Mid-Atlantic
Tech Firm Triples HQ with New Silicon Alley Lease in NYC
Midtown South continues to gain steam as Manhattan’s tech hub, and a new startup, PlaceIQ, just staked its claim to office space in the Silicon Alley neighborhood of the submarket with a new lease agreement.
CPE Announces the 2013 Distinguished Achievement Award Winners
CPE is proud to present the winners of the 2013 Distinguished Achievement Awards.
Ground Breaks on $450M Brigham Research, Clinical Facility in Boston
Boston’s status as the leading life sciences hub in the country will only be bolstered now that ground has broken on Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s $450 million Brigham Building for the Future.
Street-Works, Beal Cos. Bringing 3.5 MSF M-U Development to Quincy
Street Works Development and The Beal Cos. have teamed with the city of Quincy, Mass., on Merchants Row, the first major block of mixed-use development and pedestrian-friendly public space that is the first phase of the Quincy Center Master Development Plan.
KBS REIT III Buys Three-Property Office Portfolio for $269M
KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III has kicked off summer with its largest purchase of the year. The REIT just completed the $269 million acquisition of a 1 million-square-foot group of three office properties in Dallas and suburban Washington, D.C., known as the National Office Portfolio from CBRE Global Investors.
USAA Sells 5 MSF Industrial Portfolio to Duke
Duke Realty Corp. continues boosting its industrial holdings with its latest acquisition – a nearly 5 million-square-foot, Class A, eight-property portfolio sold by USAA Real Estate for $311 million.
Equity, Blackstone Sell New England Executive Park for $216M
The New England Executive Park, a 10-building office park in suburban Boston with more than 1 million square feet and approved for another 750,000 square feet of new development, was acquired for $216 million by Charles River Realty Investors and National Development.
Morgan, DRA Buy 620-Unit Northampton Apartments in Largo, Md.
The 620-unit Northampton Apartments in Largo, Md., located roughly 15 miles outside of Washington, D.C., has come under new ownership. Acting in a partnership, Morgan Properties and DRA Advisors acquired the multi-family property from Equity Residential for approximately $95 million.
CIM, Kushner Buy 466 KSF Office Building in Lower Manhattan from Savanna
CIM Group and Kushner Cos. have purchased the 26-story office building at 2 Rector St. in Manhattan’s Financial District from Savanna.
Allied, Brickman Buy NYC’s Historic Brill Building for $186M
Allied Partners and Brickman have something to sing about. The real estate investment company and the private equity firm have completed the acquisition of The Brill Building, the landmark Manhattan tower that has long been synonymous with the music scene, for $186 million.