May 11, 2000 NEW YORK – A unit of Equity Residential Properties Trust (NYSE:EQR) has made a $25 million investment in Wellsford Real Properties Inc. (AMEX:WRP) by buying convertible trust preferred securities. Proceeds of the investment, which was...

May 11, 2000 Giant mall opens gates this morningThe Tennessean, May 10OPRY MILLS, Tenn. – The $200 million, 1.2 million-square-foot Opry Mills entertainment and shopping complex has opened. Highlights at the 185-store mall include Off 5th, a 150,000-sf...

May 11, 2000 RICHMOND, Va. – Cornerstone Realty Income Trust (NYSE:TCR) has paid $26.8 million, or $65,700/unit, for the Greystone Crossing Apartments in Charlotte, N.C.The 408-unit complex was purchased via a tax-deferred exchange. Cornerstone used proceeds from a...

May 11, 2000 Council approves skyscraper to replace historic buildingThe National Post, May 11TORONTO – Oxford Properties Group Inc. will proceed with plans to dismantle the Concourse Building at 100 Adelaide St. W. Included in the 200 million...

May 11, 2000 1st-Qtr 001st-Qtr 99FFO $39.7 mln$50.9 mln FFO/shr (diluted) $0.44 $0.54 Extra Gain (Loss) ($2.7 mln) -- Net Income $21.8 mln $34.3 mln Net/shr$0.25 $0.38 Revenue$105.5 mln $111.2 mln Shares outst.90.9 mln 93.6 mln

May 11, 2000 NEW YORK – New York Life has agreed to lease the Morris Technology Center, a 257,000-square-foot office property in Parsippany, N.J., that is owned by a venture between Wellsford Real Properties Inc. (AMEX:WRP) and Goldman...

May 11, 2000 1st-Qtr 001st-Qtr 99FFO $18.3 mln$11.7 mln FFO/shr (diluted) $0.32 $0.30 Net Income $24.6 mln $5.8 mln Net/shr$0.65 $0.15 Revenue$37.1 mln $24.5 mln Shares outst.38 mln 39.5 mln

May 11, 2000 By Brad Berton, Commercial Real Estate Direct Contributing EditorTrammell Crow Co. senior vice president/principal Henry Johnson has closed two industrial property lease renewals in Fontana, Calif., with a combined value of about $10 million.The company...

May 11, 2000 COLUMBIA, Md. – General Dynamics Electronic Systems has leased 91,839 square feet at 221 National Business Park, a 120,000-sf building in Columbia, Md.The building is owned by Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE: OFC). It is...

May 11, 2000 James M. Steuterman has resigned as executive vice president and chief operating officer of New Plan Excel Realty Trust (NYSE: NXL). He also resigned from the REIT's board.The company's recently appointed chief financial officer, John...

May 11, 2000 1st-Qtr 001st-Qtr 99FFO $75.2 mln$92.9 mln FFO/shr (diluted) $0.55 $0.66 Net Income $45.7 mln$30.5 mln Net/shr$0.38 $0.24

May 11, 2000 1st-Qtr 001st-Qtr 99FFO $195.6 mln$179.8 mln FFO/shr (diluted) $0.69 $0.62 Extra Gain (Loss) $(0.6 mln) $(3.2 mln) Net Income $91.6 mln $78.8 mln Revenue$468.9 mln $475.1 mln Shares outst.283.6 mln 291.4 mln

May 11, 2000 1st-Qtr 001st-Qtr 99FFO$65.8 mln$59.4 mlnAdj. FFO/shr (diluted)$0.40$0.35Net Income$36.7 mln$28.2 mlnNet/shr$0.28$0.22Revenue$151.4 mln150.8 mlnShares out.148.4 mln148.5 mln

May 11, 2000 1st-Qtr 001st-Qtr 99FFO $169.9 mln $145.4 mln FFO/shr (diluted) $1.19 $1.08 Net Income $72.8 mln $64.2 mln Net/shr$0.57 $0.54 Revenue$485.4 mln $416.1 mln Shares outst.(basic)127.8 mln 119 mln

May 11, 2000 A bank syndicate led by UBS Warburg and Fleet Boston Financial is expected to fund tomorrow an $850 million credit line to Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. (NYSE:CEI).The credit line, which was first announced in...

May 10, 2000 No rush to build Oxford towerThe Toronto Star, May 10TORONTO – A controversial 41-story, 700,000-square-foot office tower slated for the Concourse Building site will not be built until economic conditions support the development, Oxford Properties...

May 10, 2000 LOS ANGELES – Jeffrey E. Friedman, a Credit Suisse First Boston investment banker who helped structure some $1 billion of financing for Maguire Partners, has joined the Los Angeles investment firm as partner.Friedman becomes one...

May 10, 2000 1st-Qtr 001st-Qtr 99FFO (diluted) $12.2 mln$14.2 mln FFO/shr (diluted) $0.33 $0.36 Extra Gain (Loss) $(1.9 mln) $ -- Net Income $2.7 mln $20.9 mln Net/shr$0.10 $0.60 Revenue$34.8 mln $36.2 mln Shares outst.26.6 mln 34.6 mln

May 10, 2000 1st-Qtr 001st-Qtr 99FFO $11.7 mln $13.0 mln FFO/shr (diluted) $0.58 $0.61 Net Income $4.7 mln $6.4 mln Net/shr$0.28 $0.36 Revenue$32.9 mln $32.4 mln Shares outst.16.5 mln 17.7 mln

May 10, 2000 1st-Qtr 001st-Qtr 99FFO $11.5 mln$9.3 mln FFO/shr (diluted) $0.61 $0.55 Net Income $4.5 mln $5.4 mln Net/shr$0.28 $0.33 Revenue$23.1 mln $20.9 mln Shares outst.18.9 mln 16.9 mln

May 10, 2000NEW YORK – CapitalEngine.com has hired Paul S. Saint-Pierre as senior managing director. Saint-Pierre will focus on raising equity for CapitalEngine clients and secondary market trading of real estate securities.Prior to joining CapitalEngine, Saint-Pierre was a...

May 10, 2000 1st-Qtr 001st-Qtr 99Net Income (Loss) $(7.5 mln) $(13.8 mln) Net/shr (Loss)$(0.25) $(0.45) Revenue$187 mln $160 mln Shares outst.30.3 mln 30.5 mln

May 10, 2000ATLANTA – Wells Real Estate Funds has paid $14.3 million for a 77,054-square-foot office building in Troy, Mich.The property, at 4685 Investment Drive, is fully leased to Siemens Automotive Corp under a 10-year net lease.

May 10, 2000 Cohen & Steers Capital Management Inc. has taken a 10.3 percent stake in Health Care Property Investors Inc. (NYSE:HCP).Cohen now owns 5.3 million common shares of the REIT, according to a Form SC 13G/A filed...

May 10, 2000 RALEIGH, N.C. – Highwoods Properties Inc. (NYSE:HIW) has formed a joint venture with two German investment funds and sold it five of its office buildings and a development project.The investment funds, Dreilander-Fonds 97/26 and 99/32...