Mid-Atlantic

Retail Properties Buys 262 KSF, M-U Property in Bronx for $134M

Retail Properties of America has spent $192 million on two properties in the New York City metropolitan area, including Fordham Place, a 262,000-square-foot Class A mixed-use asset on Fordham Road in the Bronx it purchased for $134 million.

Starwood Wraps Up $1.6B Mall Portfolio Purchase

Starwood Capital Group has just completed its second major portfolio purchase from Westfield Group, snapping up seven regional malls in the West and Midwest for just over $1.6 billion.

C&W Arranges $275M in Financing for Historic NYC Tower

Cushman & Wakefield served as the exclusive advisor to an affiliate of SL Green Realty Corp. in arranging a $275 million, seven-year senior mortgage loan for 220 E. 42nd St. in New York City.

SL Green Acquires Interest in Manhattan’s Embattled 650 Fifth Ave.

A joint venture between SL Green Realty and Jeff Sutton has acquired a 49-year leasehold interest covering the retail portion of 650 Fifth Ave., an office tower with decades-long ties to the Iranian government and now in legal limbo as a result.

$60M M-F Project Green-Lighted for Raleigh’s Apartment Hungry Gen-Y

SkyHouse Raleigh, a 320-unit luxury high-rise, will soon sprout up downtown now that Novare Group, Batson-Cook Development Co. and Edison Land have issued a notice to proceed for the $60 million project.

ULI Special Report: DC Falls in Investors’ Eyes

The 2014 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report contained few surprises, but traditionally durable Washington, D.C.’s drop to No. 22 in the ranking of cities with the best investment activity speaks volumes about the uncertainty the federal government has produced.

Columbia Property Sells 4 MSF Office Portfolio to Griffin Capital

For Columbia Property Trust, the $521 million sale of an 18-property office portfolio is part of its strategy to refocus on major markets. For Griffin Capital Essential REIT, which acquired the 4 million-square-foot portfolio, it nearly doubles the REIT’s holdings.

Silverstein, Loeb Get $85M in Financing for Manhattan’s 529 Fifth Ave.

Silverstein Properties and Loeb Partners Realty have received a seven-year, $85 million loan from Wells Fargo for 529 Fifth Ave. in New York City.

Investcorp Acquires Office, Retail Assets Worth $250M

Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, continues an active year with the acquisition of office and retail assets in the greater Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and New York areas valued at $250 million.

Avison Young Expands in Metro DC with McShea Acquisition

Toronto-headquartered Avison Young’s aggressive, methodical growth plan continues as the CRE services firm increases its footprint in metropolitan Washington, D.C., with the acquisition of McShea & Co.