Retail
Multi Corporation Investing $950M in Turkish Retail Market
In preparation for the upcoming international real estate show (MIPIM), Multi Corporation has arranged a presentation including its ramped up investments in the Turkish retail market.
Hotel’s Conversion from Sahara to SLS Las Vegas Finally Starts
Las Vegas’ Sahara Hotel & Casino, which closed in 2011 after decades as a Sin City icon, is finally beginning its transformation into the SLS Las Vegas.
RioCan to Acquire Regional Malls in Greater Toronto Area
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust has entered into a conditional agreement with Primaris Retail REIT to acquire two regional shopping malls in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) for a combined gross purchase price of approximately $362 million.
The Rockefeller Group, IPA Break Ground on M-F Project in Suburban Phoenix
Late last summer, The Rockefeller Group and Investment Property Associates said they would break ground on the $58 million Liv Northgate in Gilbert, Ariz., in early 2013, and now they have.
SPECIAL REPORT: MBA Predicts M-F Funding Market Share May Fall Slightly in 2013
Mortgage originations for commercial properties will increase by 11 percent in 2013, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) forecasted. Multifamily financing may tick down this year as capital supply to the other commercial real estate sectors make a comeback.
Blackstone to Buy UBS’s Majority Stake in 40-Property Retail Portfolio
Blackstone Group L.P. is on the verge of snapping up a majority interest in 40 high-quality shopping centers. UBS, which co-owns the collection of U.S. retail properties with Kimco Realty Corp., will sell its controlling interest to Blackstone for $1.1 billion.
SPECIAL REPORT: Liquidity Returns to Commercial Real Estate
The commercial real estate financing industry cautiously greeted the rapid return of liquidity into the sector during the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2013 Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo.
Thor, ASB Close on Manhattan Retail/Office Building for $97M
In the latest of several Manhattan acquisitions for both companies, though their first together, a joint venture of Thor Equities and ASB Real Estate Investments’ Allegiance Real Estate Fund has purchased a five-story, 60,000-square-foot property at 875 Washington St. in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District for $97 million.
Coldwell Banker Commercial to Represent 1.8 MSF SLC TOD Vista Station
Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT’s Salt Lake office will represent Vista Station, a new 100-plus acre development located in Draper, Utah.
Heitman Buys 243 KSF Retail Property in Miami from AWE Talisman
AWE Talisman has sold Miracle Marketplace, a Class A, 243,047-square-foot, retail power center in the Miracle Mile/Coral Way submarket of Miami, to Heitman for $92 million.