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First Wyndham Hotels & Resorts to Open in Dubai Marina

Wyndham Hotel Group plans to open the first Wyndham Hotels & Resorts property in the United Arab Emirates after signing an agreement with Sigma III Limited, a subsidiary of British-owned developer The First Group, to manage its 33-story building in the Dubai Marina.

Silverstein Secures Financing for Four Seasons Hotel, Condo Project in Lower Manhattan

Backed by a $660 million loan from a London investment fund, Silverstein Properties will begin construction this fall on a $950 million project, one of the tallest skyscrapers in downtown Manhattan, comprised of a 185-room Four Seasons hotel and 157 luxury condos.

Alliant Capital Purchase, New Co-CEO Give Ares a Trifecta

In its second and third major moves in less than a week, Ares Commercial Real Estate REIT has agreed to acquire EF&A Funding Alliant Capital for $63 million in cash and stock, and has also named a new co-CEO, Todd Schuster.

ASA Leases 160 KSF at JEMB’s Herald Center in NYC

JEMB Realty has signed existing tenant ASA College to a lease extension and expansion that will see the higher-education institution more than double its space at JEMB’s Herald Center, a 10-story, 250,000-square-foot retail and office property at the southwest corner of 34th Street and Broadway.

CBRE Global Investors Fund Buys Hotel in San Jose

CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 6 fund is making its first hotel acquisition with the purchase of the San Jose Marriott, a 506-room, full-service hotel attached to the San Jose Convention Center.

HFF Secures $75M Financing for Realogy’s HQ in Madison, NJ

The Hampshire Cos., owner of the newly redeveloped office building at 175 Park Ave. in Madison, N.J., has obtained financing to the tune of $75 million for the fully leased, 270,000-square-foot property.

Tech Co. Buys 760 KSF Office Campus from Harvard

Athenahealth has acquired the historic 11-building, 760,000-square-foot Arsenal on the Charles office campus in Watertown, Mass., from Harvard University for $169 million.

Pan Pacific Opens $81M Extended-Stay Hotel in Singapore

The 180-key extended-stay luxury hotel is Pan Pacific’s fourth Singapore property.

American Campus Communities Breaks Ground at Princeton

American Campus Communities has begun construction on a 325-unit faculty and staff housing project at Princeton University, its second development at the New Jersey school but the REIT’s first that’s not for students.

Solar Projects Offer Bright Outlook in Romania

Upon completion, Conergy’s 2-megawatt solar park will become profitable thanks to a model that employs so-called green certificates and power purchase agreements, the company said.