Investment
Capri Capital Nabs '360 Residences' Mixed-Use Project in San Jose for $118M
360 Residences, a mixed-use apartment high-rise in downtown San Jose, has come under the ownership of Capri Capital, courtesy of a $118 million transaction. Capri purchased the upscale multi-family property from SJ Real Estate Partners, a subsidiary of Kennedy Wilson.
$480M Buy Nets CommonWealth Partners 872 KSF Seattle Office Building
CommonWealth Partners has purchased Seattle’s Russell Investments Center for $480 million. CBRE, which orchestrated the sale on behalf of Northwestern Mutual, described the trade of the 872,026-square-foot property as “the largest single-asset office sale in the Western United States since 2006.”
Zell, Mack Talk Leverage, Recovery at Schack REIT Conference
In an annual REIT conference sponsored by New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate, Sam Zell and William Mack offered several hundred real estate professionals and NYU students their views on leverage, consolidation and the industry’s uneven recovery.
Alter Group to Develop Spec 606 KSF Industrial Asset in Phoenix
The Phoenix industrial market is growing hungry for large accommodations and The Alter Group plans to help satisfy users’ appetite with the construction of a 605,700-square-foot speculative warehouse/distribution facility at the real estate company’s Buckeye Logistics Center.
Hicks Ventures Picks Up 141 KSF Across Two Houston Office Assets
Seeking a value-add opportunity in the hot Houston market, Hicks Ventures Ltd. has acquired two Class B office buildings in the area’s Energy Corridor with a total of 141,265 square feet from American Spectrum Realty Inc.
TIAA-CREF Takes Berlin Shopping Center for $447M
In a joint venture with German shopping center developer mfi Management, TIAA-CREF has snapped up Gropius Passagen, a 1 million-square-foot asset — the largest mall in Berlin — for approximately $446.5 million.
Ventas Set to Buy 16 Seniors Communities for $362M
Ventas has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 16 private-pay communities from affiliates of Sunrise Senior Living and its institutional joint venture partner for $362 million.
Rising Realty Partners Acquires 440 KSF PacMutual Building in Downtown L.A.
Rising Realty Partners, helped by funds from Mount Kellett Capital Management, has acquired the landmark 440,000-square-foot PacMutual building in Downtown Los Angeles and plans a significant repositioning for the property.
Christian Redfearn: Valuing Real Estate
Christian Redfearn, director of the graduate programs in real estate at USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, blogs on CPE’s From the Inside about the abuse of IRR in measuring property value.
Khoshbin Co. Makes 395 KSF Office Investment in Houston
The Khoshbin Co., a privately held Irvine, Calif.-based real estate firm, has just completed its acquisition of two office buildings in Houston’s Greenspoint submarket, picking up 333 N. Sam Houston Parkway East and 10700 Interstate 45 North, two multi-tenant office buildings spanning 395,424 square feet.