Office

Franklin Street Buys Atlanta Office Tower from Jamestown for $158M

Franklin Street Properties has purchased the Class A office tower at 999 Peachtree in Atlanta from Jamestown Properties for $158 million.

C&W: Robust First Half Sets Stage for Strong 2013 in Manhattan

Leasing volume is up 11 percent year over year, average Class A asking rents top $75 per square foot in Midtown South and an average $178 million office sale price signals “the return of the mega-deal.”

Cole Boosts CCIT Portfolio With 3 Recent Acquisitions

Cole Real Estate Investments has boosted the portfolio of Cole Corporate Income Trust to 35 properties in 17 states with the recent acquisitions of three Class A office buildings in Texas and Massachusetts for $160 million.

ARC NYRR to Buy Office Building in Midtown Manhattan from SL Green for $220M

American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT has agreed to acquire the office building at 333 W. 34th St. in Midtown Manhattan from SL Green Realty for $220 million, exclusive of closing costs.

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.

Clarion Grabs One Oak Park, Expands Westchase Park in Houston

Clarion Partners has acquired One Oak Park, a six-story, 153,342-square-foot, Class A office building in the Westchase submarket of Houston, where it is also planning to expand the Westchase Park property it bought six months ago.

CBRE Global Investors Fund Acquires 2-Building Office Asset in Dallas

CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 6 continues adding to its holdings with the purchase of Signature Place I and II, a 437,363-square-foot, two-building, Class A office property in the Far North Dallas submarket.

Blackstone Provides Loan to Refi 59-Building Office Portfolio in Silicon Valley for $300M

The existing debt on a 59-building office/R&D portfolio totaling 2.4 million square feet in five Silicon Valley submarkets has been refinanced with a $300 million loan from Blackstone Mortgage Trust.

Ohio Investor Acquires Holly Springs Shopping Center for $11M

Aurora-based Optimus One LLC has recently purchased the SouthPark Village shopping center in Holly Springs. According to the Triangle Business Journal, SouthPark Village Investments I of Atlanta, which is led by Philip E. Stephens, sold the property for $11 million.