August 13, 1999Campbell Centre gets boost from renovation projectsDallas Morning News, Aug. 13DALLAS – When Campbell Centre was built on North Central Expressway in the 1970s. Now a $17 million renovation and the widening of North Central promise...

August 13, 1999COLUMBUS, Ohio – The trustees of Lexford Residential Trust (NYSE: LFT) declared a 35.2 cents/share common stock dividend payable Oct. 8 to holders of record Sept. 20.In addition, Lexford's shareholders will vote Sept 30 on the...

August 13, 1999 CHICAGO – Strategic Hotel Capital Inc. has formed a venture with the real estate investment arm of the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. to buy upscale hotels throughout Europe.GIC Real Estate is already an investor...

August 13, 1999Market for bonds nearly saturatedThe Charlotte Observer, Aug. 13CHARLOTTE – Corporate worries about having enough cash on hand for Y2K mean investment banks are sending a glut of corporate bonds to the market -- at a...

August 13, 1999 Publisher inks lease deal at 10 St. JamesThe Boston Herald, Aug. 13BOSTON – A subsidiary of London-based Pearson Plc, publishers of The Economist and Financial Times, will put 600 employees into a new office tower...

August 13, 1999Public opinion kills plans to build Richmond Road shopping center The Daily Press, August 13WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – A proposal to build a retail and entertainment center off Richmond Road was withdrawn minutes before the City Council...

August 13, 1999 Cambridge scoops up Laing's mall propertiesThe Globe and Mail, Aug. 13TORONTO – Cambridge Shopping Centres Ltd. is buying Laing Property Corp., extending the Toronto-based firm's holdings further west. But Cambridge says it will keep only...

August 12, 1999 By Keith Regan, VertiNews.com CorrespondentBOSTON – Meredith & Grew Inc. has been selected to manage the marketing and development of Worcester's Union Station, which is nearing the end of a $25 million renovation. The Worcester...

August 12, 1999Hot piece of downtown property up for grabsOrlando Sentinel, Aug. 12ORLANDO – A prime block of downtown Orlando real estate has been put up for sale by its Saudi Arabian owners. The 2.29-acre property, bounded by...

August 12, 1999 PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE:PEI) will broadcast its quarterly earnings conference call through Investor Broadcast Network's Vcall website. The call will take place today at 11 a.m. EDT. To access the site,...

August 12, 1999 NEW YORK – NEC America Inc. is relocating its corporate headquarters to a 526,244-square-foot building that Archon Group, a unit of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS), will develop in the Las Colinas Corporate Center in...

August 12, 1999 CHARLESTON, S.C. – Golf Trust of America Inc. (AMEX:GTA) a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT), reported funds from operations for the second quarter ended June 30 of $8.4 million or 64 cents/share, compared to...

August 12, 1999 LOS ANGELES – CB Richard Ellis (NYSE:CBG) said it named Craig T. Stevens to the newly created post of senior vice president of e-business.Stevens was formerly head of the company's strategic purchasing program and 1031...

August 12, 1999 HORSHAM, Pa. – GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corp. said it acquired Allan D. Dannatt & Co., a Houston-based commercial mortgage banker.The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Dannatt represents life insurers, conduit lenders and other lending...

August 12, 1999 Senior community started in FairviewDallas Morning News, Aug. 12DALLAS – U.S. Home Corp. has begun building a $250 million senior housing community just north of Dallas. The 1,144-home Heritage Ranch community in the Collin County...

August 12, 1999 Giant bookstore chain touted to be major retailer at Daly-site projectThe Ottawa Citizen, Aug. 12OTTAWA — The city's prime business corner—the intersection of Rideau Street and Sussex Drive—will be the battleground for a book retailing...

August 12, 1999WASHINGTON (AP) – Yields on 30-year Treasury bonds rose in today's auction to the highest level in nearly two years. The yield was 6.144 percent, up from 5.298 percent at the last auction on Feb. 11....

August 12, 1999UrbanAmerica targets inner citiesThe Baltimore Sun, August 12BALTIMORE – Seeking to capitalize on a lack of competition in urban areas, a newly-formed New York company is looking to acquire retail and office projects in low- to...

August 12, 1999 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – AmeriVest Properties Inc. (NASDAQ:AMVP) said it paid $7.9 million for three adjacent office buildings in Indianapolis with 95,800 square feet.The buildings are 95 percent leased and were purchased from Sheridan Realty Partners...

August 12, 1999 Pappas deal clears way for hotel The Boston Herald, Aug. 12BOSTON—City officials have struck a deal with developer James A. Pappas that opens up a parcel of land that will house a $250 million convention...

August 12, 1999CHICAGO – Security Capital Group (NYSE:SCZ) has agreed to sell the 23.6 percent interest it owns in Strategic Hotel Capital Inc. to the hotel investment firm for $328 million.In May, Security Capital, which is led by...

August 11, 1999NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Equity One Inc. (NYSE: EQY) said it agreed to buy Pine Island Ridge and Ridge Plaza in Davie, Fla., for $35.5 million.The two adjacent properties total 410,000 square feet on 41...

August 11, 1999Plan to build library branch at Balch Institute popularThe Philadelphia Inquirer, August 11 PHILADELPHIA – An historical neighborhood located between Old City and Society Hill is getting a new resident, much to the delight of the...

August 11, 1999Mortgage plan targets inner cityHouston Chronicle, August 11BOSTON – Bank of America announced Tuesday it will fund an unprecedented $3-billion mortgage program for low- to moderate-income borrowers that promises no down payment, no application fee and...

August 11, 1999 Minority business leaders launch $160-Mln real estate fundCrain's New York Business, August 11NEW YORK – American Express Co. President Kenneth Chenault, Time Warner Inc. President Richard Parsons and other prominent minority businessmen launched a real...