Retail
Vornado’s Sale of Philly Property Tied to Mall Redevelopment
Although Vornado is staying mum, and the chaos wrought by Hurricane Sandy didn’t help, the substance behind the REIT’s announcement earlier this week that it was selling four buildings is becoming clearer.
Related Midwest Takes Long-Stalled Chicago Tower on New Course
Shovels are traditional for ground-breaking ceremonies, but Related Midwest’s restart last Thursday of another developer’s downtown Chicago high-rise, stagnant since 2008, reportedly used a sledgehammer instead.
Cole Capital Purchases 440 KSF Richmond Shopping Center for $68M
Cole Real Estate Investments has been busy snapping up premier retail assets in the suburbs of secondary markets all year, and White Oak Village in Richmond, Va., is its latest acquisition.
Sandy Hits CRE via Power Outages, Flooding
By Anna Spiewak, News Editor: Hurricane Sandy may have visited the tri-state area for only a span of one day, but the aftermath of damage cleanup will last for weeks, according to some.
Union Investment Acquires Poland’s Largest Shopping Center in Europe’s Biggest Single Retail Asset Deal of the Year
Union Investment Real Estate AG has closed on the $505 million acquisition of Manufaktura regional shopping center in Łódź, Poland, for the open-ended real estate fund Unilmmo: Deutschland.
C&W Sells Premier Savannah Shopping Center on Auction.com
Cushman & Wakefield’s Retail Investment Advisors, along with Auction.com, have facilitated the sale of Abercorn Common, a 185,244-square-foot community shopping center in Savannah, Ga.
Phillips Edison–ARC REIT Buys 157 KSF Grocery-Anchored Center in Metro Cleveland
Phillips Edison–ARC Shopping Center REIT has acquired Brook Park Plaza, a 157,000-square-foot shopping center anchored by a Giant Eagle grocery store in Brook Park, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.
Inland Diversified JV Buys Stake in 396 KSF Connecticut Retail Center
Inland Diversified Real Estate now owns a majority interest in The Crossing at Killingly Commons in Dayville Conn., having teamed up on the purchase of the 395,500-square-foot shopping center with Dayville Unit Investors L.L.C., an affiliate of the seller.
Inland’s Newest Non-listed REIT Begins IPO
Non-listed Inland Real Estate Income Trust has begun selling $1.5 billion in common stock in connection with its initial public offering.
Vornado Buys 25 Percent Interest in $475M Debt on Times Square Project
Vornado Realty has acquired a 25-percent participation in the $475 million first mortgage and mezzanine loan on the property at 701 Seventh Ave. in Manhattan.