Office

KBS REIT III Adds Some Glam to San Francisco Building

KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III has given its waterfront San Francisco office building a makeover.

Jared Dienstag, JLL Senior Research Analyst

Meet JLL’s New Senior Research Analyst in Orange County

Jared Dienstag will oversee the firm’s research team in charge with analyzing the office, industrial and retail markets in Orange County.

Intellicenter

Intellicenter Tampa Receives CMBS Financing

Tampa’s Intellicenter office building has received a CMBS first mortgage loan.

Africa Israel USA Reaps Retail Condo Rewards

Four years after selling the commercial portion of Manhattan’s 767,000-square-foot Times Square Building to Blackstone, Africa Israel USA has completed the disposition of the tower’s 250,000-square-foot retail condominium.

National Law Firm Takes 170,000 SF Lease

Lowenstein Sandler has signed a 15-year lease for 170,000 square feet at 56 Livingston Ave. in Roseland, N.J.

New Time Inc. HQ Invades Lower Manhattan

Time Inc. has begun moving into its new headquarters at 225 Liberty St., in New York City, transitioning away from the historic Time & Life Building.

Budding Trends for Office Spaces

Karen Whitt, president of investor and real estate management services for Colliers International, discussed new trends in office amenities and ways owners across the country are shifting the use of shared space to attract and retain tenants.

Skanska Bids Farewell to Office Building in Prague

A newly-completed office building in Prague was sold by Skanska for $60.5 million.

Columbia Property Trust Retains Top Tenant in Denver Area

Columbia Property Trust Inc. secured a new commitment from engineering and construction firm CH2M with the signing of a 370,000-square-foot lease renewal at Columbia’s 478,000-square-foot South Jamaica Street office campus in Englewood, Colo.

KeyCorp Grows Banking Portfolio in $4.1B Transaction

KeyCorp will acquire First Niagara in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $4.1 billion, making the parent of KeyBank the 13th largest bank in the U.S.