REITs

Starwood Retail to Buy 7 Taubman Malls for $1.4B

Starwood Capital’s two-year-old retail affiliate agrees to acquire properties in Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Texas and Michigan.

HCL-MarqE Buys 352 KSF Retail Center in Houston

The new owners acquired the property, which is located on I-10 West, from a joint venture of Canyon Capital Realty Advisors L.L.C. and Fidelis Realty Partners.

Downward Trend

(U.S. equity REIT premium to NAV by sector)

Gramercy to Buy Garrison’s 50% Interest in $395M Bank of America Portfolio

Gramercy Property Trust is acquiring the 50 percent interest in a $395 million Bank of America office portfolio from its joint venture partner Garrison Investment Group.

Top Dollar

(SNL U.S. REIT index price/LTM FFO [x])

Jeff Hanson

Executive Spotlight: Jeff Hanson, American Healthcare Investors

When it comes to skin in the game, Jeff Hanson and his colleagues at American Healthcare Investors, the co-sponsors of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II, are leaders of the pack.

Washington REIT Acquires DC Office Building for $105M

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust has acquired 1775 Eye St., N.W., a 185,000-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C.’s Central Business District, for $104.5 million.

SS&C Technologies Targets Mortgage REITs with New Servicing Group

SS&C Technologies Holdings has expanded its business offerings to the real estate industry with the establishment of its REIT servicing group.

Favorable Prospects

(U.S. equity REIT average 2014 AFFO payout ratio)

Washington REIT Buys Army Club Building in DC for $79M

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust continues repositioning its portfolio with the acquisition of The Army Navy Club Building, a Class A office building in Washington, D.C., for $79 million.