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Rising Realty Partners Acquires 440 KSF PacMutual Building in Downtown L.A.

Rising Realty Partners, helped by funds from Mount Kellett Capital Management, has acquired the landmark 440,000-square-foot PacMutual building in Downtown Los Angeles and plans a significant repositioning for the property.

Morgan Stanley Signs 1.2 MSF Office Lease at NYC's One New York Plaza

In the largest single-asset office lease in New York City since 2008, Morgan Stanley has signed a lease for 1.2 million square feet of space at One New York Plaza with Brookfield Office Properties.

Westport Capital Partners Adds to Fooprint with $17M Office Asset

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor Westport Capital partners has added to its Greater Phoenix footprint by buying the Camelback Arboleda office campus in a $16.6 million deal, the Phoenix Business Journal reports. The 179,751-square-foot asset commanded a price comparable to the $17 million paid by the seller, CFS Arboleda L.L.C., when it acquired the property […]

TIAA-CREF Picks JLL as Leasing Manager for 475 Fifth Avenue in NYC

The Manhattan office building at 475 Fifth Ave. came under new ownership last fall when TIAA-CREF acquired it for $144 million, and now it has come under new management. Jones Lang LaSalle has been chosen to serve as the exclusive property manager and leasing agent for the 280,000-square-foot asset.

JLL Selected to Lease Two Uptown Buildings

By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. has been selected by Caddo Holdings L.L.C. to lease a 171,956-square-foot office-and-retail portfolio in Uptown Dallas. The portfolio includes 75,956 square feet at 3400 Carlisle St. and 96,000 square feet at 2811 McKinney Ave., according to Citybizlist.com. The two properties, along with 2501 Cedar Springs Ave. […]

Khoshbin Co. Makes 395 KSF Office Investment in Houston

The Khoshbin Co., a privately held Irvine, Calif.-based real estate firm, has just completed its acquisition of two office buildings in Houston’s Greenspoint submarket, picking up 333 N. Sam Houston Parkway East and 10700 Interstate 45 North, two multi-tenant office buildings spanning 395,424 square feet.

American Realty Advisors Picks Up More Than 900 KSF Across Five Assets

American Realty Advisors’ commercial real estate purchasing activity has just swelled by approximately 900,000 square feet — and then some — with the recent addition of five properties spanning the industrial, multi-family, office and retail sectors.

Financial Distress Relieved, Smith Tower Seeks To Build Occupancy

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor, and Paul Rosta, Senior Editor Closing a chapter of financial distress for Seattle’s first high-rise office building, the Smith Tower has come under ownership of CBRE Capital Partners.  The firm was the sole bidder for the century-old building and offered $36.8 million at a King County foreclosure auction last month, the […]

Clarion Partners Nabs $60M Loan for California Office Complex

Clarion Partners, owner of the 338,700-square-foot Plaza at Walnut Creek office complex in suburban San Francisco, just obtained a $60 million permanent loan for the two-building property.

Red Hat Commits to 100 KSF of Build-to-Suit Office Space in Boston Suburb

Four years after moving into a build-to-suit facility at the 90-acre Westford Technology Park West in Westford, Mass., Red Hat Inc. has contracted the developer of the building, The Gutierrez Co., for another Class A build-to-suit office project that will expand the firm’s occupancy by an additional 100,000 square feet.