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Westfield Buys Mall Site, Dismissing Suit Against New Haven, Conn.
December 13, 2000 Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportNEW HAVEN, Conn. – Westfield America Inc. (NYSE:WEA) has agreed to buy a 19.5-acre parcel in New Haven, Conn., that was to be the home of a shopping mall that...
Fitch Upgrades $138.2 Mln KPAC 1994-C3
December 13, 2000 NEW YORK – Fitch has upgraded one class in Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp.'s $138.2 million 1994-C3, and affirmed other rated classes.The rating agency upgraded the $39.3 million class C to double-A-minus from single-A-plus.The upgrades are...
Cushman & Wakefield Buys Matlow-Kennedy
December 13, 2000 LOS ANGELES – Cushman & Wakefield has acquired Matlow-Kennedy Commercial Real Estate Services, a brokerage firm in Long Beach, Calif.Matlow-Kennedy focuses on the office and industrial markets of Los Angeles and Orange Counties.The acquisition becomes...
S&P Adopts Canadian Bond Rating Outlook on Legacy Hotels
December 13, 2000 TORONTO – Standard & Poor's has given its triple-B-minus rating to Legacy Hotels corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings. The outlook is stable.The action is a result of the rating agency's merger with the...
GE Capital Provides Office, Condo Loans in Calif.
December 13, 2000 GE Capital Real Estate recently provided nearly $400 million in financing for office and residential properties in California.GE Capital lent Douglas Emmett Realty Advisors $345 million loan for its purchase of a portfolio of Los...
Summit REIT to Sell Calgary Office Tower
December 13, 2000 TORONTO – Summit REIT (TSE:SMU_u.TO) has agreed to sell an office tower in Calgary, Alberta, for about C$24.5 million (US$16.1 million), or C$122/sf (US$80/sf), to an undisclosed buyer.The 200,987-square-foot building is at 333 11th Ave....
Target to Lease Warehouse, Develop Site in Southern Calif.
December 13, 2000 By Brad Berton, Commercial Real Estate Direct Contributing WriterTarget Stores will lease a vacant 725,000-square-foot warehouse and develop an adjacent property with about 500,000 sf within Southern California's booming Inland Empire hub surrounding Ontario International...
Lennar Builds Space for Ontario, Calif., Manufacturer
December 13, 2000 ONTARIO, Calif. – Lennar Partners has started developing a 222,000-square-foot expansion of Ritek Group/Ritek Global Media's manufacturing and distribution facilities.The build-to-suit project is located on 12 acres north of the Pomono Freeway at 2950 E....
Mack-Cali Signs Leases for NJ Properties
December 13, 2000 Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (NYSE:CLI) has signed leases for more than 260,000 square feet at six of its New Jersey office properties.The leases are:– Ford Motor Co., a five-year, 96,053-sf lease renewal at 200 Riser Road...
AvalonBay Starts $102 Mln Apartment Complex in Queens, NY
December 13, 2000 NEW YORK – AvalonBay Communities Inc. (NYSE:AVB) has begun construction of a 32-story apartment building on the west waterfront of Queens, N.Y. The project is expected to cost $102.5 million.Completion of the 372-unit Avalon Riverview...
Historic D.C. Office Tower Hits Market
December 13, 2000By Susanna Potter, Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff WriterStarwood Capital has hired the Greenwich Group to market a historic 116,00-square-foot office and retail building at 1401 K Street NW in Washington, D.C.Though there is no asking...
ProLogis Names Tim M. Harvie Chief Technology Officer
December 13, 2000 DENVER – ProLogis (NYSE:PLD) has named Tim M. Harvie as chief technology officer.Harvie will be responsible for integrating the company's technology investments and finding opportunities to leverage technology to further expand ProLogis' customer service offerings.Prior...
FINAL PRICING: $914.6 Mln Salomon Bros. Commercial Mortgage Trust 2000-C3
December 13, 2000 Salomon Bros. Commercial Mortgage Trust 2000-C3ClassAmount($mln)Sub. Level(%)RatingS&PRatingMoody'sAvg.LifePriceTalk(BP)Priced(BP)BenchMarkA-1180.723AAAAaa5.7+28-29+30SwapsA-2523.623AAAAaa9.37+41-42+43SwapsB43.418.25AAAa29.82+56-59+59SwapsC35.514.25AA29.9+71-74+74SwapsD13.712.75A-A39.91+81-8490SwapsE13.711.25BBB+Baa19.91+120 area+120SwapsF13.79.75BBBBaa29.91+130 area+130SwapsG13.78.25BBB-Baa39.91+280 areaNA*Treas.IO914.6NAAAAAaa8.82NANA*NA*Privately placed.
Settlement Reached in Courtyard by Marriott Partnerships Lawsuits
December 13, 2000 WASHINGTON – Marriott International Inc. (NYSE:MAR) and Rockledge Hotel Properties Inc. have settled lawsuits with Courtyard by Marriott Limited Partnership and Courtyard by Marriott II Limited Partnership.CBM I Holdings LLC and CBM II Holdings LLC...
Reaxon Adds John Prout to Staff
December 12, 2000Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportReaxon Net Technologies, a venture formed by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and KPMG Peat Marwick to develop an Internet-based loan-origination application, has hired John Prout from Madison Real Estate Technologies Inc.Prout,...
Investor Paying $412/sf for NY Offices
December 12, 2000 Andalex Group, a New York firm run by developer Allen Silverman, is buying 380 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in a complex deal valued at $350 million, or $412/sf.The company is taking over the building...
Fitch Takes Criimi Mae’s Servicer Ratings Off Watch
December 12, 2000 NEW YORK – Fitch has removed Criimi Mae Services LP's commercial mortgage servicer ratings from Rating Watch Negative and affirmed its primary servicer rating at 'CPS3', its master servicer rating at 'CMS3', and its special...
Fitch Withdraws Crown Northcorp’s Master Servicer Rating
December 12, 2000 NEW YORK – Fitch has withdrawn Crown NorthCorp's (OTC:ASET) master servicer rating of 'CMS3'.The rating agency also downgraded Crown's primary servicer rating to 'CPS3' from 'CPS2' and its special servicer rating to 'CSS3' from `CSS2'....
Bill Scully Resigns as Director of Imperial Parking
December 12, 2000 VANCOUVER, B.C. – In order to avoid a conflict of interest, William A. Scully, a partner of Apollo Real Estate Advisors, has resigned as a director of Imperial Parking Corp. (AMEX:IPK).Apollo's Investment Fund II LP...
Chelsea GCA Realty Inc. Changes Name, Stock Symbol
December 12, 2000 ROSELAND, N.J. – Chelsea GCA Realty Inc. (NYSE:CCG) is changing its name to Chelsea Property Group Inc., effective Jan. 1.As a result, the New York Stock Exchange will begin using the company's new trading symbol,...
Rubenstein Gets $47 Mln of Debt to Refinance Offices
December 12, 2000 Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportAn affiliate of The Rubenstein Co. has lined up a $47 million fixed-rate mortgage to refinance Plymouth Meeting Executive Campus, a 360,250-square-foot office property in the Philadelphia suburb of Plymouth...
Mack-Cali Buys 1.5 Mln Shares for $40.7 Mln
December 12, 2000 CRANFORD, N.J. – Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (NYSE:CLI) has over the last four months purchased 1.5 million shares of its common stock at a total cost of $40.7 million. The shares were bought on the open...
Capstead Mortgage Director Rubin Snaps Up 180,000 Shares
December 12, 2000 (NewsTraders.com) – Capstead Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:CMO) director Howard Rubin bought about 180,000 shares of the mortgage investment from Nov. 2 to Nov. 28, according to a regulatory filing released yesterday.Rubin paid per-share prices ranging from...
Southern Apartment Portfolio Gets $79.5 Mln in Fannie Mae Refinancing
December 12, 2000 ATLANTA – An investment fund sponsored by Shoptaw & Garrard has received $79.5 million of mortgage debt to refinance 12 loans on six apartment properties in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina. Fannie Mae provided...
Southeast Regional Digest (12/12/00): Florida firm to build $20 Mln HQ
December 12, 2000 Boca Raton-based company to build $20 Mln HQBoca Raton News, December 12BOCA RATON – Oc? Printing Systems USA is planning a $20-million headquarters in Arivida Park of Commerce. The three-story building will contain 94,000 square...
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