Research Center

Chambers Acquires Interests in 17 JV Assets from Duke Realty

Chambers Street Properties has acquired the remaining interests in 17 properties it owned in a JV with Duke Realty for a reported $98.6 million as Duke continues to divest many of its office holdings to focus more on industrial assets.

MIPIM Special Report: Global Healthcare, Seniors Housing Dynamics

A panel of experts at the global real estate conference discusses the robust and widely varied global opportunities in seniors housing and healthcare real estate.

Cole/Cole Merger to Create One of Largest Net-Leased Publicly Traded REITs

Cole Credit Property Trust III has executed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Cole Holdings Corp., a real estate investment management firm that currently manages more than $12 billion of real estate assets.

Ending on a Flat Note

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions

Job Fulfillment

(employed and unemployed persons by occupation; not seasonally adjusted; numbers in thousands)

Ups and Downs

(CMBS delinquencies by property type; $ in billions)

Sunny Days

(REIT index total returns)

Essex Buys Fox Plaza in SF for $135M

Last year, Essex Property Trust made more than $800 million in M-F acquisitions in California and the Seattle area. The REIT is continuing its spending this year, picking up Fox Plaza, a 444-unit property in San Francisco’s Mid-Market district, for $135 million from Archstone.

SL Green Closes $900M Refinancing of Manhattan’s 1515 Broadway

SL Green Realty Corp. has done it again. New York City’s largest office landlord has refinanced its 1.8 million-square-foot office building at 1515 Broadway once again– to the tune of $900 million.