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Healthcare Reform to Boost Healthcare Real Estate Industry
Healthcare real estate, having managed to fare better than most commercial real estate sectors during the industry’s downturn, is now positioned to blossom as a result of the recent passage of the highly contentious Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Healthcare and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.
SL Green to Shell Out $193M for Manhattan’s 600 Lexington
SL Green Realty Corp. is about to pump up its enviable Manhattan office portfolio with the addition of the 303,500-square-foot tower at 600 Lexington Ave. While not one of those highly anticipated “fire sale” deals that never quite materialized in the commercial real estate market, it is still a good buy.
Grubb & Ellis Buys Parkway Medical Center
Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc. on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Parkway Medical Center, an 88,000 square-foot, two-building medical office portfolio in the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood.
Richards Barry Joyce Brokers 100,000 SF Lease Renewal for TA Associates
Commercial real estate advisory firm Richards Barry Joyce & Partners LLC said Tuesday that it represented TA Associates Realty in a 100,884 square-foot lease renewal with Dynagraf, Inc. in Canton, Mass.
First Potomac Lands Tenant for Entire 93,000-SF Suburban D.C. Office Building
Under a new 12-year agreement, Vocus will relocate its corporate headquarters to an entire building at First Potomac’s 313,000-square-foot Ammendale Business Park in Beltsville, Md.
Voit: Orange County Office Market Shows Signs of Stabilizing
In Orange County, Calif., an office market hard-hit by the recession and in particular the disappearance of real estate-related businesses, there are signs of revival.
Higher Vacancy, Lower Rents in Greater Boston Office Market
Optimism mixed with some glum news for the Greater Boston office market made itself apparent in Richards Barry Joyce & Partners’ OfficeSTATus report for Spring 2010.
Skanska Spearheading $47M Hospital, Other Major Projects
Stockholm-based development and construction group Skanska has been tapped to build the $47.6 million Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, Va.
Start Spreading the News: Big Apple Rents Up, Availability Down
Even the famously resilient Manhattan real estate market has taken a beating during the recession, but the bruises are healing and things are starting to look up. That’s according to FirstService Williams, which is becoming the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut hub of Colliers International.
Wells REIT II Takes IBM’s Suburban Boston Campus in $88.5M Deal
What a difference a few years and a good lease make. Four years after its $25 million acquisition of the then-vacant 490,000-square-foot office complex at 550 King Street in Littleton, Mass., a joint venture of Angelo Gordon & Co. and National Development has sold the fully leased asset to Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II Inc. for $85.5 million in an off-market transaction.