Investment
Multi-Family Investment Opportunities: Still to Come or Past its Peak?
With a weak job market and low consumer confidence, the transition from renter to homeowner remains slow, creating continued opportunities in the multi-family housing market, according to a Property Portfolio Research economist. But he cautioned that Class A multi-family opportunities for investors might have already peaked.
Terreno Buys Three Silicon Valley Buildings for $33.7M
Terreno Realty Corp., of San Francisco, has acquired three multi-tenant industrial buildings in Sunnyvale, Calif., totaling about 172,000 square feet for a purchase price of approximately $33.7 million.
CoStar Q2 Report: Slow Improvement in Office; Retail Slides
Fundamentals in most commercial real estate sectors improved or held steady during the second quarter, as per CoStar Group’s upcoming national report. But there’s always a surprise and the last three months were no exception.
Wells Core REIT Grabs 172,000-SF Suburban Chicago Office Property
Wells Core Office Income REIT has added a second suburban Chicago asset to its portfolio with the acquisition of Four Parkway North, a 172,000-square-foot office property in Deerfield, Ill. The REIT purchased the building from The John Buck Co.’s JBC Fund III in a $40.9 million transaction.
Weingarten Snaps Up 171KSF Shopping Center on L.A.'s Sunset Strip for $99M
Transactions such as the 8000 Sunset purchase are a major component of Weingarten’s current strategy of enhancing the profile of its portfolio.
Starwood Capital Closes $1B Purchase of Seven Westfield Malls
Starwood Capital Group is now 6.6 million square feet larger. The global private investment firm recently wrapped up its acquisition of a 90 percent stake in seven shopping centers from Sydney, Australia’s Westfield Group in a transaction valued at just over $1 billion. DDR’s Scott Wolstein will spearhead the new division.
Lowe Enterprises Buys Houston's Hotel Derek
The Hotel Derek, a 314-room independent boutique hotel in Houston’s Galleria area, has been acquired by Lowe Enterprises Investors on behalf of a national hotel investment venture it formed last year with Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America and a subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Co.
Maxim Invests $65M to Expand San Antonio Facility
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor Maxim Integrated Products Inc., a Fortune 1000 semiconductor company headquartered in Silicon Valley, will invest approximately $65 million to expand its semiconductor fabrication facility in San Antonio. Purchased in 2003 from Philips Semiconductors Inc., the 380,000-square-foot facility will also undergo an equipment upgrade as part of the same investment, according […]
Kearny Buys $89M Loan Portfolio
With the acquisition of an $89 million loan portfolio, Kearny Real Estate Co. and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing are more than halfway to their goal of purchasing $1 billion in loans.
Parmenter Lands Fifth Third Tower
Miami-based Parmenter Realty Partners has acquired Fifth Third Center, a 30-story office in Charlotte, N.C., with the aid of a $120 million financing deal obtained by CBRE Capital Markets.