Office
Executive Spotlight: Mukang Cho, In-Rel Properties
Mukang Cho, CEO of In-Rel Properties, has doubled its portfolio of mostly distressed assets since joining the privately held firm in 2010.
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.
Jay Paul Breaks Ground on San Francisco’s 181 Fremont Tower
Jay Paul Co. broke ground on 181 Fremont St., a 54-story, 684,000-square-foot residential and office tower near the Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco’s South of Market district.
Law Firm Renews Lease of 150 KSF Silicon Valley Office Building
Fenwick & West is staying put in its Silicon Valley digs at 400 Castro St. in Mountain View, Calif., for the long term. The law firm recently renewed its lease of every single square foot of office space at the 150,000-square-foot property with owner Tishman Speyer, making its downtown address permanent for the next 15 years.
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.
JLL’s ‘Space Exchange’ Helps Cos. Participate in Brave New World of Workplace Mobility
Jones Lang LaSalle is preparing for a more flexible work world, in which employees work both onsite and offsite, as opposed to being limited to a single office, by launching a new Internet resource called Space Exchange.
Alliance Partners Buys 482 KSF Office Tower in Nashville from Parmenter
Alliance Partners has purchased Nashville City Center, a 482,400-square-foot, 27-story office building, from Parmenter Realty Partners.
PhoenixMart Global Commerce Center Breaks Ground in Arizona
Construction has begun on PhoenixMart, a $150 million, 1.7 million-square-foot global commerce center in Casa Grande, Ariz., expected to bring more than 9,000 jobs to the region.
MWest Spends $200M for 825 KSF Office, R&D Portfolio in Silicon Valley
MWest Properties’ Silicon Valley footprint just grew by 825,000 square feet. The company, a year-old venture comprised of DivcoWest, Ivanhoé Cambridge and TPG Real Estate, has acquired a three-campus portfolio encompassing 12 R&D and corporate office buildings in San Jose, Calif.
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.