Sustainability
Westcore Grabs 520 KSF Clorox HQ in Sale-Leaseback Deal
In a sale-leaseback transaction, Westcore Properties has acquired the headquarters building of The Clorox Co. in downtown Oakland, Calif.
MetLife JV Acquires Constitution Center
Constitution Center, the largest privately owned office building in Washington, D.C., which recently completed a $250 million renovation, has been acquired by a joint venture between MetLife and an unidentified U.S.-based institutional investor.
Dubai Hills Unveils $3B Master-Planned Project in MBR City
Emaar Properties and Dubai Holding have unveiled Dubai Hills, the first project in the Mohammed Bin Rashid City (MBR City), the largest joint venture in the region’s real estate sector.
Hines Opens Landmark Project in Milan
International real estate firm Hines has announced the opening of a new 161,400-square-foot public space at its 71-acre master-planned Porta Nuova project in Milan, Italy.
Related Cos.’ Hudson Yards Breaks Ground on 26-Acre Manhattan Site
After years in the planning stages, construction of New York City’s largest private development since Rockefeller Center finally got underway Tuesday as city officials joined leaders of Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group at the groundbreaking of the 26-acre, mixed-use Hudson Yards project.
Macerich’s Tysons Tower Signs Intelsat to 188 KSF Lease
Macerich, owner and master-developer of McLean, Va.-based Tysons Corner Center, has signed satellite service provider Intelsat to a 15-year, 188,000-square-foot lease to serve as the future office tower’s anchor tenant.
HOK to Design $269M Italian Biomed Hub
Global design firm HOK has been designated as the lead architect for the Ri.MED Biomedical Research and Biotechnology Center (BRBC) near Palermo, Sicily in Italy, selected among 13 other firms that entered the international design competition for the contract.
Dexus Property’s 1 Bligh St. in Sydney Recognized as World’s Most Innovative High-Rise
Deutsches Architekturmuseum, in association with DekaBank and Stadt Frankfurt am Main has awarded “The International High-rise Award 2012” to 1 Bligh St. in Sydney.
JLL’s Dan Probst Wins Next-Gen Buildings Award
Jones Lang LaSalle has garnered a new claim to fame in the sustainable development arena. Its very own Dan Probst, the commercial real estate services firm’s chairman of energy and sustainability services, just became the recipient of the very first VERGE 25 Award in the category of Next-Gen Buildings.
344 KSF Masdar, International Renewable Energy Agency HQ Break Ground
Masdar City, the low-carbon, low-waste, emerging cleantech cluster and one of the most sustainable communities and mixed-use developments in the world continues its trailblazing development in United Arab Emirates.