David Simon Passes Away After Battle with Cancer
March 23, 2026
CREFC’s Lisa Pendergast Retiring in August
March 20, 2026
Brookfield Revives GGP Name for Malls
January 7, 2026
Subject: Leases (LSE)
Lockdowns, Rising Unemployment Pushed Apartment Rents Lower in May
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report Lockdowns tied to the coronavirus pandemic coupled with rising unemployment numbers have continued to contribute to a softening in the apartment sector. Monthly rents declined last May by 0.3 percent from the month before, ...
Owner of Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank Considers Bankruptcy
Bloomberg Tailored Brands Inc., the owner of Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank, is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company has reached out to interested parties about reworking its debt load, which tops $1 billion. Filing for ...
Venture Eyes Office Tenants for 380,000 SF at Manhattan’s Hudson Yards Mall
The Real Deal A venture of the Related Cos. and Oxford Properties is looking for office tenants to fill 380,000 square feet of retail space at the Hudson Yards Mall in Manhattan. The space includes a 190,000-sf Neiman Marcus store. ...
Utility Company to Lease 200,000 SF at Fort Worth, Texas, Office Building
Dallas Morning News Oncor Electric Delivery Co. has signed a lease for 200,000 square feet of office space in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The utility company is leasing its space at 777 Main St., with more than 1 million sf, ...
Cracks in Market for Properties Net Leased to Casual-Dining Restaurants Grew in 1Q
Properties net leased to casual-dining restaurants, which before the first quarter had been seeing a softening of investor demand as a result of changes in consumer preferences, got hit hard during this year's first three months. Capitalization rates, or the ...
Brookfield Buys Out Tenant at Manhattan’s 666 Fifth Ave.
The Real Deal Brookfield Asset Management has bought out a tenant at the 1.8 million-square-foot office building at 666 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan. Kadima Realty Associates, which had leased the 15th floor, accepted an $8.5 million buyout from Brookfield, which ...
Dallas Auction House to Relocate Global HQ
Dallas Business Journal Heritage Auction is moving its global headquarters in Dallas. The auction house has agreed to lease 160,000 square feet at newly-built property at 2801 West Airport Freeway, near the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Bandera Ventures owns the ...
Simon Property Group Sues Gap Over Unpaid Rent
The Real Deal Simon Property Group has filed a lawsuit in a Delaware state court against Gap Inc., alleging the clothing retailer failed to pay more than $65.9 million in rent and other charges that were due in April, May ...
American Campus Sees Decline in Pre-Leasing for 2020-21 School Year
American Campus Communities Inc. has pre-leased 82.6 percent of its student-housing beds for the 2020-21 school year, down from 84.9 percent at the same time last year. The Austin, Texas, REIT, which owns 166 properties with about 111,900 beds, said ...
Small-Cap Market Gets Hit Hard in 1Q, Before Coronavirus Lockdown
The small-capitalization commercial property market suffered 13.8 million square feet of negative net absorption during the first quarter, according to Boxwood Means. That was largely before the coronavirus pandemic hit. The market had been softening as a result of demographic ...
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