Mid-Atlantic
Peebles, Elad Buy NYC Landmark Building for $160M
The Peebles Corp. and Elad Group have bought the historic 346 Broadway office building from New York City for $160 million and plan to transform the 115-year-old property into a five-star hotel and upscale condominiums in a $400 million restoration.
Canyon JV to Develop Class A Apartment Project in Prince George’s County, Md., for $93M
Canyon Capital Realty Advisors is teaming with Peter N.G. Schwartz and Hensel Phelps on the development of Apollo Residences at Town Center, a $93 million, 417-unit Class-A apartment project in Camp Springs, Md.
Valeant Takes 310 KSF Lease for New HQ in Bridgewater, NJ
Multinational pharmaceutical company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is consolidating its multiple locations by moving into its new U.S. headquarters at Somerset Corporate Center IV, located in central NJ.
MetLife, Norges Bank Create JV to Invest in U.S. CRE Market
MetLife and Norges Bank Investment Management have teamed on a joint venture to invest collectively in Class A office properties in key U.S. markets, making its initial investment in One Financial Center in Boston.
Rouse Properties Takes 2 Malls Totaling 2 MSF for $293M
With the stroke of a pen, Rouse Properties adds roughly 2 million square feet to its portfolio through the acquisition of Chesterfield Towne Center in Richmond, Va., and The Centre at Salisbury in Salisbury, Md.
CBRE Trades 377 KSF Class A Office Building in NJ Suburb
GAF, North America’s largest producer of roofing materials, is moving from its longtime Wayne, N.J., corporate headquarters to a 377,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Parsippany, N.J., in a deal described by CBRE Group Inc. brokers as “one of the largest in the state this year.”
SL Green Signs 266 KSF Lease with MTA in Manhattan
With a new lease in place at Midtown Manhattan’s Graybar Building at 420 Lexington Ave., Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. will continue to call the 1.2 million-square-foot skyscraper home, but it will be a much bigger home.
Skanska Scores $95M on Sale of Cambridge Life Sciences Building
One year after completing the approximately $70 million development of 150 Second St., a laboratory and office property in the bustling life sciences hub that is Cambridge, Mass., Skanska has sold the property to Alexandria Real Estate Equities for $95 million.
Washington Post HQ Sale Put to Bed for $159M
Graham Holdings, formerly The Washington Post Co., has agreed to sell the 470,300-square-foot office property in Washington, D.C., to Carr Properties for $159 million.
Vornado Refinances NYC’s 11 Penn Plaza for $450M
Vornado Realty Trust has completed a $450 million refinancing of Eleven Penn Plaza, a 23-story, 1.1 million-square-foot Manhattan office building.