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Reviving Self Storage in the North Bay
Storage Star broke ground on the first new self storage development in the Napa region in two decades. The company’s president, Matt Garibaldi, reveals details about the project.
Brasa Capital Closes First Fund With $120M in Commitments
The investment vehicle, which is targeting middle-market opportunities mainly in the Southern California region, exceeded its fundraising goal by $20 million.
BB&T, SunTrust Take Big Lease at Charlotte Trophy Tower
With a merger in the works, the financial institutions commit to more than half of Cousins Properties’ 970,000-square-foot Hearst Tower. Also included in the deal: an option to buy the property.
View Glass Controls Glare Without Blinds
The company’s self-tinting smart window system, used in major airports and other commercial properties, can improve the energy efficiency of a building by 20 percent.
Big Tech Reveals Smart Building Strategies
Experts from Facebook and Google provide insights on optimizing user experiences at this year’s Realcomm conference in Nashville.
Magnolia Capital JV Buys Nashville Office Portfolio
The two Class B properties traded for $32 million. The buildings add up to more than 125,000 square feet and are located in the Brentwood submarket.
Bulls Outnumber Bears in CRE C-Suites
Though it acknowledges a wide variety of obstacles and headwinds, Akerman’s annual survey indicates a perhaps surprising degree of optimism among executives.
Energy Efficiency and Empowering Operations
Green Generation’s Bradford Dockser connects the dots between real estate, energy, technology and improving the environment. He also shares tips for those starting to include energy-efficiency strategies in their businesses.
WeWork Takes 89 KSF at Florida’s Tallest Office Building
The lease encompasses four floors at Miami’s Southeast Financial Center and increases the coworking giant’s footprint of existing and planned locations in the city to 750,000 square feet.
Fort Lauderdale-Area Mixed-Use Project Lands $121M in Financing
A private REIT is building a master-planned town center development in the heart of Plantation, at the site of a former fashion mall.