Property Types Industrial
Pharmaceutical Firm Leases 40,000SF at 600-Acre Business Park
July 3, 2008

KaloBios Pharmaceutical has snagged 40,000 square feet at 260 East Grand Avenue in South San Francisco, Calif. for its new headquarters location. Located within the 600-acre Point Grand Business Park, one of the San Francisco Bay Area's top life science building enclaves, the building consists of 20,000 square feet of laboratory and support space, 19,000 square feet of office space and 9,000 square feet of warehouse space. The private monoclonal company will occupy 26,000 square feet of the building and will sublet the remaining 14,000 square feet of laboratory and office space with the assistance of  Jones Lang LaSalle, which also orchestrated the lease agreement. KaloBios is scheduled to make the move to its new home this month.


 
Recent Industrial Headlines
ML Realty, RREEF in Dallas-Ft. Worth Deal
Aug. 20, 2008
An eight-building industrial portfolio changed hands as ML Realty Partners took 1.34 million square feet from RREEF Real Estate in the Fort Worth area, according to a report broken in The Dallas Morning News.
Equity International Brazilian Logistics Investment
Aug. 20, 2008
Equity International, the privately-held investment company focused on real estate-related businesses operating outside of the United States, has announced the closing of a $100 million commitment in AGV Logística, a privately-held logistics company based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
ProLogis Expands Industrial Portfolio in Mexico
Aug. 20, 2008
ProLogis plans to develop approximately 500,000 square feet of industrial warehouse space in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The firm is now beginning phase one of the development at ProLogis Park Centro Industrial Juarez in Ciudad Juarez.
Skinner Announces Move to Marlborough, Mass.
Aug. 20, 2008
Skinner Inc., the  auction house, has announced it will move from its long-time Bolton, Mass. gallery to a new facility located at 274 Cedar Hill Street in Marlborough, Mass.
W.P. Carey Closes $58M Sale-Leaseback in Germany
Aug. 20, 2008
New York City-headquartered W.P. Carey, acting through its publicly held non-traded REITs CPA(R):15 and CPA(R):17 - Global, has completed a sale-leaseback transaction in Germany with U.K.-based automotive supplier Wagon Plc.
 

 

220-Acre Mixed-Use in Works Near University of Missouri
August 20, 2008
By Barbra Murray, Contributing Editor -- A 220-acre parcel near the University of Missouri's Discovery Ridge research park in Columbia is on tap to sprout a gargantuan mixed-use project. Forum Development Group, the owner of the land, recently wrapped up...

Icahn Nabs AT&T's Dallas HQ in Sale-Leaseback
August 20, 2008
By Tonie Auer, Southwest Correspondent -- Transferring its headquarters from San Antonio to Dallas, telecom giant AT&T Inc. has moved into a 37-story high-rise and sold the building in a sale-leaseback deal to Icahn Enterprises for an undisclosed amount. The...

W.P. Carey Closes $58M Sale-Leaseback in Germany
August 20, 2008
By Barbra Murray, Contributing Editor -- New York City-headquartered W.P. Carey, acting through its publicly held non-traded REITs CPA(R):15 and CPA(R):17 - Global, has completed a sale-leaseback transaction in Germany with U.K.-based automotive supplier Wagon Plc. The properties involved are...

Och-Ziff, Kolter in $1B Southeast Residential JV
August 20, 2008
By Scott Baltic, Contributing Editor -- New York-based Och-Ziff Capital Management Group and Kolter Group of West Palm Beach, Fla., have announced the formation of a $1 billion joint venture that will target residential properties in the Southeast that are...

REal Talk with Adam Perrotta-Tuesday
August 19, 2008
By Adam Perrotta, News Writer --In the latest example of a firm looking to snap up debt in the wake of the credit crunch, Apollo Real Estate Advisors has pumped up funding for its debt investment fund to $930 million....

Is Family Business a Good Idea?
August 15, 2008
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --Oh what a conundrum! Family business: Should I, or shouldn't I? In my opinion there really isn't a right or wrong answer to this question. It is simply a matter of personal preference....

What to Do When Marketing Goes Wild
August 08, 2008
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer N2growth --Have your company's marketing initiatives wandered astray? Is the proverbial tail starting to wag the dog with respect to your current marketing campaigns? How do you know when marketing is out of control?...

Six Mistakes Real Leaders Avoid
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By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --I recently had a reader ask: "Is there a simple test that can be used to quickly determine an executive's leadership ability?" The short answer is yes. There are, in fact, a great...

Top Brokers Do Deals in Bad Markets, Too
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By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer N2growth --Many in the industry long for the frothy markets of 2005 when sellers experienced record low cap rates, buyers were aided by loose credit and a strong flow of funds from the capital...

Know Thy Customer
July 11, 2008
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --How well do you really know your customer? Let me put this as simply as I can. If you want to succeed in business you must be in touch with the demands of...