Investment

American Realty Advisors Picks Up More Than 900 KSF Across Five Assets

American Realty Advisors’ commercial real estate purchasing activity has just swelled by approximately 900,000 square feet — and then some — with the recent addition of five properties spanning the industrial, multi-family, office and retail sectors.

Innisfree Gets $57M Loan for Three Gulf-Coast Hotels

With the assistance of Aries Capital, Innisfree Hotels has received $57 million in financing for three of its hotels along the Gulf Coast just weeks in advance of maturity dates on existing loans.

KBS Legacy Partners Acquires 255-Unit Multi-Family Property Outside Baltimore for $65M

KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT has just completed the purchase of the 255-unit The Residence at Waterstone in Pikesville, Md., taking it off the hands of Avalon Village Green Associates for $64.7 million.

Pru Nets $568M in Capital for Seniors-Housing Fund

Prudential Real Estate Investors is set to make a big impression in the seniors-housing sector, having raised $568 million for its newest and largest seniors-housing fund.

CBRE Realty Trust Picks Up 1.4 MSF Warehouse Outside Chicago

CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust has made a significant addition to its Chicago portfolio with the purchase of a 1.4 million-square-foot bulk warehouse and distribution center. The property is fully leased through August 2021.

NorthMarq Arranges $59M in Financing for Chicago's 400 S. Jefferson Building

In an effort to help push along the schedule for Chicago’s 400 S. Jefferson building, NorthMarq has arranged $58.5 million in acquisition and renovation financing for the property.

CIM Buys Chicago’s Block 37 from BoA

CIM Group, the Los Angeles-based real estate fund, has closed on Chicago’s troubled Block 37 development. The fund purchased the property from Bank of America for a reported $84 million.

Equity One to Build 133 KSF Retail Center in the Bronx

The New York City Economic Development Corp. has awarded a project to develop a retail development in the Bronx to Equity One, which won the NYCEDC’s approval with a $54 million, 133,000-square-foot proposal.

Exterior shot of The Smith Tower in Seattle.

CBRE Unit Acquires Historic Seattle Office Tower by Foreclosure

Smith Tower, an iconic 42-story office building in Seattle, and the adjacent Florence Building, a 6,000-square-foot retail-and-mixed-use building, have been acquired by CBRE Capital Partners following a foreclosure.

Wiedner Investment Services Spends $60M on Upscale Phoenix Apartments

Following the improving multi-family trends in Phoenix and the country at large, Weidner Investment Services has made a $59.5 million investment in Alta Phoenix Lofts, a 332-unit high-rise apartment community in the city’s Downtown area.