Investment

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.

ULI: Industry to See Improvements Through 2014, Bolstered by Cap Markets

“Is distress in the real estate markets behind us?” was the main question on the minds of the respondents to the latest survey by the Urban Land Institute — and the consensus seemed to be a cautious “yes.”

Reports Suggest Marriott's Two New Downtown L.A. Hotels Badly Needed

All the hoopla surrounding the announcement of a $172 million, two-hotel project near the Los Angeles Convention Center looks like more than mere boosterism. The city needs modern hotel product to continue attracting convention dollars.

Bostonia Partners Secures $72M in Financing for NOAA Weather Center in Maryland

A $72 million financing deal secured by Bostonia Partners L.L.C. helped complete construction on a new NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction in Maryland after it was stalled for more than two years because the original developer went bankrupt.

Madison Spends $123M for 57 Percent Share in Iconic Frankfurt Office Complex

Madison International Realty of New York, together with its German subsidiary Madison Real Estate, has signed a purchase agreement for Morgan Stanley P2 Value’s 56.95 percent interest in the Trianon complex in Frankfurt — for a reported $123 million.

682 KSF Pennsylvania Office Park Gets $45M Refi

Cedar Crest Professional Park, a 682,000-square-foot professional office campus just outside of Allentown in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, has been refinanced to the tune of $45 million by MRA Realty Advisors on behalf of Cedar Crest Professional Park VII.

JLL Completes Construction of $536M Medical Facility in Indiana

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.’s job as program manager for the development of Parkview Health’s Parkview Regional Medical Center is done, now that construction of the 975,000-square-foot hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., has reached completion. The big-ticket project came with an equally big price tag of $536 million.

Glimcher Plans to Acquire Blackstone's Interest in 1 MSF Hawaii Retail Center

In a transaction valued at approximately $289.4 million, Glimcher is looking to acquire the 80 percent indirect interest in Pearlridge Center, a 1 million-square-foot shopping mall in the community of Aiea, in metropolitan Honolulu.