Investment

Equity International Sells Stake in Brazilian Holding Company

Chicago-based Equity International is focusing its South American investment strategy on multiple asset categories in Brazil and Colombia.

Interstate JV Picks Up 295-Room Hotel Near Colonial Williamsburg

Interstate has been slowly building up its ownership portfolio, with joint venture partner Waramaug Hospitality L.L.C. at its side. Now the team has acquired the former Marriott Hotel Williamsburg. a 295-room lodging destination near the historic Colonial Williamsburg historic district in Williamsburg, Va.

Blackstone Buys 15 Retail Centers from Regency for $321M

Regency Centers Corp. has agreed to sell 15 shopping centers in seven states to an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII for $321 million.

Paramount/Colony Capital JV Closes on $481M Deal for Queens Trophy Tower

A joint venture of Paramount Group Inc. and Colony Capital L.L.C. bought the 50-story, 1.4 million-square-foot asset, which is the tallest New York City building outside of Manhattan.

Berkeley Point Capital Names Jim McDevitt President

Berkeley Point Capital L.L.C. has been adding executives to its ranks for the past several months, capping it off this week with the news that CRE finance veteran Jim McDevitt had been named president.

Paramount/Colony Capital JV Buys Queens Trophy Tower For Estimated $475M

Fully leased to Citigroup, the 1.4 million-square-foot, 50-story One Court Square is the tallest building in New York City outside of Manhattan.

Highwoods Cleans House with $41M Sale of 500 KSF Nashville Office Portfolio

What Highwoods Properties Inc. views as non-core, another real estate company sees as a great opportunity. Continuing its asset repositioning program, Highwoods sold its 484,000-square-foot Highwoods Nashville Airport North Portfolio to The Lingerfelt Cos. in a $41 million transaction.

Colliers Adds Birmingham Office

Colliers International continued its expansion with a new Southeast office in Birmingham, Ala. The 15th office added in two years, Colliers Birmingham, formerly Sandner Commercial Real Estate, represents “a significant growth opportunity” for Colliers in the Southeast.

Kennedy Wilson Buys Anaheim Office Building for $56M

The company bought the 273,000-square-foot asset in Anaheim, Calif. for $56 million–a significant discount to the $71.1 million price the property fetched in 2005.

Brookfield Asset Managment Buys Suburban Dallas Campus from Citigroup

Citigroup, which occupies two of three buildings in the 620,000-square-foot campus in Irving, Texas, will remain under a sale-leaseback deal.