Investment

Washington Gridlock Clouds Leaders’ Brightening Outlook

Amid signs that the real estate industry is rebounding, policy gridlock in the nation’s capital poses the biggest long-term threat to the real estate capital markets, according to the CPE 100 Quarterly Sentiment Survey. The findings emerged from the inaugural national poll of industry leaders by Commercial Property Executive.

DDR Buys Out Partner's Ownership Stake in Two Retail Centers for $70M

Fourteen years after becoming a 50 percent owner of Portland’s Tanasbourne Town Center and Phoenix’s Arrowhead Crossing in a joint venture with DRA Advisors Inc., DDR Corp. has acquired its partner’s stake in the assets for $70 million.

Inland Real Estate Continues Midwest Retail Spree

Inland Real Estate Corp. has been busy in the last month. This week, the firm picked up seven single-tenant retail properties that feature 95,630 square feet of gross leasable area, as well as two grocery-anchored retail properties in Wisconsin, for an aggregate $78.3 million.

New Tishman JV Acquires Stakes in Office Portfolio in Deal Estimated at $1.6B

A joint venture between Tishman Speyer and an unidentified large pension fund has acquired the assets of Tishman Speyer Office Fund, an Australian listed property trust/REIT, in a deal worth a reported $1.6 billion.

PCCP Provides $73M in Senior Loans to Three Properties

PCCP has provided approximately $73 million in senior loans, including $46 million to KHP Fund II L.P., a real estate private equity fund sponsored by Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, to finance the repositioning of two hotels and $27.4 to refinance Millbrae Paradise, a residential development in Millbrae, Calif.

Inland Buys Shopping Centers in Missouri, Tennessee for $74M

Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has picked up two shopping centers — one located in Branson, Mo., and the other in metro Knoxville, Tenn. — for a combined total of $74 million.

BPG's $83M Spend Nets Two Virginia Multi-Family Properties

BPG Properties has made an $83.4 million investment to acquire two multi-family communities in Fredericksburg, Va. Together, the two properties — Greens at Falls Run and Manor at England Run — total 676 units and are 95 percent occupied.

O'Connor Capital, Wafra Purchase Two Retail Centers Totaling 332 KSF

O’Connor Capital Partners and Wafra Investment Advisory Group have joined forces, acquiring The Promenade at Chenal in Little Rock, Ark., and Phase II of Settlers Ridge in metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pa.

Even More for Inland American: $393M in Hotel Purchases

Inland American Lodging Group Inc. continues to add upper-upscale and luxury assets to its portfolio, acquiring five hotels in five states with a total of 2,302 rooms this week for about $393 million.