Office
Parkway Sees $200M Equity Investment, Purchases 972 KSF Charlotte Office Tower for $250M
Aided by a $200 million equity investment from private investment firm TPG, Parkway Properties completed its purchase of Hearst Tower, a 46-story, 972,000-square-foot office tower in downtown Charlotte, N.C., for $250 million.
Pharma Firm Astellas Opens $150M, 446 KSF HQ Near Chicago
Hot on the heels of a large leasing agreement, MB Real Estate has helped on the construction of a $150 million headquarters for Astellas Pharma in Northbrook, Ill., a project that won the praises of Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn.
Kennedy Wilson Takes Dublin Property, Eyes European Acquisitions
Kennedy Wilson has acquired the Alliance Building, a 210-unit building in Dublin, Ireland, along with its partner Fairfax Financial. The two firms purchased the property for $50.4 million from Grant Thornton.
Adler Fund, Kawa Buy 467 KSF Portfolio in Houston
A joint venture between the Adler Real Estate Fund and Kawa Capital Management has purchased five parks in Houston totaling 16 buildings and 467,000 square feet of office, industrial and flex space.
The Return of Spec: Myers Crow & Saviers Begins 135 KSF Office Project in Houston’s Energy Corridor
With nary a tenant commitment on the table, Myers Crow & Saviers Ltd. prepares to kick off construction of Mason Creek Office Center, a 135,000-square-foot building in Houston’s Energy Corridor in Katy, Tex. Ground is scheduled to break on the speculative project in the third quarter.
MB Real Estate Inks Leasing Deal for More Than 4 MSF of Chicago Office Space
Chicago-based MB Real Estate has landed five new office-leasing contracts in its hometown, adding more than 4 million square feet of space to the company’s portfolio.
Kilroy Makes $145M Move on Two Seattle Office Properties, Preps for $186M More
Kilroy Realty Corp. continues expanding up the West Coast, adding two Seattle-area office properties for $145 million and getting ready to close on the 24-story Skyline Tower in downtown Bellevue, Wash., for $186 million.
CommonWealth Buys Trophy D.C. Building from Shorenstein for $198M
Hamilton Square, a former department store repurposed into an office building situated only a block from the White House, has been purchased by CommonWealth Partners from Shorenstein Properties for $198 million.
Invesco Spends $141M on NYC’s 130 Prince St.
Waterman Interests has turned a nearly $30 million profit on its asset at 130 Prince St. in New York City, selling the building for $140.5 million to Invesco after purchasing the property in 2007 for $112 million.
O&S Holdings Sells 603 KSF Mixed-Use Bridge Street Town Centre in Alabama
Five years after developing Bridge Street Town Centre as part of the mixed-use Bridge Street development in Huntsville, Ala., O&S Holdings has sold the 600,000-square-foot lifestyle center to Miller Capital Advisory.