Retail

Sears' Store Sales, Rights Offering 'A Brilliant Move'

In the wake of the announcement that Sears would be selling 11 stores to General Growth Properties and spinning off two of its brands, industry sources called the actions “a brilliant move.”

NAR: Commercial Vacancy Rates Improving, Rents Firming

In its quarterly Commercial Real Estate Market survey, the National Association of Realtors predicts a widespread fall in vacancy rates for nearly all property types, with multi-family continuing to lead the way.

Marcus & Millichap Hired as Consultant on $1B Kelly Park Project in Florida

Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services Inc. will be playing key roles as a broker and consultant on a $1 billion, 9.2 million-square-foot development in Apopka, Fla., that is expected to include a regional mall, offices, a college campus, hospital, housing and a merchandise mart.

CBL & Associates Sells Two North Carolina Retail Centers for $40M

CBL & Associates Properties Inc. has sold two grocery-anchored retail centers in metropolitan Greensboro, N.C., pocketing a total of $40.4 million on the two separate transactions. The properties, Westridge Square and Oak Hollow Square, account for an aggregate 354,000 square feet of retail space.

Cassidy Turley: CRE Recovery to Accelerate in 2012

What has been a slow but steady rebound of the commercial real estate industry is on track to pick up pace in 2012, according to a new forecast by commercial real estate services firm Cassidy Turley.

Related Breaks Ground on $350M Santa Monica Mixed-Use Development

Related California has begun construction on The Village at Santa Monica, a $350 million mixed-use community in the city’s Downtown area. The development will contain 318 luxury condo units as well as affordable rental housing amid 20,000 square feet of retail.

Hollywood Casino Opens at Kansas Speedway

By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The green flag was waved at Kansas Speedway as the Hollywood Casino opened its doors. The new casino was developed and will be operated by Kansas Entertainment LLC, a 50/50 joint venture of Penn Hollywood Kansas Inc., a subsidiary of Penn National Gaming Inc. and Kansas Speedway Development Corporation. The […]

CBRE to Handle Leasing, Management for Five Buildings in Houston Center

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has turned over to CBRE Group Inc. the property management and leasing of five buildings totaling 4.2 MSF in the Houston Center complex on the east side of downtown Houston.

TIAA-CREF Spends $58M on Grocery-Anchored Connecticut Retail

TIAA-CREF picked up Kings Crossing Shopping Center in Fairfield, Conn., from previous owner HH East Parcel L.L.C., an entity led by Summit Development.

Starwood CEO Sternlicht, Partners to Invest $100M in South Beach Hotel, Condos

A consortium including affiliates of Starwood Capital Group, the LeFrak Organization and Invesco Ltd. have purchased a beachfront, mixed-use property in Miami’s South Beach, including a hotel formerly known as the Gansevoort.