Sustainability
Brookfield Multiplex Completes $54M Green Student Housing in Sydney
Brookfield Multiplex, the international contracting and development company, completed University Terraces, a $54 million green student housing project at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney.
Prism to Launch $230M Adaptive Reuse Development in NJ
Construction is expected to begin this spring on the $230 million Edison Village project in West Orange, N.J., which will transform 21 acres in the town’s downtown area, including the historic Thomas Edison factory, into 331 rental apartments and 18,000 square feet of retail.
Case Studies: Experimenting at Integral, Adobe, Genentech
The U.S. Green Building Council signed on 13 sustainability-minded companies to participate in its California Best Buildings Challenge. Three participants offer details on their strategies.
TCC, Principal to Develop New 456 KSF BTS in Houston
Leading independent energy company Noble Energy has hired the joint venture of Trammell Crow Co. and Principal Real Estate Investors to develop Noble Energy Center Two, a 456,000-square-foot office building located in Houston’s Northwest submarket.
Vulcan Sells Kilroy $170M, 321 KSF Office Property
Vulcan Real Estate and Group Health Cooperative have sold Westlake Terry, a two-building, 321,000-square-foot office property in Seattle’s South Lake Union submarket for about $170 million to Kilroy Realty Corp. of Los Angeles.
Canadian REIT Buys $633M of U.S. M-F Assets
Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Trust, a Canadian-based REIT, is making inroads in the U.S. multi-family housing market in a big way by starting off the year with plans to buy $633 million in assets in seven states.
JV Picks Up 1 MSF Chicago Office Tower in $350M Sale-Leaseback
In what’s being touted by industry leaders as Chicago’s largest office sale in 2012, the 1 million-square-foot office building at 540 W. Madison St. came under new ownership in a $350 million sale-leaseback transaction.
Skanska Closes Land Purchase for 455 KSF Boston Office Project
Boston remains high on Skanska USA Commercial Development’s radar and the company has just made another move toward increasing its presence in the city.
Lynd, Endeavor Start 36-Story Apartment Tower in Austin
Lynd, of San Antonio, and Endeavor Real Estate Group, of Austin, have begun construction on The Bowie, a 36-story, 358-unit luxury apartment building in downtown Austin.