Investment

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Port Cities and Industrial Real Estate

Bold investments in infrastructure and the explosion of ecommerce are benefiting port cities and industrial real estate. Here is a look at opportunities in the most dynamic seaport markets.

Located in the Portland, Ore. Suburb of Beaverton, the 2015-built Timberland Town Center is situated within a 105-acre master-planned community. Major tenants of the 92,000-square-foot property include Orangetheory Fitness, Market of Choice, Lush Salon & Spa, and Gentle Dental & Orthodontics.

Retail Investment Trends

At a time when e-commerce appears to be ascendant, what are the latest and most influential retail investment trends? What is myth and what is reality?

StorageMart Expands Omaha Footprint

The company added more than 1,700 self storage units to its portfolio in the greater Omaha market. The facilities are located around 10 to 16 miles from the city’s downtown.

Office Asset in San Diego’s Tech Hub Trades for $10M

MIG Real Estate sold the three-story property in the Sorrento Mesa neighborhood, where technology and medical companies maintain a strong presence.

Vornado Sells $1.2B Stake in NYC Retail Venture

In its latest move to generate big proceeds, the REIT sold a 45.4 percent common equity interest in its Upper Fifth Avenue and Times Square collection.

$2.6B Encore Boston Harbor to Open in June

Believed to be Massachusetts’ largest project ever completed in a single phase, Wynn Resorts’ development will feature a 671-key hotel and a casino with 3,000 gaming positions.

Hyatt Place Dallas/Arlington. Image courtesy of Hyatt Hotels

Summit Hotel Properties Sells Multi-State Portfolio for $135M

The company completed the disposition of six assets totaling more than 800 guestrooms, located in Massachusetts, Texas, Minnesota, Utah and California.

Chrysaor Buying ConocoPhillips North Sea Assets for $2.7B

The mega transaction will make the private equity-backed U.K. oil company one of the basin’s largest producers.

Austin Energy to Acquire Nacogdoches Facility for $460M

The transaction is expected to close in mid-2019 and will enable Austin Energy to avoid about $275 million in additional costs over the remaining term of the agreement.

Cushman & Wakefield Facilitates $16M CA Industrial Sale

The new owner financed the acquisition with a $10 million loan from East West Bank. A Mitsubishi subsidiary is the only tenant of the 73,000-square-foot building in Poway.