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Shorenstein Buys 1.3 MSF Class A Office Property in Downtown Denver

Shorenstein Properties acquired Denver City Center, two downtown Class A office buildings with a total of 1.3 million square feet, from Crescent Real Estate Holdings for $286 million.

USAA, Touchstone Partner to Develop Project in Seattle’s South Lake Union

The hot South Lake Union submarket in Seattle is getting another office development as USAA Real Estate Co. and Touchstone team up on a two-building, 820,000-square-foot project at 307 Fairview Ave. North.

Beech Street Capital Refinances 8 Housing Communities for $158M

Beech Street Capital closed a refinancing deal on seven Fannie Mae loans for eight housing commmunities totaling $158 million.

Alliance JV Buys $160M Waterfront Property in Metro San Diego

A joint venture headed by Alliance Residential Co. has acquired the Coronado Bay Club, a 549-unit, garden-style waterfront apartment community in Coronado, Calif., for $160 million.

W. P. Carey Acquires Denver-Area Class A Office Building

W.P. Carey has jumped into the growing Denver area office market with the acquisition of a Class A property in the ParkRidge Corporate Center in Douglas County, Colo.

Rockwood Capital Acquires 130 Lytton in Downtown Palo Alto for $53M

In a recent grab for a shrinking market of office space in the San Francisco metropolitan area, Rockwood Capital teamed up with Tarlton Properties to buy 130 Lytton, a 50,000-square-foot building in downtown Palo Alto.

CCIT Buys 5 Net-Lease Office Properties for $202M

Cole Corporate Income Trust has acquired five single-tenant corporate properties with a total of 733,062 square feet for $202 million, including two in San Jose and one each in Houston, St. Louis and Colorado Springs.

Ritz-Carlton, Denver Refinanced with $51M Loan

The Ritz-Carlton, Denver, the Mile-High City’s only AAA Five Diamond-rated hotel, has just been refinanced, courtesy of a $51 million loan.

Starwood Wraps Up $1.6B Mall Portfolio Purchase

Starwood Capital Group has just completed its second major portfolio purchase from Westfield Group, snapping up seven regional malls in the West and Midwest for just over $1.6 billion.

Essex’s $121M Buy of M-F Portfolio Shows San Diego’s Solid Economy

Essex Property Trust has purchased a 379-unit luxury apartment community in San Diego for $121 million from Wood Partners in an all-cash transaction, as more than 15,000 jobs reportedly are within two miles of the community’s location.