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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.
Canadian REIT CANMARC Buys Three Properties for $213M
Less than two years after CANMARC Real Estate Investment Trust completed its initial public offering, there appears to be no end in sight to its shopping spree. The REIT has committed to the purchase of three commercial properties across Canada for a total $213 million investment.
American Healthcare, Griffin Capital Complete Transfer of Grubb Healthcare REIT
Grubb & Ellis has finalized the transfer of the dealer and advisory agreements of its REIT — formerly the Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II — to a co-sponsorship between American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital.
Vornado Nets $126M in 11 Penn Plaza Refi
Vornado Realty Trust rang out the old year by completing a $330 million refinance for 11 Penn Plaza, a 1.1-million square-foot office building in Manhattan.
2011 Best Practices Index
Our industry is full of a resilient group of companies. Nothing demonstrates this more than the results of out 2011 Best Practices Index.
2012 Forecast: Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Improvement
CPE offers a snapshot of forecasts for the new year, portraying the likely trends that will shape commercial real estate in 2012.
Taubman Completes $560M Purchase of Three Centers
Retail REIT Taubman Centers Inc. has completed the $560 million purchase of three shopping centers from Davis Street Properties.
Heitman Co-Sponsors Behringer Harvard REIT, Acquires Minority Interest in 15 Properties
Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I Inc. has just entered into a new co-investment partnership with one of the world’s largest pension funds, advised by Heitman L.L.C., a multinational real estate investment management firm with more than $23 billion of assets.




