Houston ChronicleGenCap Partners of Dallas has agreed to build a 105,121-square-foot building in Houston. The building, which is being built on a speculative basis, will be in the Chasewood Technology Park at State 249 and Chasewood Park Drive. The...

Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportThe Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois has committed $250 million to three commingled real estate investment funds.The pension fund, which has $39.7 billion in assets, committed $100 million each to Beacon...

The investment manager has raised $370 million of equity for a fund that would invest in a variety of seniors properties. It has so far committed 40 percent of its equity in 16 investments.

Crain's New York BusinessTwo construction companies have formed a venture to develop residential and mixed-use projects valued at $100 million in New York. The venture of Blue Diamond Construction Inc. of New York and Fireline Restoration Inc. of Tampa,...

Westcore Properties LLC has paid $46.7 million for five office and R&D building in San Jose, Calif.  Westcore, of San Diego, bought the buildings from Eagle Ridge Partners of Minneapolis. The buildings, which total 430,000 square feet and are...