parties looking to buy or sell unwanted bank assets, including bank-owned commercial real estate.
Ed Indvik: Outlook 2013
Lee & Associates CEO Ed Indvik talks about prospects for the commercial real estate market and the brokerage sector.
Starwood Capital’s Group Du Louvre Sells Four Leading Hotels in France
Starwood Capital Group’s Groupe Du Louvre has sold four premier luxury hotels in France as part of the company’s ongoing plan to monetize the GDL hotel portfolio.
KBS Realty Advisors Acquires Top Raleigh Office Tower for $98.4M
KBS Realty Advisors acquired Captrust Tower, a prestigious, 300,389-square-foot office and retail building in the North Hills area of Raleigh, N.C., for a reported $98.4 million.
Silverstein Team Buys Beekman Tower, Plans Renovation
The Beekman Tower Hotel in Midtown Manhattan has found a new owner and will soon find a new life. Silverstein Properties and a group of partners have acquired the 174-room hotel from Lone Star and will transform it into a luxury corporate apartment destination.
Lynd Residential Acquires 438-Unit M-F in Houston
Lynd Residential Properties acquired the Limestone, a 21-building, 438-unit apartment complex in the Briar Forest-Ashwood submarket of Houston, with plans to upgrade the property and thus increase its value.
MEPT Obtains $105M Mortgage for Chicago’s 200 W. Madison
More than a year after paying $217.5 million in cash for 200 W. Madison, a Class A office tower in Chicago’s West Loop, Multi-Employer Property Trust has taken out a $105 million mortgage on the 928,040-square-foot property.