Property Management
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 […]
BOMA Special Report: Energy Efficiency Measures Deliver Outsized Income Gains
Building owners and managers should look at even modest energy efficiency upgrades as a three-legged stool supporting stronger net operating income, says Patty Anderson of the McKinstry sustainability consulting firm.
BOMA Special Report: Stephenson Stresses Vigilance for Tenant Savings
Office building owners and managers can convince tenants to significantly reduce energy consumption – but they need to be vigilant in ongoing communication and relations efforts, stressed Jenny Stephenson, program manager with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program, during BOMA International’s Every Building conference in Seattle.
Kansas City Council Prepares Hefty Tax Incentive Package to Attract Freightquote.com
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The Kansas City Council is preparing a hefty tax incentive package to lure Freightquote.com to cross the state line, The Kansas City Business Journal reports. The current headquarters of the online shipping company is in Lenexa at 16025 West 113th Street, but Kansas City proposes a $65 million Chapter 100 […]