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Blackstone Buys 15 Retail Centers from Regency for $321M
Regency Centers Corp. has agreed to sell 15 shopping centers in seven states to an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII for $321 million.
Paramount/Colony Capital JV Closes on $481M Deal for Queens Trophy Tower
A joint venture of Paramount Group Inc. and Colony Capital L.L.C. bought the 50-story, 1.4 million-square-foot asset, which is the tallest New York City building outside of Manhattan.
Paramount/Colony Capital JV Buys Queens Trophy Tower For Estimated $475M
Fully leased to Citigroup, the 1.4 million-square-foot, 50-story One Court Square is the tallest building in New York City outside of Manhattan.
Highwoods Cleans House with $41M Sale of 500 KSF Nashville Office Portfolio
What Highwoods Properties Inc. views as non-core, another real estate company sees as a great opportunity. Continuing its asset repositioning program, Highwoods sold its 484,000-square-foot Highwoods Nashville Airport North Portfolio to The Lingerfelt Cos. in a $41 million transaction.
Vornado to Offer $300M of Preferred Shares
Fitch Ratings gives Vornado’s stock issue a BB+ credit rating. The offering is scheduled to close this Wednesday.
Vornado Buys, Sells–and Pulls Back Its Veil
Vornado had a busy 4th of July week, with nearly $1.3 billion in deals. But in announcing its array of purchases and dispositions, it has also been pursuing a new “transparency” strategy. What remains to be seen is how the market will react to everything it’s doing.
Chesapeake Lodging Trust Nabs $60M Loan
Relying on two key Manhattan properties as collateral, Chesapeake Lodging Trust has obtained a $60 million loan through Wells Fargo Bank N.A. The two-year term loan’s structure is multi-faceted, to say the least.
2012 Most Powerful Brokerage Firms
Our 2012 survey of the most powerful brokerage firms delves into the relationship between the U.S. economy and the real estate economy. The production levels of commercial real estate brokers have improved over the last year, which is certainly a good sign for both economies.
Maturing 2007 Loans Drive CMBS Delinquency to Record 10.16%, According to Trepp
Only 28 percent of the loans originated in 2007 that were due to mature in 2012 have managed to pay off in full, according to Trepp.
