RECENT NEWS
Prudential Establishes Presence in Albuquerque
September 9, 1999 By The Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – REALCO, Inc. (Nasdaq: RLCO) has acquired TI Construction, a multi-state commercial construction company located in Albuquerque. Amity Inc., a wholly owned commercial construction subsidiary of Realco, acquired the...
Historic San Francisco Building to be HQ for NBC Internet Co.
September 9, 1999SAN FRANCISCO – The former Standard Oil Building will be the headquarters of a newly formed company merging the Internet assets of Xoom.com, Snap.Com and broadcaster NBC.Ocwen Asset Investment Corp. (NYSE: OAC) announced it has leased...
Minnesota Developer Proposes Shopping District in Montana
September 9, 1999 By The Associated PressKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) – A multi-million-dollar real estate proposal could net Kalispell a brand-new fairgrounds, while at the same time turn the old fairgrounds into a commercial shopping district. "We have a...
Riverbank Development Rules Muddied in NC
September 9, 1999 By The Associated PressNEW BERN, N.C. (AP) – A state panel studying ways to reduce runoff pollution in coastal sounds and rivers has backpedaled on its previous plan to restrict all permanent structures 30 feet...
German Parliament Buildings on Shaky Ground, Berliners Must Wait to Move In
September 9, 1999 By The Associated PressBERLIN (AP) – Just days after starting work in Berlin, German lawmakers got bad news Thursday about their offices: Most won't be ready for another two years because of construction problems. The...
Pluma Plummets: 1,000 Layoffs Reported
September 9, 1999 By The Associated PressEDEN, N.C. (AP) - Debt-ridden Pluma is closing its doors in the town of Eden. The maker of fleece and other active-wear products filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year, will shut...
Film Studio Facility for Sale in Toronto
September 9, 1999 By Thom Geier, The Hollywood Reporte TORONTO (AP)- Mired in red ink, Canadian film and television company Lions Gate Entertainment is seeking a buyer, sources said Wednesday,for its operations including film production, television, domestic distribution...
Jameson Inns Inc. expanding to Louisiana
September 9, 1999 By Carol Muse Evans, VertiNews.com CorrespondentATLANTA, Ga. – Atlanta-based Jameson Inns Inc. (NASDAQ:JAMS), owner of Jameson Inn and Signature Inn hotels, is entering the Louisiana market with the purchase of a Shreveport site for a...
Regency Realty Corp. Completes $160 Mln In Perpetual Preferred Offerings
September 9, 1999 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Regency Realty Corporation (NYSE: REG) announced today that its Regency Centers, L.P. sold $85 million of 8.75% Series B cumulative redeemable preferred units and sold $75 million of 9.00%, Series C cumulative...
Bentley Forbes Buys $20 Mln Office, Provides 10-Yr Lease
September 9, 1999 LOS ANGELES – The Bentley Forbes Group LLC bought Capital One Financial Corporation's Tollway Office Center I complex in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Plano for approximately $20 million.As part of the deal, Bentley Forbes...
Glimcher Sells Ticket to Movies for $7.8 Mln
September 9, 1999 CHICAGO – Theatreplex Entertainment Properties Inc. bought a $7.8 million cinema multiplex from Glimcher Properties Limited Partnership, the operating partnership for Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE: GRT), a real estate investment trust based in Columbus, Ohio.The...
Crown American Modifies Credit Line, But Earnings Will Suffer
September 9, 1999 JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Crown American Realty Trust (NYSE:CWN) has negotiated a two-year extension and modifications to its secured line of credit from GE Capital Real Estate.The modifications were done in order to fund an expansion...
Prime Buys Property Management Software
September 9, 1999 DENVER – Prime Group Realty Trust (NYSE: PGE) has purchased J.D. Edwards' OneWorld(TM) and WorldSoftware(TM) software package which features fully-integrated property management and financial systems, the software company said today.Chicago-based Prime Group Realty Trust is...
Tishman Speyer Goes Broadband
September 9, 1999 NEW YORK – WinStar Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: WCII) has signed an agreement with Tishman Speyer Properties to offer its Wireless Fiber(SM) service to tenants worldwide. "Having access to fast and reliable broadband technology is essential...
Duke-Weeks Makes It Easier to Buy Its Stock
September 9, 1999 SAN FRANCISCO – A new service offered by Duke-Weeks Realty Corporation (NYSE: DRE), a mixed office and industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), and StockPower Inc., a Web-based direct investing company allows investors to purchase...
Duke-Weeks Promotes 2 in Central Florida Reorganization
September 9, 1999 By Paul Gereffi, VertiNews.com CorrespondentDuke-Weeks Realty Corp., (NYSE: DRE) a REIT created earlier this year through the combination of Weeks Realty Corp. of Atlanta and Duke Realty Corp. of Indianapolis, has reorganized its Central Florida...
Southeast Regional Digest
September 9, 1999Highwoods to develop office towerThe News & Observer, September 9RALEIGH, N.C. – Highwoods Properties, the Triangle's largest office landlord, plans to develop a seven-story tower with 160,000 square feet of space and a four-level parking deck...
Pan Pacific Retail Sets $0.40/shr Div
September 9, 1999 SAN DIEGO – Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE:PNP) today reported its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, payable October 22, 1999, to the shareholders of record September 24,...
Apex Mortgage Capital Sets $0.46/shr Div, Changes Hedging Strategy
September 8, 1999LOS ANGELES – Apex Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE: AXM) has set a third-quarter dividend of 46 cents/share payable Oct. 15 to shareholders of record Sept. 30. The dividend is 70 percent higher than the one paid...
Essex Property Trust Buys Newport Beach, Calif., Apartments for $62 Mln
September 8, 1999 PALO ALTO, Calif. – Essex Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: ESS) paid $62 million, or $84,700/unit, for Coronado at Newport, a 732-unit apartment complex in Newport Beach, Calif.Essex is evaluating forming a joint venture with another...
Apex Mortgage One-Ups Amresco in Bid for Impac Commercial, Offers $78 Mln
September 8, 1999LOS ANGELES – Apex Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE: AXM) has offered to acquire Impac Commercial Holdings Inc. (AMEX: ICH) in a stock swap that values Impac at $78 million, or $7.09/share.Each Impac share would be swapped...
Wilshire Fires Two Top Execs
September 8, 1999 By Hans Greimel, Associated Press Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The whiz-kid founder of Wilshire Financial Services Group and his number two executive have been fired by the company's board in a disagreement over how...
Grubb & Ellis Names Kelley Corporate Services Group Director
September 8, 1999NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Grubb & Ellis Co. (NYSE: GBE) has named J.D. Kelley national director of strategic services and director of its corporate services group, which is based in Dallas.Kelley was formerly executive managing director of...
Spieker To Develop 16-story Office Tower In Emeryville, Cal.
September 8, 1999MENLO PARK, Calif. – Spieker Properties Inc. (NYSE: SPK) intends to start construction on a 16-story, 330,000 square foot office tower at its Watergate Office Towers complex in Emeryville, Calif. by the end of this year....
Lerner Brings Recently Built Building up to 98% Occupied
September 8, 1999MCLEAN, Va. – Lerner Enterprises said it has signed leases with seven tenants for 73,400 square feet at 1750 Tysons Boulevard, an office building that is nearing completion in McLean, Va.Lerner, which is based in North...
About
Commercial Real Estate Direct is the only source -- in print or otherwise -- that keeps close tabs on the entire real estate capital markets industry. It provides up-to-date market intelligence on the mortgage business, equity raising, investment sales and CMBS.
