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Lionheart Capital Purchases 700 KSF Miami Heart Institute
With the acquisition of the former Miami Heart Institute, Lionheart Capital L.L.C. has just gotten its hands on a prime waterfront property in Miami. The real estate investment firm acquired the 700,000-square-foot facility from Mount Sinai Medical Center.
DivcoWest Spends $53M on Two-Building Austin Office Park
San-Francisco based DivcoWest has acquired Prominent Pointe I & II, a two-building, 261,243-square-foot Class A office project in Austin, Texas, for a reported $53 million from Aspen Properties.
Silverstein, CalSTRS Tap JLL for Leasing at 1177 Avenue of the Americas
In order to best take advantage of its trophy property at 1177 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, the partnership of Silverstein Properties and California State Teachers’ Retirement System has chosen Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. as its leasing agent for the Class A, 1 million-square-foot office tower.
MBA CREF Special Report: Economists See Slow Improvements, Slightly Higher Interest Rates
After the final day of the MBA CREF conference in Atlanta, the take-home message was that the U.S. economy will grow a bit in 2012, coupled with a rise in interest rates, while the volume of commercial property will continue to expand.
Economy Watch: Mortgage Settlement Done, Greek Deal Not
While the United States came to an agreement on robo-signing, the dance of the Greek bailout continues. Warren Buffett knocked gold investors as fearful. And U.S. initial unemployment claims continued to fall.
Pearson Signs 200 KSF Office Lease on Hoboken Waterfront
After signing Pearson to a 200,000-square-foot lease at the Hoboken Corporate Center across from New York City, SJP Properties will commence construction of a 500,000-square-foot building to complete its mixed-use complex.
Skanska USA Plans Office Tower for South Lake Union
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
South Lake Union is continuing its run as a regional hot spot for development. Skanska USA has started the entitlement process for construction of a 339,000-square-foot, 12-story office building, the Seattle Times reported.
The property would include […]
Santa Fe Springs Retail Center, Koreatown Multi-Family Assets Lure Investors
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
In a $23 million deal, Milan Capital Management has acquired Santa Fe Springs Promenade from F.J. Hanshaw properties, rentv.com reports. Built out over three decades, the 115,000-square-foot retail center was 90 percent occupied when the transaction […]
Liberty Property Trust Builds 1.2 MSF Big-Box Industrial Space in Eastern Pa.
Capitalizing on the need for big-box industrial spaces, Liberty Property Trust is constructing a 1.2 million-square-foot speculative distribution property in Bethlehem, Pa., and has named Cushman & Wakefield Inc. as the exclusive leasing agent for the $62 million project.
Blackstone Takes 3.5 MSF of U.K. Industrial from Prologis
Blackstone is no stranger to huge deals, and its latest transaction makes it the owner of 3.5 million square feet of industrial space in the United Kingdom after making a $335 million, 13-property purchase from Prologis.