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KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT Ropes in 500 KSF Austin Portfolio
KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT has increased its office holdings in Austin to approximately 1.5 million square feet with the acquisition of the Austin Suburban Portfolio, a group of three office properties totaling 518,000 square feet.
Equus Sells 330-Unit Downtown Chicago Student Housing
Equus Capital Partners, a private equity real estate fund manager, has sold a 330-unit student housing facility in Chicago for $58.5 million to a JV of Atlas Real Estate Partners, Marc Real Residential and Angelo, Gordon and Co.
Interserve, Tiger Developments JV to Build $300M M-U Project in Edinburgh
Britain’s Interserve Plc has signed a joint venture deal with Scottish landowner Tiger Developments to construct and invest in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh.
Jamestown Acquires Retail/Office Portfolio in Downtown San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Jamestown has acquired more than 200,000 square feet of retail and office space in downtown San Luis Obispo, Calif., from Copeland Properties.
Hines Global REIT Buys 510 KSF Office Center in Boston Suburb
Hines Global REIT has acquired Riverside Center, a 510,000-square-foot, three-building office complex in the Boston suburb of Newton, Mass., from Equity Office Properties for $197 million.
ARCP-Affiliated REIT Closes on Chelsea Office Building for $112M
American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT has closed on its $112 million acquisition of the fee simple interest in a 13-story, institutional-quality — but recently troubled — office building at 216-18 W. 18th St. in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.
Hines, Boston Properties Break Ground on 101 First St. in San Fran
Boston Properties and Hines have closed on the $192 million purchase of 101 First St. in San Francisco, where they will erect the 60-story, 1.4 million-square-foot Transbay Transit Tower, the tallest building on the West Coast.
Alliance Picks Up Chicago’s Burnham Center for $95M
Alliance Partners has acquired downtown Chicago’s 580,000-square-foot Burnham Center office building from Harbor Group International for $94.6 million.
$10B Development Project in Ghana to Feature Tallest Building in Africa
One of the most ambitious development initiatives on the African continent, Hope City Development, recently held a sod cutting ceremony, in the presence of a number of state officials and business partners of the massive project.
Maguire Recapitalizes LA Office Campus with $105M Loan
Maguire Investments has recapitalized Water’s Edge, its two-building, 6.5-acre “creative office campus” in LA’s Playa Vista submarket, with a $105 million loan.