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Preferred Office Properties Pays $209M for Charlotte Towers
The affiliate of Preferred Apartment Communities acquired two new Class A properties in the city’s SouthPark submarket.
WeWork Expands VA Footprint
The company is set to occupy more than 80,000 square feet at CEB Tower at Central Place in Rosslyn, a JBG Smith property.
Meridian Closes 5th MOB Acquisition in California
The company will invest $3.6 million in upgrades to the property, which was vacant at the start of negotiations. While the sale was in escrow, Newmark Knight Frank found a tenant for half the building.
JLL Strengthens South Florida Retail Team
Rafael Romero is joining the company as senior vice president, while Katie Fernandez-Espinosa comes on board as vice president. The duo made the transition from Continental Real Estate Cos.
Is Self Storage Recession Resistant?
JLL’s Brian Somoza sheds light on what defined the self storage business in 2018 and shares his predictions for the specialty product type.
Bridging the Gap Between Tech, CRE
In a podcast interview, JLL Spark’s Mihir Shah discusses how real estate companies can improve their operations through targeted investment in technology startups.
Cerberus JV to Repurpose Former Discovery Communications HQ
The partners bought One Discovery Place in downtown Silver Spring, Md., with plans to reposition the property once the building’s sole tenant relocates to New York City.
JLL Appoints Head of Raleigh-Durham Office
Managing Director Kimarie Ankenbrand, who specializes in tenant representation, relocated from Dallas. She brings more than a decade of industry experience to her new role.
Biopharma Firm to Relocate NYC Flagship
Syneos Health will occupy 86,498 square feet across two floors in a Brookfield Properties-owned premier office building located within the Brookfield Place complex.
What Do Black Friday Figures Tell Us About Retail?
JLL’s Karen Raquet comments on sales performance and what this tells us about the next stage of the sector’s transformation.