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CT Takes Fleetwood HQ
May 09, 2008
Newport Beach, Calif.-based CT Realty Corp. has acquired Citrus Park, a 12-building office and industrial park in Riverside, Calif., from Fleetwood Enterprises Inc.
Commodity Firm Relocates Headquarters to Houston
May 09, 2008 - Source: Houston Business Journal
TradeCapture Inc., is moving from Stamford, Conn., to Houston, where it already has an office.
Commodity Firm Relocates Headquarters to Houston
May 09, 2008 - Source: Houston Business Journal
TradeCapture Inc., is moving from Stamford, Conn., to Houston, where it already has an office.
Dallas CRE Considered in Boom, Not Bust
May 09, 2008 - Source: Dallas Morning News
Commercial real estate executives who met in Dallas this week say the city has a brighter outlook than much of the United States.
Secondary Glance: Tier Two Office Markets Form Hotbeds of Opportunity
May 09, 2008
In today’s economy, office investors in search of deals tend to prefer lower-risk primary markets. But more affordable prices are drawing some to secondary markets, and small banks can often facilitate investments there.
Home In on Green Ratings
May 09, 2008
Home builders have lamented in recent years that the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards for office and institutional properties apply to single- and multi-family properties awkwardly.
Pipeline Preparation
May 09, 2008
Given the green building movement’s momentum, some sources suggest it might be difficult for a single body to rate all the existing and new buildings seeking certification.
Lenox Park Wells REIT II Buys Atlanta Office Campus in AT&T Sale-Leaseback
May 09, 2008
Wells REIT II has acquired a five-building, 1 million-square-foot office campus in the Buckhead submarket of Atlanta, through a long-term sale-leaseback with AT&T. The campus will headquarter AT&T Wireless' operations in the city. The transaction's terms were not disclosed.
14 Net Lease Properties Go for $123M
May 08, 2008
Net lease brokerage Stan Johnson Co. completed the sale of a 14 property portfolio, containing more than 900,000 square feet to Cole Cos. for $123 million, it has reported.
San Diego Economy, Real Estate Likely to Remain Unsettled   
May 08, 2008
The San Diego area’s economy will remain beset by job losses in real estate and weak growth in other sectors for at least another two quarters, according to the annual UCLA Anderson Forecast from the University of California–Los Angeles Anderson School of Management. 
Corenet CoreNet Panel: Corporate RE Departments Focused on Global Growth, New Workplace Strategies
May 08, 2008
Corporate real estate departments are focused more than ever on supporting corporate expansion into new global markets and transforming workplaces into more collaborative areas to attract talent, according to a panel of top corporate real estate professionals and service providers.
Rockwall I and II. JPG Takes 2 Bethesda Office Buildings for $80M
May 08, 2008
The JBG Cos. has bought two North Bethesda, Md., properties for $80 million. Together, the class A buildings contain 346,000 square feet. The are located on the Rockville Pike near the Montgomery Mall.
Ontario's Next Generation Jobs Fund Likely to Have Real Estate Impact
May 08, 2008
The government of Ontario is on the verge of awarding a new series of grants to local businesses, a move that promises to stimulate demand for certain kinds of real estate indirectly, particularly space suitable for high-tech research or manufacturing.
CBRE to Be Leasing Agent for 300 New Jersey in D.C.
May 08, 2008
CB Richard Ellis Inc. has announced local real estate investor and developer Ralph Dweck selected the firm to handle leasing for Washington, D.C.’s 300 New Jersey Ave., N.W.
Denver Office Building Gets Under Way with New 330,000SF
May 08, 2008
With a 330,000-square-foot lease agreement from Xcel Energy in hand, Westfield Development Co. has just commenced construction of a 500,000-square-foot office tower in Denver's central business district.
Cambridge to be Location of New EMD Chemicals Lab
May 08, 2008
Gibbstown, N.J.-headquartered EMD Chemicals Inc. has revealed that it will open its newest R&D facility in Cambridge, within close proximity to both Harvard University and MIT.
550 west washington $72M Financing Closes for Windy City Office
May 07, 2008
A financing package valued at $72.1 million has been put in place for the 371,400-square-foot office building at 550 West Washington in Chicago.
CoreNet Panel: For Complete Green Strategy, Firms Must Go Mobile
May 07, 2008
A panel at the CoreNet Global Summit in San Diego concluded on Tuesday that U.S. corporations must institute worker mobility programs to substantially reduce their carbon footprints.
Insurance Firm Snags 13,200SF at Raritan Plaza for Relocation
May 07, 2008
AmWINS Group Inc. has signed on to occupy 13,200 square feet at Raritan Plaza III, the class A office structure within Raritan center in Edison.
$18M Loan Paves Way for Beverly Hills Office & Retail Building
May 07, 2008
A plan to convert a former gas station site in Beverly Hills into the home of a 30,000-square-foot spec office and retail structure gets a boost with Newmark Realty Capital Inc.'s orchestration of an $18.1 million loan for the project
Construction of $1B Suburban Dallas Mixed-Use Residential Begins Thursday
May 07, 2008
Dallas Morning News reports that multifamily real estate investment trust UDR is kicking off construction of Vitruvian Park, its massive mixed-use apartment compound on 100 acres in Addison, Tex.
GSA Renews Lease in Virginia
May 07, 2008
Lerner Enterprises of North Bethesda, Md., has announced that is has secured a lease renewal for 236,000 square feet with the General Services Administration (GSA) on behalf of the Department of Defense at 400 Army Navy Drive in Arlington (Pentagon City), Va.
Sony Building Chosen Corporate Facility of the Year
May 07, 2008
Grubb & Ellis Co. has announced that 550 Madison Ave. was selected by the Mid-Atlantic Building Owners and Managers Association as Corporate Facility of the Year.
395 hudson Newsweek Relocating NYC HQ to 395 Hudson
May 07, 2008
Newsweek has signed a long-term lease for approximately 163,000 square feet at 395 Hudson St., owned by the New York City District of Carpenters Pension Fund.
Transwestern. Transwestern to Market 1.2M SF of Suburban Chicago Office for Prime Group
May 06, 2008
The Chicago office of Transwestern has received the assignment to market and lease 1.2 million square feet of Class A office space in Chicago’s western and northwestern suburbs from owner Prime Group Realty Trust.
 

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