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Congressional Subcommittee Approves Extending Terrorism Insurance Program
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportA U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee has approved a bill extending the federal backstop for insurers of terrorism risk.The Real Estate Roundtable has hailed the Financial Services subcommittee's approval of the Terrorism Risk...
Suburban Seattle Retail Property Sells for $70Mln
Panos Properties has paid $70 million for the Mill Creek Town Center, a 183,000-square-foot retail property in the Seattle suburb of Mill Creek, Wash.The Seattle firm purchased the 14-building property from Wakefield Commercial, which originally developed the center...
W.P. Carey Pays $42.7Mln for Northern California Auto Repair School
W.P. Carey has paid $42.7 million for the 245,000-square-foot campus of Universal Technical Institute Inc. in the Sacramento suburb of Natomas, Calif. The New York investment firm is purchasing the campus from the Technical Institute, an auto-repair school...
Liberty Property Trust to Acquire Republic Property Trust in $900Mln Deal
Liberty Property Trust has agreed to acquire Republic Property Trust in a deal valued at roughly $900 million.The Malvern, Pa., REIT will pay $14.70 for each share of Republic common stock and assume $415 million of debt. That's...
Suburban Seattle Retail Property Sells for $70Mln
Panos Properties has paid $70 million for the Mill Creek Town Center, a 183,000-square-foot retail property in the Seattle suburb of Mill Creek, Wash.The Seattle firm purchased the 14-building property from Wakefield Commercial, which originally developed the center...
SL Green Sells 85 Percent Stake in Manhattan Property for $285Mln
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportSL Green Realty Corp. sold an 85 percent stake in 1372 Broadway in Manhattan for about $285 million to Wachovia.The New York REIT put the 508,000-square-foot office and showroom building up for sale...
ING Clarion Buys Ariz. Office Building for $40Mln
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportING Clarion Partners has acquired a 207,160-square-foot office building in Scottsdale, Ariz., for $40 million.Wind Realty Partners sold the property, Scottsdale Forum, which was marketed by Cushman & Wakefield.ING made the purchase on...
W.P. Carey Pays $42.7Mln for Northern California Auto Repair School
W.P. Carey has paid $42.7 million for the 245,000-square-foot campus of Universal Technical Institute Inc. in the Sacramento suburb of Natomas, Calif. The New York investment firm is purchasing the campus from the Technical Institute, an auto-repair school...
Liberty Property Trust to Acquire Republic Property Trust in $900Mln Deal
Liberty Property Trust has agreed to acquire Republic Property Trust in a deal valued at roughly $900 million.The Malvern, Pa., REIT will pay $14.70 for each share of Republic common stock and assume $415 million of debt. That's...
ING Clarion Buys Ariz. Office Building for $40Mln
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportING Clarion Partners has acquired a 207,160-square-foot office building in Scottsdale, Ariz., for $40 million.Wind Realty Partners sold the property, Scottsdale Forum, which was marketed by Cushman & Wakefield.ING made the purchase on...
SL Green Sells 85 Percent Stake in Manhattan Property for $285Mln
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportSL Green Realty Corp. sold an 85 percent stake in 1372 Broadway in Manhattan for about $285 million to Wachovia.The New York REIT put the 508,000-square-foot office and showroom building up for sale...
Berkeley Lines up $72Mln of Financing for Dallas’ 1700 Pacific
Berkeley Investments has lined up $72 million of financing for 1700 Pacific, a 1.3 million-square-foot office tower in Dallas.The Los Angeles firm received the financing from ING Investment Management. HFF Inc.'s Dallas office arranged the three-year, fixed-rate loan.Berkeley...
TA Associates Pays $60.3Mln for Rockville, Md., Office Building
TA Associates Realty has paid $60.3 million for Research Plaza, a 227,114-square-foot office building in Rockville, Md.The Boston real estate firm purchased the property from a pension fund advised by LaSalle Investment Management, which marketed the property through...
Apollo Venture Puts New Retail Center in Queens, N.Y., on Sales Market
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportApollo Real Estate Advisors is in a venture to market for sale a newly-built 60,610-square-foot retail center in Queens, N.Y.The Manhattan office of Newmark Knight & Frank has the listing for the two-acre...
Behringer Harvard Acquires Dallas Office Property
Behringer Harvard Real Estate has purchased the CentrePort Office Center, a 134,246-square-foot office property in Fort Worth, Texas.A sales price was not disclosed, but the two-building complex was expected to sell for about $20 million Behringer, a Dallas...
Suburban Chicago Apartments Sell for $14.5Mln
JEM Realty Advisors has paid $14.5 million for Fox Crest, a 245-unit apartment complex in the Chicago suburb of Waukegan, Ill.The Los Angeles firm purchased the property from Apartment Investment & Management Co., of Denver, which marketed it...
Triple Net Pays $37Mln for Suburban Milwaukee Offices
Triple Net Properties has agreed to pay $37 million for One and Two Riverwood Place, a 196,000-square-foot office property in the Milwaukee suburb of Pewaukee, Wis.The Santa Ana, Calif., real estate firm is acquiring the two-building property from...
Berkeley Lines up $72Mln of Financing for Dallas’ 1700 Pacific
Berkeley Investments has lined up $72 million of financing for 1700 Pacific, a 1.3 million-square-foot office tower in Dallas.The Los Angeles firm received the financing from ING Investment Management. HFF Inc.'s Dallas office arranged the three-year, fixed-rate loan.Berkeley...
Suburban Chicago Apartments Sell for $14.5Mln
JEM Realty Advisors has paid $14.5 million for Fox Crest, a 245-unit apartment complex in the Chicago suburb of Waukegan, Ill.The Los Angeles firm purchased the property from Apartment Investment & Management Co., of Denver, which marketed it...
TA Associates Pays $60.3Mln for Rockville, Md., Office Building
TA Associates Realty has paid $60.3 million for Research Plaza, a 227,114-square-foot office building in Rockville, Md.The Boston real estate firm purchased the property from a pension fund advised by LaSalle Investment Management, which marketed the property through...
Triple Net Pays $37Mln for Suburban Milwaukee Offices
Triple Net Properties has agreed to pay $37 million for One and Two Riverwood Place, a 196,000-square-foot office property in the Milwaukee suburb of Pewaukee, Wis.The Santa Ana, Calif., real estate firm is acquiring the two-building property from...
Apollo Venture Puts New Retail Center in Queens, N.Y., on Sales Market
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportApollo Real Estate Advisors is in a venture to market for sale a newly-built 60,610-square-foot retail center in Queens, N.Y.The Manhattan office of Newmark Knight & Frank has the listing for the two-acre...
Behringer Harvard Acquires Dallas Office Property
Behringer Harvard Real Estate has purchased the CentrePort Office Center, a 134,246-square-foot office property in Fort Worth, Texas.A sales price was not disclosed, but the two-building complex was expected to sell for about $20 million Behringer, a Dallas...
JPMorgan Extends Term of $53Mln Loan on Conn. Retail Center
JPMorgan Chase Bank has extended the term of a $53 million mortgage on the Ridgeway shopping center, one of the largest open-air retail centers in Fairfield County, Conn.The loan, which was slated to mature this coming December, has...
Centerline Invests in $55Mln of Subordinate Debt
Centerline Holding Co. has purchased $55 million of mezzanine loans and B-notes in three recent transactions.The New York investment manager acquired a $15.9 million mezzanine loan from JPMorgan, which provided a broader financing package for the construction of...
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