Investment
Hyatt Hotel Corp. Opens First Grand Hyatt in Malaysia
Hyatt Hotel Corp. will be opening Malaysia’s first Grand Hyatt, with first-class luxuries and amenities including impressive views of the city, dining on almost every floor, and state-of-the art technology banquet halls and meeting rooms.
Normandale Lake Office Park Fetches $268M in JV
Normandale Lake Office Park was acquired for $13 million more than the estimate industry experts had expected the joint venture deal to command in the sale.
Vulcan Expects Amazon Global HQ in Seattle to Sell Quickly
Vulcan Real Estate is selling Amazon’s South Lake Union headquarters, with plans to use the proceeds of the sale for ongoing development of its large land holdings in SLU.
Beacon Capital Picks Up Boston’s 177 Huntington Ave. for $59M
Beacon Capital Partners has bought 177 Huntington Ave. in Boston’s Back Bay submarket. The 1972 tower used to house The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and the Trustees of Church administration department.
Prudential Mortgage Capital Provides $200M Loan for Refinancing of Jersey City’s Newport Tower
Prudential Mortgage Capital administered a loan to Bentall Kennedy to fund the purchase of Newport Tower in Jersey City, N.J.
MetLife Snags Bay Area Treat Towers For Reported $130M
MetLife has bought Treat Towers in the San Francisco Bay area. The property, a 10-story Class A office building, was previously owned by a joint venture with Equity Office Properties.
Manhattan’s Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant Town Under New Management
CompassRock is coming to the rescue of Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town and taking over the apartment complexes, effective today.
First Potomac Sells DC Office Development JV Interest for $43.7M
First Potomac Realty Trust has sold its 95 percent interest in 1200 17th St. to a Japanese buyer acting through its American subsidiary.
HFF Sells 324-Unit Class A M-F Development in Austin
HFF closed the sale of a Class A multi-housing development in Austin’s Southwest submarket, on behalf of Nevins Adams Lewbel.
Retail Properties of America Closes on 1 MSF Cost Plus Distribution Center for $63M
Retail Properties of America sold a 1 million square-foot distribution center in Stockton, Calif., to American Realty Trust for approximately $63 million.