October 20, 1999NEW YORK – The Cheslock Bakker Opportunity Fund has teamed up with New York developer Charles S. Cohen to buy the 1.2 million-square-foot Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif., from Teachers Insurance Annuity Association of...

October 20, 1999 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Regency Realty Corp. (NYSE:REG) said its board has authorized the purchase of up to $65 million of its common shares. Purchases will be funded through asset sales. The REIT owns 216 retail...

October 20, 1999 SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) – Mayor Judith Valles says her five-day China trip was "a good first step" in efforts to bring new businesses into the former Norton Air Force Base and economic revival in...

October 20, 1999 The venture that Kennedy-Wilson (NASDAQ: KWIC) formed with a unit of Marcus & Millichap will leverage about $40 million of equity capitalization into $200 million of investments over the coming 18 months.Hanover Financial, a unit...

October 20, 1999 BALTIMORE – Municipal Mortgage & Equity LLC (NYSE:MMA), also known as MuniMae, has closed on its $45 million cash-and-stock purchase of the Midland Cos. of Clearwater, Fla.Midland is a privately held group of seven companies...

October 20, 1999 Commercial Assets Inc. (AMEX:CAX) has filed a Form 8-K/A (Amended Current Report) with the SEC.

October 20, 1999 Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE:KIM) has filed a Form 424(b)3, a prospectus supplement detailing the pricing of $50 million of medium-term notes, which were underwritten by Merrill Lynch and Legg Mason Wood Walker.

October 19, 1999 American Mortgage Investors Trust (AMEX:AMC) has filed Form 8-K with the SEC. The filing provides details about the REIT's recent purchase of commercial mortgage-backed securities.

October 19, 1999 Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE:SSI) has filed a Form SC 13E3/A with the SEC. The filing details Sunstone's planned merger with Westbrook Real Estate Partners LLC.

October 19, 1999 RFS Hotel Investors Inc. (NYSE:RFS) has filed a Form 10-Q/A (Amended Quarterly Report) with the SEC.

October 19, 1999 Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE:HPT) has filed Form S-3 with the SEC. The filing relates to the resale of common shares by shareholders Gerard M. Martin and Barry M. Portnoy for their own account.

October 19, 1999 PHILADELPHIA – Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association said that it, along with its partner, Chiyoda Life Realty of America Inc. has completed the sale of its interest in One Liberty Place, a 1.2 million-square-foot office...

October 19, 1999 Sylacauga lands $80 Mln plant, 450 jobsBirmingham News, October 19SYLACAUGA, Ala. – More than 100 acres are now being cleared in Sylacauga for construction of an $80 million plant for a company owned by Italian...

October 19, 1999 NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Grubb & Ellis Co. (NYSE:GBE) has secured a $50 million credit line through a syndicate of financial institutions arranged by Banc of America Securities LLC.The five-year-term credit line replaces a $35 million...

October 19, 1999 Bata closes Ontario plantToronto Star, October 19TORONTO – Bata Industries Ltd. will close an eastern Ontario shoe plant as part of a North American reorganization. The move will eliminate 209 jobs in Batawa, north of...

October 19, 1999 DENVER – Nancy A. Skow has been promoted to partner of Ernst & Young LLP's Denver office.Skow, who has been with Ernst & Young since 1988, provides audit services to clients in the real estate...

October 19, 1999 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Robert L. Shinn has joined the St. Joe Co. (NYSE:JOE ) as president of the company's newly formed Hospitality Development Group.The unit, which will develop hotels, resorts and timeshare facilities, is headquartered...

October 19, 1999 National Golf Properties Inc. (NYSE:TEE) has filed a Form S-3/A (Registration Statement) with the SEC.

October 19, 1999 NEW YORK – Cornelia L. Kiley, former managing director for Chase Manhattan Bank's global asset management unit, has been named head of marketing of Lend Lease Real Estate Investments Inc. In her new post, Kiley...

October 19, 1999 Manufactured Home Communities (NYSE:MHC) has filed a Form 8-K with the SEC.

October 19, 1999 LOS ANGELES – A 110,000-square-foot retail store in Norco, Calif., has been sold for $10.9 million.The building, on a 10-acre lot, houses a HomeBase store. It is located at 200 Hidden Valley Parkway. It was...

October 19, 1999 NEW YORK – Texaco Inc. sold the headquarters building of its London operations for $136 million (82.5 million pounds), or nearly $627/sf.The 217,000-square-foot building, which is located at Westferry Circus in London's Canary Wharf, was...

October 18, 1999By Lisa Finnegan, VertiNews.com CorrespondentNEW YORK -- 838 Associates LLC has received $42 million in financing, or more than $750 per square foot, to build luxury condominiums at the former site of the Union of American...

October 18, 1999IRVING, Texas – FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. (NYSE: FCH) and Starwood Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HOT) have partnered to buy the 437-room Sheraton Premier Hotel in Tysons Corner, Va.The team paid $52.9 million for the property....

October 18, 1999 LOS ANGELES – CB Richard Ellis (NYSE:CBG) has been named leasing and marketing agent for Harbor Center, a $55 million development project in Costa Mesa, Calif.The 330,000-square-foot property is anchored by Home Depot, Lucky, Rite...