Property Management
$44 Million Grant Helps Detroit RiverWalk Redevelopment
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor In an effort to wrap up the remaking of the 5.5 mile RiverWalk that connects the Ambassador Bridge and Belle Isle, the city of Detroit received a total of $44 million in state and federal grants as financial support for the final stage of construction. According to Detroit Free Press, […]
147-Room Indigo Hotel Sold in Foreclosure Auction
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor Global investment management firm Archon Group LP recently acquired the 147-room Hotel Indigo at 1719 West End Ave. at a foreclosure auction, bidding $18 million, or $122,000 per room. According to The Tennessean, Irving, Texas-based Archon purchased the boutique hotel through a limited-liability corporation, bidding $18 million at a courthouse […]
Coast Income Properties Inc. Acquires Pacific Ridge Corporate Centre
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Coast Income Properties Inc. has acquired a two-building office project in Carlsbad for $29 million, Rentv.com reports. The San Diego-based development company, founded in 1979, paid $239 per square foot to Brandywine Realty Trust for the Pacific Ridge Corporate Centre. The 121,500-square-foot Class A project is located at 5780 and […]
New Hyatt Place Opens in Vista-Carlsbad; NBTK Holdings LP Expands Office Portfolio
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced the opening of Hyatt Place San Diego/Vista-Carlsbad. The new 150-room hotel is the first Hyatt Place hotel in the Vista-Carlsbad area and the seventh hotel for Hyatt in the San Diego area. Located at 2645 South Melrose Drive, the hotel is targeting business as well as […]
Colliers Adds Birmingham Office
Colliers International continued its expansion with a new Southeast office in Birmingham, Ala. The 15th office added in two years, Colliers Birmingham, formerly Sandner Commercial Real Estate, represents “a significant growth opportunity” for Colliers in the Southeast.
Amsdell Acquires Five Self-Storage Centers; StyleCraft Signs 170K-Sq.-Ft. Lease
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor Cleveland-based Amsdell Storage Ventures VII LLC has purchased five self-storage centers in the Memphis metropolitan area for an undisclosed price. Two of the storage centers are located in Olive Branch, Miss. at 7097 Commerce Dr. and 7911 Hacks Cross Rd., while the other purchases are in Nesbit, Miss. at 2274 […]
Hines Strikes Deal to Sell Houston’s 1.8 MSF Shell Plaza
Enterprise Products Co. is expected to close on the two-building trophy complex in Houston’s central business district later this summer.
Update: CBRE Global Investors Plans Upgrade of Newly Purchased 400 S. Hope
Trophy office assets in downtown Los Angeles are not easy to come by, but CBRE Global Investors has just gotten its hands on a big one, the 701,500-square-foot tower at 400 S. Hope St. And it has big plans to improve the asset’s double-digit vacancy rate.
Apartment Rent Growth Loses Momentum, Leasing Remains Healthy
Average apartment rents across the United States grew 1.2 percent in the second quarter and 4 percent from mid-2011 to mid-2012, according to a report from MPF research. These numbers represent a loss of momentum from the fourth quarter of 2011which saw a rent growth rate of 4.8 percent. The soft patch in job production seems to be part of the problem, though overall the apartment market remains healthy.
UMKC Releases Downtown Arts Campus Studies
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced it has narrowed down the search for the future location of the Downtown Campus for the Arts to three potential sites. As previously reported by Commercial Property Executive, the planned downtown art campus, which is set to feature in the first stage a new […]