REITs

Glimcher Plans to Acquire Blackstone's Interest in 1 MSF Hawaii Retail Center

In a transaction valued at approximately $289.4 million, Glimcher is looking to acquire the 80 percent indirect interest in Pearlridge Center, a 1 million-square-foot shopping mall in the community of Aiea, in metropolitan Honolulu.

American Realty Capital Trust Goes Public, Lists on NASDAQ

Looking to “unlock the value of the company” for shareholders, American Realty Capital Trust Inc., the flagship REIT of a New York investment firm, began trading Thursday on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as a publicly traded, triple-net-lease REIT.

W.P. Carey to Become REIT

Change is afoot at W.P. Carey & Co. The multibillion-dollar investment firm — a leader in the sale-leaseback sector — has received the green light from its board of directors to convert to a REIT.

Cassidy Turley: CRE Recovery to Accelerate in 2012

What has been a slow but steady rebound of the commercial real estate industry is on track to pick up pace in 2012, according to a new forecast by commercial real estate services firm Cassidy Turley.

American Realty Capital Trust Goes Public, Lists on NASDAQ

After spending a year considering strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, American Realty Capital Trust Inc., the flagship REIT of investment advisory firm American Realty Capital, has decided to take on the form of a self-administered REIT.

Empire State to Become REIT? Plans $1B IPO

Malkin Holdings L.L.C., supervisor of Empire State Building Associates L.L.C., owner of the world-renowned Empire State Building in Manhattan, has gotten everyone’s attention with the revelation — in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission — that ESB Associates plans to become a REIT.

Wells Core REIT Acquires 201 KSF Maryland Office Building

Wells Core Income REIT has acquired the Franklin Center, a 200,600-square-foot office building in the Baltimore submarket of Columbia, Md., from Principal Real Estate Investors.

Griffin-American Snaps Up $167M in Skilled-Nursing Facilities

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II picked up $166.5 million worth of commercial real estate from the partnership of Westport Capital Partners and Reichmann International Development in the form of 10 skilled-nursing facilities across the Southwest.

Griffin-American REIT II Makes $174M, 11-Property Pickup

Continuing in its quest for “stabilized assets that show cash flow above and beyond rent,” according to president & COO Danny Prosky, the newly minted Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II has made an 11-property pickup for $174 million.