Friday, December 28, 2012

Moghadam Ready to Take ProLogis Reins




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Moghadam Ready to Take ProLogis Reins



SAN FRANCISCO-Walt Rakowich steps down on Monday, all in keeping with the succession plan mapped out at the time of the ProLogis, AMB merger.








Five Mile Closes on Prime Group Buy




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Five Mile Closes on Prime Group Buy



NEW YORK CITY-The previously announced merger has closed, with Five Mile taking the remainder of Prime’s B preferred shares.








Thursday, December 27, 2012

Young Broker Learns How to Work His Leads




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Young Broker Learns How to Work His Leads



NEW YORK CITY-Marcus & Millichap broker Jason M. Byrne says you need to err on the side of aggressiveness . . . and think in terms of what your clients need, not what’s in it for you.











Report: Affordable Sees 'Critical' Shortage



NEW YORK CITY-“There is no room at the inn,” says CohnReznick’s Copeman, citing an imbalance between supply and demand of affordable rental apartments in most markets across the country.








Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Has CMBS Mended Its Ways?




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Has CMBS Mended Its Ways?



NEW YORK CITY--The sector is on its way back, but there are questions about the wisdom of regulatory oversight.








Friday, December 21, 2012

Ares Co-Originates $50M First Mortgage Loan




California





Ares Co-Originates $50M First Mortgage Loan



SACRAMENTO-The proceeds were used to finance the acquisition of a multifamily property here by a Northern California-based private investment group.









400,000-SF Galleria Tower Goes to KBS



HOUSTON-The California investor snags 1800 West Loop South, which hit the market in September for $68 million.









Foreclosure Stock Falls, Apt. Vacancy to Rise Slightly



IRVINE, CA-The national foreclosure inventory drops 9% year-to-date, while the multifamily vacancy rate is expected to increase "modestly" in 2013, according to industry research.









Decline In Availability of US Industrial Space To Continue



LOS ANGELES-Modest economic growth and increased global trade through the US will help sustain demand improvements for warehouse and distribution space, CBRE Group Inc. tells GlobeSt.com.









UCLA Forecast Shows Growth, Housing Leads Way



LOS ANGELES-For California, UCLA Anderson Forecast senior economist Jerry Nickelsburg, says Proposition 30 creates some risk, but the State's outlook still shows a growth rate that exceeds the nation's rate.









Spear Street Capital Plans to Expand Santa Clara Office Campus



SANTA CLARA, CA-John Grassi, president of San Francisco-based Spear Street Capital, has big plans for a three-building office campus in Santa Clara.






Multi-State Portfolio Moves for $600M




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Multi-State Portfolio Moves for $600M



SAN DIEGO-Locally based Westcore Properties a fund managed by DRA Advisors LLC buy the 11.1-million-square-foot portfolio of industrial in California and the Midwest.











San Francisco Tops Zillow's Ranking of "Seller's Markets"



SAN FRANCISCO-Potential home sellers in many Western metro areas, including the Bay Area, Las Vegas and Phoenix, are well-positioned to take advantage of locally strong demand, says Zillow.











OPINION-What's on Your Commercial Real Estate Wishlist for 2013?



NEW YORK CITY-Brokers, traders and industry professionals alike are making their lists, checking them twice – and maybe three times – and starting to look towards 2013.











Industry Calls for Real Fiscal Reform



NEW YORK CITY-Elected officials are coming to a meeting of minds on the Cliff. But it’s not enough.











Champion To Triple Acquisition Volume



LOS ANGELES-The firm adds Alex Saunders to serve as a partner of Champion-Saunders Multi-Family Investments, a multifamily platform that will target value-add through the Western US.








MacFarlane Buys Mid-Market Site for New Apartment Building




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MacFarlane Buys Mid-Market Site for New Apartment Building



SAN FRANCISCO-MacFarlane Partners, based in San Francisco, has grabbed the last remaining development site in Mid-Market with plans to construct a 12-story residential building there.









Polidev Buys Office Building in Jackson Square for $25M



SAN FRANCISCO-Turkish investment company Polidev has bought 747 Front St. in San Francisco's Jackson Square neighborhood for $25 million.









Oceanside Residential and Retail Building Under New Ownership



OCEANSIDE, CA-James and Linda Ritch have picked up a mixed-use building in Oceanside.









Westcore Pays $600M for Joe Benvenuti's Industrial Properties



SACRAMENTO-A San Diego-based investment company has purchased almost all of the industrial properties of the late Joe Benvenuti.






San Francisco Tops Zillow's Ranking of "Seller's Markets"




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San Francisco Tops Zillow's Ranking of "Seller's Markets"



SAN FRANCISCO-Potential home sellers in many Western metro areas, including the Bay Area, Las Vegas and Phoenix, are well-positioned to take advantage of locally strong demand, says Zillow.









Kennedy Wilson JV Bags Ritz-Carlton Assets



LOS ANGELES- KW acquires a 50% ownership interest in two Lake Tahoe properties in this week's wrap-up of West Coast deals.






Thursday, December 20, 2012

Another Monster NorCal Deal for Kilroy




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Another Monster NorCal Deal for Kilroy



SUNNYVALE, CA-And the deals keep coming from Kilroy Realty…this time, the L.A. company buys JP DiNapoli Cos. acreage for the new LinkedIn's Sunnyvale campus. It will invest $315-million in the process.







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ICE Acquires NYSE Euronext in $8.2B Deal



NEW YORK CITY-The iconic New York Stock Exchange in Lower Manhattan will serve as one of two headquarters for the combined company; NYSE Euronext's Niederauer will serve as president.








Metrovation Gets Loan on Oakland Mixed-Use




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Metrovation Gets Loan on Oakland Mixed-Use



SAN FRANCISCO-Proceeds are used to both refinance a maturing bank loan and to provide the funds for portion of costs associated with converting two spaces to meet tenant needs, GlobeSt.com has learned.









Hines Picks Up Irvine Corporate Center



SANTA ANA, CA-Sunamerica Life Insurance Co. sells the office building within the Irvine Business Complex, and Hines plans extensive improvements.









Apts. Developed for Gen Y Renters



GLENDALE, CA-AMF Development LLC tops out on Elevé Lofts & Skydeck, a mixed-use complex here geared toward the young urban demographic.







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$665M Gateway Pacific Terminal Gains Support



SEATTLE-The terminal will create 4,400 jobs at full capacity during the construction phase, and 1,250 permanent jobs and $140 million a year in economic benefits from operations.








Wednesday, December 19, 2012

AllCells Inks 30,000-SF Lease




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AllCells Inks 30,000-SF Lease



ALAMEDA, CA-Blood-related human tissue provider, AllCells LLC has leased a 30,000-square-foot space at 1301 Harbor Bay Parkway for its headquarters relocation.









Salesforce Fully Leases New San Francisco Tower



SAN FRANCISCO-Salesforce has signed a lease to occupy the entire 400,000-square-foot office tower to be developed at 50 Mission Street in San Francisco by Kilroy Realty Corp early next year.









Tahoe Ritz-Carlton Gets New Owners



TRUCKEE, CA-Kennedy Wilson and partners have become the new owners of the Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe and Ritz-Carlton Residences Lake Tahoe.






Computer Giant Signs Huge Office Tower Lease




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Computer Giant Signs Huge Office Tower Lease



SAN FRANCISCO-Salesforce.com will take up 100% of Kilroy Realty's 445,00-square-foot building now under construction at 350 Mission St. Legal counsel tells GlobeSt.com the deal was "extremely complicated."









Urban JV Debuts 92-Unit Apts.



ANAHEIM, CA-GlobeSt.com learns exclusively that the recently acquired Vivere Apartments here is open for preview leasing.









Strong Second Half Awaits Industrial Sector



LOS ANGELES-GlobeSt.com learns exclusively that strong absorption and large warehouses mean the industrial sector has a bright future, according to a recent Jones Lang LaSalle West Coast industrial brokerage meeting.









San Fran Bay Storage Market Sees Increased Demand



SAN FRANCISCO-Following a recent self-storage facility purchase in the area, William Warren Group president and CEO, Bill Hobin, tells GlobeSt.com that the self-storage market is on the up and up.









10000 Ming Ave. Trade Brings $37M



BAKERSFIELD, CA-According to CBRE, this sale is considered to be one of the largest office sales ever in the Bakersfield area.







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Is That a Fiscal Cliff Resolution Ahead?



WASHINGTON, DC-Even if it is, the commercial real estate industry is rushing to close deals in 2012, Larry Selevan, CEO of Chesterfield Faring Ltd. tells GlobeSt.com.








Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Kilroy Ditches Industrial Portfolio for $355M




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Kilroy Ditches Industrial Portfolio for $355M



LOS ANGELES-Institutional buyers purchased the portfolio and two small office projects, which total approximately 3.7 million square feet.






Apartment Operator Refinances Southern California Properties




California





Apartment Operator Refinances Southern California Properties



SAN DIEGO-Universe Holdings Development Co. has secured more than $56 million in refinancing for nine multifamily properties in Southern California.









Woodland Rite Aid and Sacramento Walgreens Change Hands



SACRAMENTO-A Northern California family trust has paid over $16 million to acquire a Rite Aid store in Woodland and a Walgreens store in Sacramento in 1031 exchange transactions.









Ellis Partners Acquires Roseville Office Properties



ROSEVILLE, CA-Hines U.S. Core Office Fund has sold a nine-office building portfolio located along Douglas Boulevard in Roseville to Ellis Partners for an undisclosed price.









Kilroy Closes Sale of Industrial and Office Properties



LOS ANGELES-Kilroy Realty Corp., a real estate investment trust based in Los Angeles, has sold its two small office projects and entire industrial portfolio for a total price of $355 million.







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San Jose Retail Trophy Asset Goes to NY Buyer



SAN JOSE-The property, located at 635 W. Capitol Expressway, is said to have set a new national sales record for the big-box retailer-occupied property with an aggressively low closing cap rate of 4.68%.








$15M San Francisco Site Changes Hands




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$15M San Francisco Site Changes Hands



SAN FRANCISCO-The buyer, the City and County of San Francisco, will use the site for its Public Utilities Commission, which is responsible for the city's waste water and sewer system.









BH Returns to Aggressive Buying Mode



LOS ANGELES-GlobeSt.com exclusively learns that the 15-year-old firm is bullish on acquisitions and plans to buy even more in 2013.









Redesign Demonstrates "Open" Office Trend



IRVINE, CA-H. Hendy Associates' redesign of Network Capital's office space here reflects 'transparent leadership' and a 'culture of trust and open communication among employees.'






Monday, December 17, 2012

Cassidy Turley: If Cliff Occurs, Central Jersey Gets Hurt More




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Cassidy Turley: If Cliff Occurs, Central Jersey Gets Hurt More



NORTHERN NJ-In northern New Jersey, going over the "fiscal cliff" would mean this: A halting progress toward recovery would be stifled. In central New Jersey, it would mean this: A mild recession would ensue.








ARC Properties, ARCT III Will Join in $3B Merger




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ARC Properties, ARCT III Will Join in $3B Merger



NEW YORK CITY-The acquisition of American Realty Capital Trust III will "change dramatically our size, our scale and, most importantly, our growth potential," ARCP CEO Schorsch said in a conference call Monday.









California





Ground Lease Sells to California Buyer



ALLEN, TX-An acre containing a 4,000-square-foot Wells Fargo bank building is sold.






Durning Replaces Twardock at PMCC




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Durning Replaces Twardock at PMCC



NEWARK-Dave Twardock has set his retirement plan in place. PMCC does the same with succession planning as David Durning takes the reins.











Aragon Buys Multi-State $100M Apartment Portfolio



BEVERLY HILLS, CA-Aragon Holdings expands into two new markets with the acquisition of three properties in Atlanta and Denver, and deploys approximately half of the $52 million it raised in its recently-closed private equity fund.









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Aragon Buys Multi-State $100M Apartment Portfolio



BEVERLY HILLS, CA-Aragon Holdings expands into two new markets with the acquisition of three properties in Atlanta and Denver, and deploys approximately half of the $52 million it raised in its recently-closed private equity fund.






Allen Matkins Gathers 700 Industry Pros




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Allen Matkins Gathers 700 Industry Pros



LOS ANGELES-The party is billed as the annual networking event of the season as commercial real estate executives from all facets of the industry attend.









SVN Launches Management Franchise



IRVINE, CA-Sperry Van Ness Property Management Services offers strategic local market advice, sales and leasing, tenant retention and other valuable services.









Office Sale, Lease on Wilshire



LOS ANGELES-GlobeSt.com learns exclusively that Charles Dunn Co. has completed a $15.5-million office sale in addition to a 19,042-square-foot lease on Wilshire Blvd.









Champion Partners, Plans To Triple Acquisition Volume



LOS ANGELES-The firm adds Alex Saunders to serve as a partner of Champion-Saunders Multi-Family Investments, a multifamily platform that will target value-add through the Western US.






Friday, December 14, 2012

Davidson Communities Buys Residential Lots in Carlsbad




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Davidson Communities Buys Residential Lots in Carlsbad



CARLSBAD, CA-Developer Davidson Communities has bought 63 residential lots in the La Costa Town Square project in Carlsbad for roughly $14.1 million.









Voit Closes Sale of Westwood Apartments in Carmichael



SACRAMENTO-Voit Real Estate Services' Sacramento-area office has closed the sale of a multifamily property in Carmichael.






Thursday, December 13, 2012

Post-Sandy, Owners Look at Remote Monitoring




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Post-Sandy, Owners Look at Remote Monitoring



NEW YORK CITY-The superstorm has been "a wake-up call" for owners and managers, says Peel of Datawatch Systems, who adds that he doesn't see demand abating for remote monitoring systems.








2nd Annual O.C. Spire Awards Gets Expert Judge Panel




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2nd Annual O.C. Spire Awards Gets Expert Judge Panel



ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Orange County has served as a tremendous source of innovation in the field, according to CREW-OC, which will be honoring CRE achievements from local men and women this February.









San Fran Office Trade Equals $159M



SAN FRANCISCO-While brokers close to the deal remain mum, GlobeSt.com learns that the 353,269-square-foot 475 Sansome St. went for around $450 per square foot.









Kirkland & Ellis Leases at 3330 Hillview Avenue



PALO ALTO, CA-Kirkland & Ellis LLP has signed a lease to take up a two-story building measuring approximately 30,000 square feet at 3330 Hillview Avenue in the Stanford Research Park.









Clorox Building's Office Space for Lease



OAKLAND, CA-Westcore Properties LLC has put 1221 Broadway, also known as the Clorox Building, on the market for lease.







National





The Race to Get Panamax Ready



SEATTLE-Much of the West Coast is ready, but East Coast ports still need to do some work to get ready for the Panama Canal expansion, says Colliers' "Knowledge Leader."











Walker & Dunlop Eyes Greater Affordable Housing Finance Footprint



BETHESDA, MD-Year to date, the company has provided $81 million in affordable housing finance nationwide. VP Dustin Swartz says W&D would like to increase its presence in this area next year.











DTZ Rallies Forces for Americas Strategy



LOS ANGELES-Now officially established as a US-based provider, the firm is ready to roll out its push to increase its global footprint, with Canada, the US and Latin America in its sites.








Expect Overwhelmingly More Deal Volume in 2013




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Expect Overwhelmingly More Deal Volume in 2013



LOS ANGELES-Attendees are still buzzing about RealShare Apartments 2012, where industry experts see next year's investment appetite to top an already phenomenal 2012.









California





Prologis Board Approves J-REIT Sponsorship



SAN FRANCISCO-The Japanese real estate investment trust will serve as a long-term investment vehicle for modern logistics facilities developed by Prologis in Japan.









Foreclosure-Related Sales Rise 21% in Q3



IRVINE, CA-The number of US properties sold that were in some stage of foreclosure or bank-owned REO rose from the previous quarter along with short sales, RealtyTrac reports.






Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Lincoln Pays $49M for San Diego High Rise




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Lincoln Pays $49M for San Diego High Rise



SAN DIEGO-The purchase of 600 B St. in Downtown San Diego is the firm's first local acquisition since establishing a San Diego office in May 2012 primarily to expand its position in the local market.









21-Story 475 Sansome St. Changes Hands



SAN FRANCISCO-Multi-Employer Property Trust and Bentall Kennedy are the new owners of the 90% leased office property here.









KBS Continues Buying Spree, Acquires West Loop I & II



HOUSTON-Days after closing on 1800 W. Loop South, the California REIT nabs the two-building, 314,000-SF office complex.









O.C. Tenant Activity = Accelerated Employment Growth



ORANGE COUNTY, CA-A Jones Lang LaSalle expert tells GlobeSt.com that the sectors of healthcare providers, health insurance companies and medical device businesses will lead the pack.









Office and Industrial Recovery Expands



LOS ANGELES-More parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties and the Inland Empire are experiencing growth and recovery in these sectors, according to a USC Casden report.









Gunn Returns to Direct Urban Partners



LOS ANGELES-GlobeSt.com learns exclusively that the real estate veteran will be responsible for planning and developing complex mixed-use, public/private and transit-oriented developments in urban locations throughout California.






Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Hendrickson Joins Studley as Exec. Managing Director




California





Hendrickson Joins Studley as Exec. Managing Director



LOS ANGELES-The former platform leader for CBRE's global corporate services business will lead Studley's strategic portfolio solutions group in L.A.







National





The Secret Upside of REITs



WASHINGTON, DC-NAREIT figures show REITs, while underperforming in November are outperforming the market. No that doesn't necessarily mean they are overvalued, Calvin Schnure tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.








Simon Property To Transform 2.3M-SF Fashion Center




California





Simon Property To Transform 2.3M-SF Fashion Center



TORRANCE, CA-The redevelopment, which will begin in the Spring, will add Nordstrom to the tenant mix, and will start by replacing the existing food court, and renovating the interior of a portion of the north mall.







National





Gramercy JV Closes on $485M Portfolio Buy



NEW YORK CITY-Gramercy Capital Corp. and partner Garrison Investment Group closed on the purchase of a 5.6-million-square-foot portfolio. The seller is an affiliate of KBS.








Rare 51-Acre Truck Terminal Changes Hands




California





Rare 51-Acre Truck Terminal Changes Hands



BLOOMINGTON, CA-Pacific Industrial plans to entitle the site for a 700,000-square-foot, class A, cross-dock facility to accommodate potential future development.









Accelerate Sales, Consider 1031 Exchanges Before 2013



LOS ANGELES-Closing deals and setting up 1031 deferred exchanges are smart moves to avoid paying inevitable increased capital-gains taxes, says one commercial real estate attorney.







National





Select Income Grabs Sterling Office for $86M in Cash



STERLING, VA-Select Income REIT acquired the asset from Prudential Real Estate Investors.








Monday, December 10, 2012

Courtyard San Diego Sells for $85M




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Courtyard San Diego Sells for $85M



SAN DIEGO-Carey Watermark Investors bought the 317-room hotel property for about $85M.






Centerline Provides $55M Loan for Multifamily Recap




California





Centerline Provides $55M Loan for Multifamily Recap



OAKLAND, CA-Berkshire purchased the partially completed property in September of 2009 and invested approximately $48.7 million to complete the upgrades.






CRE Distress Is Heading in the Right Direction




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CRE Distress Is Heading in the Right Direction



WASHINGTON, DC-Delinquency rates in commercial real estate continue to drop. You'd almost never guess that at one point distress real estate had breached $200 billion.








Whatever Happened to CRE Distress?




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Whatever Happened to CRE Distress?



WASHINGTON, DC-Delinquency rates in commercial real estate continue to drop. You'd almost never guess that at one point distress real estate had breached $200 billion.








Friday, December 7, 2012

US Economy Adds 146,000 Jobs in November




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US Economy Adds 146,000 Jobs in November



WASHINGTON, DC-What Superstorm Sandy didn't do-depress hiring-the fiscal cliff is doing.








Sunnyvale City Center Secures Two New Tenants




California





Sunnyvale City Center Secures Two New Tenants



SUNNYVALE, CA-AppSense Inc. and Scottsdale, Arizona-based GoDaddy have signed office leases at Sunnyvale City Center, a Class A office development at 100 Mathilda Ave. in Sunnyvale.









Broadway Lexington Pockets Columbia Center Tower for $135M



SAN DIEGO-A New York City investment group has acquired Columbia Center, a 27-story Class A office tower in downtown San Diego.









Product Distributor BlueLinx Takes 120,000 SF



STOCKTON, CA-The final decision for moving to 1005 Humphries Dr. was made on the basis of this site's 'prime location and rail service, the availability of enterprise zone incentives and the economics of the transaction.'






Housing, Multifamily On Steady Growth Track




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Housing, Multifamily On Steady Growth Track



WASHINGTON, DC-All is well in housing, relatively speaking. The Multifamily Production Index remains steady and the number of housing markets considered "improving" has reached 201.









California





Union Station Master Plan Process Goes Public



LOS ANGELES-Metro holds a public meeting to discuss the planning process and receive stakeholder feedback on the plan's broader visions and goals.






Thursday, December 6, 2012

GSA Leasing Down 96%




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GSA Leasing Down 96%



WASHINGTON, DC-The slowdown, not surprisingly, is due to artificial reasons, not a change in fundamentals, JLL's Joe Brennan tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.








Ares Co-Originates $50M First Mortgage Loan




California





Ares Co-Originates $50M First Mortgage Loan



SACRAMENTO-The proceeds were used to finance the acquisition of a multifamily property here by a Northern California-based private investment group.






400,000-SF Galleria Tower Goes to KBS




California





400,000-SF Galleria Tower Goes to KBS



HOUSTON-The California investor snags 1800 West Loop South, which hit the market in September, offering good upside potential.






Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Atlantic City Moves Ahead With New Projects




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Atlantic City Moves Ahead With New Projects



ATLANTIC CITY-With resort complexes little damaged by Sandy, Margaritaville construction starts and an indoor mall is proposed.








Freddie Mac on Track for Banner Year with K-Deals




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Freddie Mac on Track for Banner Year with K-Deals



McLEAN, VA-The GSE has just released its last K-Certificates for the year of approximately $1.1 billion.








Post-Sandy, Owners Look at Remote Monitoring




National





Post-Sandy, Owners Look at Remote Monitoring



NEW YORK CITY-The superstorm has been "a wake-up call" for owners and managers, says Peel of Datawatch Systems, who adds that he doesn't see demand abating for remote monitoring systems.









California





UCLA Forecast Shows Growth, Housing Leads Way



LOS ANGELES-For California, UCLA Anderson Forecast senior economist Jerry Nickelsburg, says Proposition 30 creates some risk, but the State's outlook still shows a growth rate that exceeds the nation's rate.









Spear Street Capital Plans to Expand Santa Clara Office Campus



SANTA CLARA, CA-John Grassi, president of San Francisco-based Spear Street Capital, has big plans for a three-building office campus in Santa Clara.









Splunk Expands at 250 Brannan Street



SAN FRANCISCO-Splunk has expanded its lease space in the former Gallo Salami factory building at 250 Brannan Street in San Francisco.









Blue Corner Capital Acquires Normal Heights Apartments



SAN DIEGO-Blue Corner Capital has paid $3.65 million for a 20,758-square-foot multifamily property in San Diego.









Michael Harrah Plans to Break Ground on One Broadway Plaza



SANTA ANA, CA-Developer Michael Harrah is planning to start construction on One Broadway Plaza, a 37-story office tower in downtown Santa Ana, by next summer.






Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Talonvest Capital Closes $42M of Perm Loans in November




California





Talonvest Capital Closes $42M of Perm Loans in November



COSTA MESA, CA-Tom Sherlock, a principal at Talonvest, tells GlobeSt.com that commercial real estate lending activity has been consistently increasing.






CBRE Global Investors to Acquire Fairmont Office Tower




California





CBRE Global Investors to Acquire Fairmont Office Tower



SAN JOSE, CA-CBRE Global Investors, a Los Angeles-based investment firm, is in contract to purchase a high-profile office building in downtown San Jose.









SquareTrade Nearly Triples San Francisco HQ Space



SAN FRANCISCO-SquareTrade has nearly tripled its San Francisco headquarters footprint by signing a lease for a 54,000-square-foot space at 360 Third Street.









Sunroad Enterprises Breaks Ground on Ariva Apartments



SAN DIEGO-Sunroad Enterprises has started construction on Ariva, a 253-unit apartment community in San Diego Spectrum Center in Kearny Mesa.









Cove at Bear Valley Apartments Trade Hands



ESCONDIDO, CA-CoStar Group has reported that The Cove at Bear Valley, a 25,000-square-foot apartment community in Escondido, has changed hands for $4.9 million.






Bernards Restores, Rebuilds Iconic Hotel




California





Bernards Restores, Rebuilds Iconic Hotel



SANTA BARBARA, CA-The commercial builder is implementing the $46-million project on El Encanto, a five-star Santa Barbara resort hotel, owned and operated by Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.






Monday, December 3, 2012

CalSTRS, Primestor JV to Pursue Urban Retail Opportunities




California





CalSTRS, Primestor JV to Pursue Urban Retail Opportunities



WEST SACRAMENTO, CA-The joint venture will focus on urban retail properties in underserved communities, with the potential of reaching $250 million in commitments, and will continue to focus on core assets.







National





Blackstone's Gray: Time to Invest in Retail



NEW YORK CITY-It was the basis going in that helped spur the private equity giant to acquire $16 billion of shopping centers globally, Gray said Monday at ICSC New York.








Sulentic Named CBRE CEO




California





Sulentic Named CBRE CEO



LOS ANGELES—It's official. Sulentic has assumed the title of CEO, taking over for Brett White, who retired last month.









Sorrento Valley Industrial Building Trades for $7M



SAN DIEGO-CoStar Group reported that Peckham Family Trust has picked up an industrial building that houses a U.S. Army Reserves armory in Sorrento Valley for about $7 million.









AEW Capital, BCL Pay $34M for Sorrento Mesa Office Building



SORRENTO MESA, CA-Boston-based AEW Capital Management LLC and San Diego-based BCL Inc. have purchased One Pacific Heights, a five-story office property in Sorrento Mesa.







National





Sulentic Named CBRE CEO



LOS ANGELES-It's official. Sulentic has assumed the title of CEO, taking over for Brett White, who retired last month.








We're Waiting on Congress




National





We're Waiting on Congress



NEW YORK CITY-Ric Clark, Jeff Schwartz and Robert Toll all seem to feel that the economy will do great . . . if Congress doesn't muck up the Fiscal Cliff issue.









California





Bernards Moves Ahead on $76M High School



MERCED, CA-The builder is constructing El Capitan High School here, a 220,000-square-foot project that encompasses nine buildings.









Urban Plaza Breaks Ground



SAN DIEGO-The project is the result of a unique public-private partnership between the city, Civic San Diego and Westfield.









$100M Retail Development Gets Jumpstart



HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA-DJM Capital Partners acquires 11 acres for the retail and hotel portion of its planned mixed-use Pacific City development here.