Regions

USAA, Touchstone Partner to Develop Project in Seattle’s South Lake Union

The hot South Lake Union submarket in Seattle is getting another office development as USAA Real Estate Co. and Touchstone team up on a two-building, 820,000-square-foot project at 307 Fairview Ave. North.

Xinyuan Grabs 4 Land Parcels in China

Xinyuan Real Estate Co. has acquired four land parcels in China via auction and intends to primarily develop apartments.

CBRE Trades 377 KSF Class A Office Building in NJ Suburb

GAF, North America’s largest producer of roofing materials, is moving from its longtime Wayne, N.J., corporate headquarters to a 377,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Parsippany, N.J., in a deal described by CBRE Group Inc. brokers as “one of the largest in the state this year.”

SL Green Signs 266 KSF Lease with MTA in Manhattan

With a new lease in place at Midtown Manhattan’s Graybar Building at 420 Lexington Ave., Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. will continue to call the 1.2 million-square-foot skyscraper home, but it will be a much bigger home.

Canada Sells Diplomatic Building in London to Indian Developer for $500M

The Canadian government has sold the iconic Macdonald House in central London to Lodha Group, one of India’s largest real estate developers, for $500M.

DIC Group Sells Office Tower in Frankfurt Financial District for $211M

Leading German commercial real estate investor DIC has sold the MainTor Porta office tower to Union Investment Real Estate GMBH for approximately $211 million.

W. P. Carey to Develop Build-to-Suit Office Facility in Germany for $65M

By Barbra Murray, Contributing Editor W.P. Carey has expanded its presence in Europe for the second time in a month. The REIT just announced a build-to-suit contract for a new office property to be occupied by Banco Santander S.A. in Monchengladbach, Germany. The Class A building will cost $65 million to develop and, upon completion, will be occupied by the international bank under a long-term leaseback agreement. “As a 20-year net lease to one of the world’s leading banks for one of their core German assets, the investment is consistent with our strategy of growing our global portfolio with quality…

WTGoodman JV Buys Warehouse Portfolio in Brazil for $1.4B

WTorre SA and the Goodman Group created a joint venture that would focus on the industrial real estate market, buying a massive warehouse portfolio for $1.4 billion.

Beech Street Capital Refinances 8 Housing Communities for $158M

Beech Street Capital closed a refinancing deal on seven Fannie Mae loans for eight housing commmunities totaling $158 million.

RKF Expands into Canada

RKF, which specializes in retail leasing, investment sales and consulting services, is crossing the border to open its first office in Canada and has named Canadian retail services veteran Steven Alikakos to run the operation in Toronto.