Technology
Nalco Announces $18.7M Expansion in St. John
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor Nalco Inc., a company specializing in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, has announced an $18.7 million expansion at its Garyville facility in St. John the Baptist Parish. According to a company press release, the company will add a 300,000-square-foot dry polymer production facility to its existing complex. It […]
Construction of $1B Green Palomar Medical Center Completed
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The new 740,000-square-foot Palomar Medical Center has passed state inspection and is scheduled to open Aug. 19. Located on a 56-acre site in the Escondido Research and Technology Center close to State Route 78 and Interstate 15, the hospital building was designed by Los Angeles-based CO Architects. The design of […]
FTC Approves CoStar’s Acquisition of LoopNet—with Conditions
Last week’s announcement that the Federal Trade Commission had approved CoStar Group’s acquisition of LoopNet Inc. brings to fruition—almost a year to the day later—a much-noted transaction that also contains the seeds of further change not far down the road.
Economic Development Coup as Aurora Lands New Distribution Center
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Following a new 10-year agreement, Aurora has managed to land a new $45 million distribution center for United Natural Foods, which will ensure the addition of 75 new jobs and the retaining of 475 existing … Continue reading →
Seaport Square Adds $5 M Innovation Center
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor A $5 million plan for a new “Innovation Center” at the South Boston Waterfront that would provide low-cost meeting space for start-up businesses and support the high-tech industry was revealed last week by Mayor Thomas Menino. Designed by architecture firm Hacin + Associates Inc, the one-story structure will include 9,000 […]
Getting Smarter: The Evolution of Smart Buildings, Part 1
The concept of the smart building has been around for more than a decade, but it’s still a little nebulous. We delve into two of the concepts — open-source technologies and submetering — to find out what they mean for building investors, owners and operators. By Dees Stribling.
DivcoWest Makes $71M Office Buy in Cambridge
DivcoWest has spent $79 million on The Davenport, a 220,000-square-foot Class A office property in Cambridge, Mass. The firm picked up the property from a client of AEW Capital Management.
New Life for EIFS Retrofits
While many new-wave technologies are emerging that have potential to help commercial property executives reduce building energy consumption in coming years, some older mechanisms are seeing a revival. One such alternative is exterior insulation and finish systems, or EIFS. By Brad Berton.
Macy's Signs 243 KSF Office Lease in San Francisco
Macys.com, the e-commerce-division of Macy’s Inc. department store, has just signed a lease with a joint venture involving TMG Partners and Rockwood Capital to occupy 242,600 square feet at 680 Folsom St. in San Francisco.
Corporate Cloud: How Use of Office Space Really Is About to Change
Technology is already revolutionizing workers’ relationship to the office, and commercial real estate is going to need to balance the demands of IT and emerging technologies with the benefits of face-to-face interaction.