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IKEA’s Illinois Distribution Center Receives LEED Gold

Totaling more than 1.2 million square feet, the distribution center is equipped with the largest solar rooftop in the state, featuring an 8,966-panel solar array.

Meadow Partners Renovates Brooklyn Office Asset

The company has embarked on a quest to improve the Helen Keller Services for the Blind headquarters’ elevators, lobby and building systems.

DataBank's DFW3

DataBank Opens its 3rd Dallas Data Center

The 145,000-square-foot facility is connected via a private network to the company’s two other Dallas facilities, allowing tenants to access more than 100 carriers.

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Self Storage Rents Still Down Year-Over-Year

Despite robust growth in western markets, street-rate rents dropped 3 percent nationally as of June 2018.

JLL Acquires Canadian Retail Advisory Firm

The purchase of Northwest Atlantic will allow the company to expand its current retail advisory business and provide a range of real estate and leasing services to retailers looking to operate or expand in the Canadian market. 

Skanska, AECOM Hunt Tapped for Seattle Redevelopment

The estimated $700 million expansion will nearly double the Seattle Center Arena’s interior space to as much as 750,000 square feet. Construction is scheduled to start this fall.

Realcomm Marks 20-Year Milestone by Honoring 20 Industry Leaders

The group celebrated all aspects of the industry – real estate, technology or real estate technology including supply and demand sides – in its first ever Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony at the recent Realcomm | IBcon conference.

Editorial Director Suzann D. Silverman

Need to Breathe

As the economic cycle continues, we invite you to benefit from the content in this Mid-Year Update. And don’t forget to breathe.

Somerset Financial Center

P3 Properties Nabs NJ Office Asset

Related Cos. has sold the 233,000-square-foot Somerset Financial Center in Bedminster, which serves as the local headquarters of specialty pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt.

Mission Success: Eric Mendelsohn Leads NHI’s Growth Strategy

Three years after unexpectedly assuming the healthcare REIT’s top job, the veteran executive runs a nationwide portfolio with a steady hand.