The General Services Administration recently found that none of the 9,766 buildings the government occupies meet the 60% utilization threshold mandated by the USE IT Act, which could accelerate its property disposition...
Crain’s Chicago Business Barings has provided $1567 million of financing to facilitate Onni Group’s purchase of the 11 million-square-foot office property at 161 North Clark St in Chicago Onni, of Vancouver, British Columbia, paid $125...
Crain’s Chicago Business Riverside Investment & Development has lined up $64 million of mortgage financing under the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 221(d)(4) program for the construction of the 199-unit apartment...
Crain’s Chicago Business Standard Real Estate Investments and Belay Investment Group has paid $61 million, or $238,281/unit, for Martin’s Point, a 256-unit apartment property in the Chicago suburb of Lombard, Ill Standard and Belay, both...
Commercial Property Executive Hillwood has paid $417 million, or $7524/sf, for 70 Connect II, a 554,228-square-foot industrial property in Greenfield, Ind, an eastern suburb of Indianapolis The Dallas company acquired the property from Lauth Group...
Crain’s Chicago Business Nuveen has paid $27 million, or $29032/unit, for Elston Plaza, a 93,000-square-foot retail center in Chicago The New York investment manager acquired the property, at 3570 North Elston Ave, from DWS Group, which bought...
The Manhattan office market showed continued signs of recovery in the first quarter, with leasing activity stabilizing and availability declining as tenants increasingly expanded their space...
Commercial Observer Empire State Realty Trust Inc has paid $46 million, or $2,149/sf, for the 21,400 square feet of commercial space at 127 Kent Ave in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, NY The New York REIT acquired the space from Joyland Group...
Crain’s Chicago Business FPA Multifamily has paid $23 million, or $184,000/unit, for the 125-unit Park City Apartments in Oak Park, Ill The San Francisco investment manager acquired the property, at 675 Lake St, from Intercontinental Real...
A family office has leased 5,063 square feet at the 9 West 57th St office building in Midtown Manhattan, with rent averaging $32750/sf, believed to be the highest ever recorded in the borough The 168 million-square-foot building, a block from...
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