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Kearny Buys $89M Loan Portfolio
With the acquisition of an $89 million loan portfolio, Kearny Real Estate Co. and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing are more than halfway to their goal of purchasing $1 billion in loans.…
Miller-Valentine Wins Two Portfolio Contracts from Iron Mountain
Miller-Valentine Group has been tapped by Iron Mountain Inc. to serve as general contractor for the information management service provider's portfolio of facilities in the Mid-South and Ohio Valley regions.…
Parmenter Lands Fifth Third Tower
Miami-based Parmenter Realty Partners has acquired Fifth Third Center, a 30-story office in Charlotte, N.C., with the aid of a $120 million financing deal obtained by CBRE Capital Markets. …
Economy Watch: GDP Growth Sluggish, Low Hopes for EU Summit but Weekly Unemployment Claims Dip
The GDP grew sluggishly in the first quarter; low hopes surround the EU summit; and weekly unemployment claims decreased by 6,000 for the week ending June 23. …
The Winners: CPE’s 2012 Distinguished Achievement Awards
CPE is pleased to announce the winners of the second-annual Distinguished Achievement Awards, recognized for their ability to complete deals and projects in the face of last year's recovering economy. …
Update: Nordstrom to Hit Manhattan–Finally
It's been a long time coming. Nordstrom Inc. has had its eye on opening a store in Manhattan for yearsand years, and now the long-held plan is finally coming to fruition. The fashion specialty retailer joined New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and real estate owner Extell Development Co. this…
DivcoWest Flips 354 KSF San Francisco Office Building
DivcoWest has entered into an agreement to sell 1275 Market St., a 354,000-square-foot office building in San Francisco, to Dolby Laboratories Inc. in a transaction valued at $109.8 million. Dolby will occupy the office tower in its entirety.…
CPE Sentiment Survey Turns Gloomy; Capital Markets, Government Policies Named Long-Term Focus
Commercial real estate executives believe trends in the capital markets will have the greatest impact on the industry in the next five years, while government policies will pose the greatest challenge, according to the latest CPE 100 Quarterly Sentiment Survey. Their near-term impact was noticeably gloomier than in the first…
Economy Watch: Pending Home Sales, Durable Goods Orders Rise but Manufacturing Drops
The NAR's Pending Home Sales Index rose 5.9 percent to 101.1 in May, while U.S. durable goods orders went up 1.1 percent. But the Midwest manufacturing output decreased 1 percent. …
Viacom’s New 1.6 MSF Office Lease Now Manhattan's Largest
SL Green, which has been extremely busy in the Times Square submarket of Manhattan during the past year, has just notched another record: The signing of what the firm calls Manhattan’s largest office lease, which keeps media giant Viacom in the 1515 Broadway building through 2031. …
