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Winthrop Snaps Up 4 Class A Apartment Buildings for $246M
Winthrop Realty Trust has agreed to buy four Class A luxury apartment buildings from ST Residential for an aggregate price of $246 million.
JRK Buys 714-Unit M-F Property in Tacoma for $65M
JRK Investors has snapped up Tacoma, Washington’s largest apartment property, the 714-unit The Westridges, in a transaction valued at $64.5 million.
Shanghai Greenland to Buy Stake in M-U Downtown LA Project, Invest $1B
China-based Shanghai Greenland Group will acquire an interest in Metropolis from CalSTRS and invest $1 billion in the project, which is entitled for nearly 1.7 million square feet of mixed-use development.
TOD Starts & Stops
Although a broad coalition of stakeholders around the country embraces transit-focused development., such projects are by no means immune from criticism.
Special Feature: Living with Art
Earlier this year, Meta Housing Corp. introduced its third seniors housing residence with an arts orientation, this one featuring a professional theater. CEO John Huskey talks about the company’s efforts to expand its arts- and education-oriented portfolio in this article and podcast.
IndCor Awards Cassidy Turley 7 MSF Industrial Assignment
IndCor Properties has turned to Cassidy Turley once again to oversee one of its mega-size portfolios. IndCor recently tapped the firm to manage a group of industrial properties totaling 6.7 million square feet in Northern California.
Hines Commences 300 KSF Spec Office Project in Denver
Who’s afraid of speculative development? Not Hines. The real estate firm has just broken ground on 1601 Wewatta, a 300,000-square-foot office tower that will sprout up in Denver’s burgeoning lower downtown district.
CalPERS Fund Buys LA-Area Buildings from Hines for $550M
TechCore, a fund managed by GI Partners, has purchased One Wilshire, a 30-story Class A telecom and office building in downtown Los Angeles, as well as three buildings in the L.A. suburb of El Segundo, for a total of $550 million.
CWI Buys JV Stake in Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn in $97M Deal
Carey Watermark Investors has purchased a 75 percent joint venture interest in the 226-room luxury resort from Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in a transaction valued at an aggregate $97 million.
C&W to Manage Major Industrial SoCal Portfolio
IndCor Properties has awarded Cushman & Wakefield a contract to manage 9.1 million square feet of its industrial properties in Southern California, including San Diego, Irvine, and the Inland Empire.