Office
Fitch: Commercial Properties Have a Long Road to Recovery
U.S. commercial properties have seen some minor improvements of late, but the sector still has quite a ways to go before it can completely shake off the effects of the economic recession, according to Fitch Ratings.
Savanna Begins $65M Acquisition, Re-Development of Downtown NYC’s 80 Broad St.
80 Broad St., near the southern tip of New York City, was just purchased by Savanna, which snagged a $65.3 million loan from Mesa West for the building’s acquisition and planned capital improvements.
Highwoods Picks Up Pittsburgh’s PPG Place for $214.1M
Highwoods has purchased Pittsburgh’s 1.5 million-square-foot PPG Place for $214.1 million, snapping it up from Market Associates L.P., an affiliate of The Hillman Co.
125 KSF Lease by MSCI Brings 7 WTC to Full Occupancy
Slightly more than a week after the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the World Trade Center site has achieved another milestone: The first completed tower, 7 WTC, has reached full occupancy with the signing of MSCI Inc. to a 125,000-square-foot lease.
Iconic Wrigley Building Sold to BDT Capital, Groupon Co-Founders
In a move as noteworthy for its investors as for its property, the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. announced that it sold Chicago’s iconic Wrigley Building to a consortium of investors for an undisclosed amount.
WRIT Shells Out $73.5M for 233 KSF Suburban D.C. Office
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust continues to fill the gaps with Washington, D.C.-area assets, with the $73.5 million purchase of John Marshall II in Tysons Corner, Va.
KBS Realty Grabs $137M Fountainhead Office Plaza in Tempe, Ariz.
In a deal orchestrated by CBRE, KBS purchased the two-building Fountainhead Office Plaza in Tempe, Ariz., for $137 million. The Class A buildings, developed by USAA Real Estate Co., feature more than 439,000 square feet of office space.
Houston’s CityCentre Sold by HFF, Equitized by JLL in Two Deals
In two separate deals on the same property, JLL and HFF each came away with good news: HFF closed on the sale of the 1.8 million-square-foot CityCentre II and JLL secured the equity funding for both the acquisition of CityCentre II and the development of CityCentre III.
San Francisco’s 1155 Market St. Sold to Laurus Corp.
Laurus Corp. has just picked up a 140,000-square-foot office building in San Francisco’s Civic Center area, located at 1155 Market St., and featuring 11 floors of rentable space.
WRIT Purchases 345 KSF Suburban D.C. Office for $101M
A week after closing the first phase of a $350 million industrial portfolio, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust has sprung for the all-cash acquisition of Braddock Place, a 345,000-square-foot office complex in the Old Town section of Alexandria, Va.