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125 East John Carpenter Freeway

KBS Strategic Snags Greater Dallas Office Tower

Brookwood Financial Partners sold 125 East John Carpenter Freeway, a renovated 18-story building in Irving, Texas, three years after its acquisition.

Barbara Trachtenber, DLA Piper

DLA Piper Survey: CRE Still Positive After All These Quarters

Results of the global law firm’s 2017 State of the Market Real Estate Survey, released today at its 14th Global Real Estate Summit, verify that most commercial real estate executives remain positive about the future of the U.S. market—for now.

Hilton Opens New Hotel in Cincinnati

Home2 Suites Florence Cincinnati Airport South features 109 keys. Eliot Cohen and Stuart Cohen own the building, and Vista Host manages it.

550 Aleen Street, Houston, Texas

JLL Facilitates Sale of Rail-Served Property in Houston

JLL represented the buyer, a Houston-based supplier of multiple types of plastic resins. The property will serve as the supplier’s company’s global manufacturing and distribution center.

5 Manhattan West

Amazon to Bring Another 2,000 Jobs to NYC

The company secured a 15-year lease with Brookfield Property Partners to occupy 360,000 square feet of space at 5 Manhattan West.

University Circle

DLA Piper Renews 119 KSF at University Circle

The company finalized its lease with Columbia Property Trust to retain its occupancy at the East Palo Alto location through June 2023. This renewal will keep the office campus nearly 100 percent leased.

Hilton Garden Inn Sells for $44M in Portsmouth, NH

Chatham Lodging Trust is the new owner of the 131-key hotel, which opened in 2006. The company purchased the property from Cathartes Private Investments.

Kennedy Wilson Names New President

Since 2010, Ed Sachse served as executive managing director of the firm’s brokerage operations, leading a national team of agents.

Lidl Enters Texas Market

The German grocer acquired more than 5 acres in San Antonio and later this year will begin construction of a 30,000-square-foot location.

Marriott Marquis Chicago

$350M Marriott Marquis Chicago Opens

Acting on behalf of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, a joint venture led by Clark Construction Group recently completed the headquarters hotel, delivering a 1,205-key lodging destination connected to McCormick Place, the largest convention center in North America.