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PNC Plans Green HQ in Pittsburgh
The firm has unveiled plans to build a skyscraper in downtown Pittsburgh to serve as its new headquarters, stressing the green aspects it plans to include in the building and going so far as to call it “the world’s greenest skyscraper.”
Disney, Subway Expanding
Retail hasn’t exactly fully rebounded, but proving industry chatter correct, some chains have formally announced major expansion programs. Disney Store and Subway sandwich shops, riding the wave of a successful 2010, have made such commitments.
CW Hires New Execs to Expand CRE Debt Placement
CW Financial Services is doing its part in the financial services business’s improvement with the hiring of four industry veterans to broaden the company’s menu of financing services, especially its debt placements.
Simon to Open First Premium Outlet Center in Canada
Simon Property Group Inc.’s Premium Outlets division is in growth mode, and the company has Canada in its sights. A letter of intent with Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust to develop a property in suburban Toronto paves the way for entrée into Canada.
Investors Ink Major Hotel Deals in L.A., Chicago
Deep-pocketed investors are returning to hotels as an investment vehicle, with two more big properties changing hands recently in major U.S. markets.
Lingerfelt Snaps Up Liberty Property Portfolio for $100M
Lingerfelt Cos. increased its large presence in the greater Richmond, Va., area by a whopping 919,000 square feet in one fell swoop with the purchase of a 14-building office and flex portfolio from Liberty Property Trust.
UC Davis Near Completion on First Phase of Massive Zero Net Energy Community
Work is nearly complete on the first phase of UC Davis West Village, which the university is calling the “largest planned zero net energy community,” in the country. That means that the property will ultimately generate at least as much, and possible more power than it consumes.
Behringer Harvard Sells 390-Unit San Francisco Apartment Property for $110M
Behringer Harvard just sold Waterford Place, a 390-residence apartment community in Dublin, Calif., for approximately $110 million. But it remains interested in the San Francisco market.
SL Green, Vornado Maintain Majority Stake in Recapitalization of 280 Park
Broadway Partners and Investcorp have announced a recapitalization and redevelopment of 280 Park Ave. in Manhattan that retains their majority stake while placing the total capitalization of the Class A asset at an estimated $1.4 billion.
CT Realty Disposes of SoCal Portfolio for $30M
The portfolio featured mutliple residential, industrial and officer properties that CT purchased in 2009 and 2010 through several senior loan pool acquisitions. It comprises 140,000 square feet.