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Carlson Real Estate Engages Eastdil Secured for 5.5 MSF Portfolio
Carlson Real Estate Co. has engaged investment banking firm Eastdil Secured to “assist in reviewing and evaluating strategic alternatives” for CREC’s 5.5 million-square-foot real estate investment portfolio in Minnesota, Arizona and North Carolina.
Chinese Firm HNA Property Holding Spends $130M on NYC's Cassa Hotel
HNA Property Holding Group Co. purchased the 165-room Cassa Hotel in midtown Manhattan from Assa Properties for $130 million. The transaction was helped by a $65 million senior loan from PCCP L.L.C.
CBRE Gets $61M Refi for 3 Nestlé Buildings in Tampa
A 2.2 million-square-foot industrial and office portfolio, leased in its entirety to Nestlé USA Inc., has been refinanced to the tune of $61 million, courtesy of a transaction orchestrated by CBRE Capital Markets.
Skanska Awarded $87M NYC Subway Construction Contract
Skanska USA’s civil infrastructure division, Skanska USA Civil, in a joint venture with RailWorks subsidiary LK Comstock and Co., has secured an $87 million contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to provide construction services for the Second Avenue Subway systems project in New York City.
Chartres, Apollo Global JV Buys Times Square Novotel in $212M Deal
Under a sale and management-back agreement, a subsidiary of Accor Business and Leisure Management has sold the 480-room Times Square Novotel in New York to a joint venture of Chartres Lodging Group and Apollo Global Real Estate Management.
Economy Watch: Athens Burns, but Bailout Deal Might at Last Be Done
The Greek Parliament enacted new austerity measures to appease the EU, and citizens took to the streets in protest. Details of President Obama’s fiscal 2013 budget leaked over the weekend. And a Reuters poll showed a small retreat in customer sentiment in mid-February.
Leadership & Learning: Patience, Restraint Pay Off in Response to Occupy Wall Street
Brookfield faced challenges on multiple fronts with the Occupy Wall Street protests and it walked a fine line to deal with the problem. By Paul Rosta.
Silverstein, CalSTRS Tap JLL for Leasing at 1177 Avenue of the Americas
In order to best take advantage of its trophy property at 1177 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, the partnership of Silverstein Properties and California State Teachers’ Retirement System has chosen Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. as its leasing agent for the Class A, 1 million-square-foot office tower.
Pearson Signs 200 KSF Office Lease on Hoboken Waterfront
After signing Pearson to a 200,000-square-foot lease at the Hoboken Corporate Center across from New York City, SJP Properties will commence construction of a 500,000-square-foot building to complete its mixed-use complex.
Liberty Property Trust Builds 1.2 MSF Big-Box Industrial Space in Eastern Pa.
Capitalizing on the need for big-box industrial spaces, Liberty Property Trust is constructing a 1.2 million-square-foot speculative distribution property in Bethlehem, Pa., and has named Cushman & Wakefield Inc. as the exclusive leasing agent for the $62 million project.