Property Management
Liberty Property Trust Signs 316 KSF Industrial Lease Outside Chicago
With industrial leasing activity continuing at a brisk pace in metropolitan Chicago, Liberty Property Trust was recently able to fill up a 316,200-square-foot space at a Liberty Business Center building in Aurora, in one fell swoop.
Beck Ventures Plans $2B Transformation for 1.7 MSF Dallas Mall
The 39-year-old Valley View Center, a mall located on 1.65 million square feet of property in North Dallas, will be transformed into Dallas Midtown, a mixed-use lifestyle project, as part of a $2 billion redevelopment project planned by its new owners.
Bell Partners Spends $66M on Tampa Apartment Complex
In a solid rental market that’s dropped below 5 percent vacancy, Bell Partners has made a significant buy. The firm has just purchased the 422-unit Seaport Channelside apartments in Tampa for $66 million, bringing its total portfolio in the city to four properties.
Random House Renews 361 KSF Office Lease in Manhattan
Hot on the heels of its 1.6 million-square-foot lease signing of Viacom to 1515 Broadway in Manhattan’s Midtown submarket, SL Green has inked a lease renewal for Random House Inc. to continue occupying 361,044 square feet at 1745 Broadway.
Viacom’s New 1.6 MSF Office Lease Now Manhattan's Largest
SL Green, which has been extremely busy in the Times Square submarket of Manhattan during the past year, has just notched another record: The signing of what the firm calls Manhattan’s largest office lease, which keeps media giant Viacom in the 1515 Broadway building through 2031.
$600M Mixed-Use Development in Atlanta Suburb Gets Green Light
Avalon, a $600 million, 87-acre mixed-use project to be developed in Alpharetta, Ga., by North American Properties, passed its last regulatory hurdle Monday night when the Alpharetta City Council approved the development.
Manhattan Multi-Family Sales Jump in First Quarter
According to Ariel Property Advisors’ “Multi-Family Quarter in Review: New York City” report, New York multi-family sales increased 34 percent in the first quarter of 2012.
Taubman Announces Construction of $315M, 880 KSF Mall in Sarasota
Taubman Centers, in conjunction with Benderson Development, will begin construction on the 880,000-square-foot Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota. The retail complex, which will cost an estimated $315 million, will feature Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s and Dillard’s among its approximately 115 stores.
GlenStar, USAA Spend $152M for Chicago Board of Trade
Two of the three buildings that comprise the Chicago Board of Trade complex at 141 W. Jackson have been sold to a joint venture of GlenStar Properties L.L.C. and USAA Real Estate Co. for approximately $151.5 million.
Real Estate Recycling Plans Green Office Project in Downtown Minneapolis
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Minneapolis developer Paul Hyde, a principal with Real Estate Recycling, plans to construct a two-story office building at 1016 Marquette Ave., the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal reports. Real Estate Recycling acquired the existing 1931 single-story building from local developer Larry Abdo on April 2 for $825,000. The design […]








