General News
Interest rate rises in 30-year Treasury bond auction
August 12, 1999WASHINGTON (AP) – Yields on 30-year Treasury bonds rose in today's auction to the highest level in nearly two years. The yield was 6.144 percent, up from 5.298 percent at the last auction on Feb. 11. It was...
AmeriVest Properties Buys 3 Office Buildings for $7.9 Mln
August 12, 1999 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – AmeriVest Properties Inc. (NASDAQ:AMVP) said it paid $7.9 million for three adjacent office buildings in Indianapolis with 95,800 square feet.The buildings are 95 percent leased and were purchased from Sheridan Realty Partners LP, an...
Strategic Hotel to Pay $328 Mln for Stake Held by Security Capital
August 12, 1999CHICAGO – Security Capital Group (NYSE:SCZ) has agreed to sell the 23.6 percent interest it owns in Strategic Hotel Capital Inc. to the hotel investment firm for $328 million.In May, Security Capital, which is led by Bill Sanders,...
Canadian Regional Digest
August 12, 1999 Giant bookstore chain touted to be major retailer at Daly-site projectThe Ottawa Citizen, Aug. 12OTTAWA — The city's prime business corner—the intersection of Rideau Street and Sussex Drive—will be the battleground for a book retailing war. Canadian...
Mid-Atlantic Regional Digest
August 12, 1999UrbanAmerica targets inner citiesThe Baltimore Sun, August 12BALTIMORE – Seeking to capitalize on a lack of competition in urban areas, a newly-formed New York company is looking to acquire retail and office projects in low- to moderate-income areas...
Northeast Regional Digest
August 12, 1999 Pappas deal clears way for hotel The Boston Herald, Aug. 12BOSTON—City officials have struck a deal with developer James A. Pappas that opens up a parcel of land that will house a $250 million convention center hotel....
Meredith & Grew to Manage Worcester Landmark
August 12, 1999 By Keith Regan, VertiNews.com CorrespondentBOSTON – Meredith & Grew Inc. has been selected to manage the marketing and development of Worcester's Union Station, which is nearing the end of a $25 million renovation. The Worcester Redevelopment Authority...
Southeast Regional Digest
August 12, 1999Hot piece of downtown property up for grabsOrlando Sentinel, Aug. 12ORLANDO – A prime block of downtown Orlando real estate has been put up for sale by its Saudi Arabian owners. The 2.29-acre property, bounded by Orange and...
Pennsylvania REIT Sets Earnings Call on Web
August 12, 1999 PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE:PEI) will broadcast its quarterly earnings conference call through Investor Broadcast Network's Vcall website. The call will take place today at 11 a.m. EDT. To access the site, go to...
NEC to Relocate to New Dallas Digs Built by Archon
August 12, 1999 NEW YORK – NEC America Inc. is relocating its corporate headquarters to a 526,244-square-foot building that Archon Group, a unit of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS), will develop in the Las Colinas Corporate Center in Irving, Texas.NEC...
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