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S&P Takes Green Tree Financial Corp. Notes Off Watch
September 27, 2000 NEW YORK – Standard & Poor's today affirmed its ratings on and removed its CreditWatch status from various classes of Green Tree Financial Corp. Manufactured Housing Trust's certificates; Green Tree Recreational, Equipment & Consumer Trust's...
Correction: S&P Gives Heritage BB+ Corporate Rating
September 27, 2000 Standard & Poor's assigned a double-B-plus rating to Heritage Property Investment Trust. The rating agency had misidentified the firm when it issued the rating on Sept. 18. Commercial Real Estate Direct ran the story on...
Mack-Cali, SJP Joint Venture Buys Site in Parsippany, N.J., for $16 Mln
September 27, 2000 A joint venture of Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (NYSE:CLI) and SJP Properties has paid about $16 million for a 47-acre development site at Morris Corporate Center in Parsippany, N.J.The land, which was purchased from BASF Corp.,...
Stiles to Build a 411,000-SF Office Building; Bank of America Leases 75,000 SF
September 27, 2000FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Stiles Corp. will begin construction in December on a planned 411,000-square-foot, multitenant office building, called Las Olas City Centre.Fronting on the 400 block of Las Olas Boulevard, the tower's 71,000-sf ground floor...
Beacon Capital’s Boston-Area Office Complex Could Fetch $200 Mln
September 27, 2000 The Cambridge, Mass., office development that Beacon Capital Partners is looking to sell could fetch more than $200 million, according to a report in this morning's Boston Herald.Beacon Capital, an opportunity investment fund headed by...
PaineWebber Lifts Five Hospitality Stocks; Starwood Hiked to Buy
September 26, 2000 (NewsTraders.com) – Displaying a positive stance on hospitality stocks, PaineWebber analyst Keith Mills upgraded five of the issues he covers, including Starwood Hotels (NYSE: HOT), which he promoted to "buy" from "attractive" with the comment...
James Leonetti Joins CB Richard Ellis as CFO
September 26, 2000 LOS ANGELES – James H. Leonetti has joined CB Richard Ellis as chief financial officer.Leonetti was previously chief financial officer of Long Beach Mortgage Co., a specialty finance company that originated $3 billion of financing...
Fitch Upgrades JP Morgan’s Servicer Rating
September 26, 2000 NEW YORK – Fitch has upgraded J.P. Morgan Mortgage Capital Inc.'s primary servicer rating to 'CPS2' from 'CPS3' and has issued a master servicer rating of 'CMS3'.The future status of J.P. Morgan's servicing operations is...
British Land Upgraded to Stable
September 26, 2000 LONDON – Fitch has upgraded British Land's senior unsecured triple-B-plus and short-term F2 ratings from rating watch evolving to a stable ratings outlook.The original rating watch action followed British Land's conditional agreement this summer to...
Fitch Downgrades 2 Classes of Asset Securitization Corp., 1996-MD VI
September 26, 2000 NEW YORK – Fitch has downgraded two classes of Asset Securitization Corp.'s 1996-MD VI and affirmed the other classes that it rates.The rating agency lowered the $35.8 million class B-1 and the $1,000 class B-1H...
PRICE TALK: $838.5 Mln Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities 2000-WF2
September 26, 2000 Go To Standard & Poor's Presale Report. Go To Fitch's Presale Report.Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2000-WF2ClassAmount($mln)Sub. Level(%)RatingS&PRatingFitchAvg.LifePrice Talk(BP)BenchMarkA-1170.716.5AAAAAA5.7+27-291-mo. LiborA-2529.416.5AAAAAA9.6+37-391-mo. LiborB28.313.125AAAA9+50-521-mo. LiborC26.210AA9+65 area1-mo. LiborD8.49A-A-9+75 area1-mo. LiborE23.066.25BBBBBB9+225 areaTreas.F7.35.375BBB-BBB-9+255 areaTreas.G1.055.25BBB-NRNANA--H14.73.5BB+NRNANA--I6.32.75BBNRNANA--J6.32BB-NRNANA--K2.11.75B+NRNANA--L4.21.25BNRNANA--M2.11B-NRNANA--X838.5NAAAAAAANANA--
Slocum Named to Head First Union’s Real Estate Effort; Carling Retires
Correction (September 27): Barry Reiner is managing director of First Union's commercial real estate finance unit, which is the bank's commercial mortgage-backed securities conduit operation. Ben Williams is managing director of the bank's real estate capital markets. Reiner...
Security Capital, SC-U.S. Realty to Merge
September 26, 2000 LONDON – Security Capital Group Inc. (NYSE:SCZ) and SC-U.S. Realty (NYSE:RTY) have agreed to merge in a deal valued at $1.4 billion. Security Capital will exchange its stock and pay cash for assets of SC-U.S....
PRICE TALK: $738.5 Mln J.P. Morgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp. 2000-C10
September 26, 2000Go To Fitch's Presale Report.Go To Moody's Presale Report. J.P. Morgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp., Series 2000-C10ClassAmount($mln)Sub. Level(%)RatingFitchRatingMoody'sAvg.LifePrice Talk(BP)BenchMarkA-195.523.25AAAAaa5.47+29-301-mo. LiborA-2471.323.25AAAAaa9 +39-411-mo. LiborB31.419AAAa29+53-551-mo. LiborC29.515AA29+66-681-mo. LiborD9.213.75A-A39+76-781-mo. LiborE23.0810.625BBBBaa29+240 areaTreas.F*10.159.25BBB-Baa39+255 areaTreas.G*14.87.25BB+Ba1NANA--H*14.85.25BBBa2NANA--J*7.44.25BB-Ba3NANA--K*5.53.5B+B1NANA--L*7.42.5BB2NANA--M*5.51.75B-B3NANA--NR*12.90.00NRNRNANA--X**738.5NAAAAAaaNANA--* Privately placed.** Interest only, notional amount.
Greenlight Capital Takes 5.9% Stake in Insignia Financial
September 26, 2000 (NewsTraders.com) – Investment management firm Greenlight Capital LLC has acquired a 5.9 percent ownership stake in Insignia Financial Group (NYSE: IFS), a New York-based real estate organization, according to a regulatory filing.Greenlight, managed by David...
NorthStar Capital Sues Vornado Over Purchase of Debt from CSFB
September 26, 2000 NorthStar Capital Investment Corp., which owns a big stake in the Ian Schrager Hotels chain, is suing Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO), claiming the REIT's recent purchase of $75 million of its debt could restrict NorthStar...
Investor Cuts Hersha Hospitality Stake to 5.3% from 9.4%
September 26, 2000 (NewsTraders.com) – Investor James T. Martin recently lowered his ownership stake in Hersha Hospitality Trust (AMEX:HT) to 5.3 percent from 9.4 percent.The Bermuda-based consultant, who currently owns 120,000 shares of Hersha common stock, last filed...
Koll Development Inks Leases at Dublin, Calif., Office Project
September 26, 2000Special to Commercial Real Estate DirectNewport Beach-based Koll Development Co. has signed five tenants to leases for the first phase of its Koll Dublin Center in Dublin, Calif., illustrating the strength of leasing activity in Northern...
Insignia Jumps on Project Octane
September 26, 2000 Insignia Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: IFS) has joined the three powerhouse brokerage firms that launched Project Octane, an online transaction services platform slated to launch in the first quarter of 2001.Insignia joins CB Richard Ellis...
Opus West Seen Offering Irvine, Calif., Office Building
September 26, 2000 Special to Commercial Real Estate DirectIRVINE, Calif. - Opus West Corp. plans to begin marketing its new 12-story Opus Center Irvine office building in Irvine, Calif., according to sources familiar with the company.One of Orange...
Boston Properties Ups Line of Credit by $105 Mln
September 26, 2000 BOSTON – Fleet National Bank has led a syndicate of 14 banks that has raised Boston Properties Inc.'s (NYSE: BXP) unsecured line of credit to $605 million from $500 million.The REIT will use the increased...
Mack-Cali Ups Dividend to $0.61/share
September 26, 2000 CRANFORD, N.J. – Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (NYSE:CLI) has increased its quarterly common-stock dividend to 61 cents/share from 58 cents/share payable Oct. 23 to holders of record Oct. 4.The increased dividend comes on the heels of...
SL Green, Morgan Stanley Venture Sell 90 Broad, Buy 180 Madison
September 26, 2000A joint venture between Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund III and SL Green Realty Corp (NYSE:SLG) have agreed to sell 90 Broad Street for $60 million, or $176/sf, to Rockrose Development Corp.The 341,000-square-foot building was purchased...
Southeast Regional Digest (9/26/00): Proposed development brings lawsuit in Palm Beach, Fla.
September 26, 2000 Residents face lawsuit over developmentDaily Business Review, September 25PALM BEACH, Fla. – Catalfumo Construction and Development and its development chief have filed suit against two homeowners alleging they are blocking development, interfering with lease deals...
Wexford Bancgroup Provides $18.5 Mln of Financing for New Orleans Retail Center
September 26, 2000 CHICAGO – Wexford Bancgroup has provided $18.5 million of fixed-rate financing for The Shops at Canal Place, a retail property in New Orleans' French Quarter.The 10-year mortgage carries a rate of 8.05 percent and amortizes...
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