Acquisitions/Dispositions

MRP, ASB Join up to Develop 900 G Street, NW

WASHINGTON, DC-The partnership purchased the property from a JV between Rockpoint and MRP, and plans to rebuild have been scrubbed in favor or developing new.

JV Buys 660-Unit Haven from Foreclosure

TEMPE, AZ-Interwest Capital and Angelo, Gordon & Co. pay $46 million to servicer Petra Capital Management. The new owners plan upgrades to the tune of $5,000 per unit.

BREAKING NEWS
At $1.5B Lehman Wins Archstone Tug of War

CHICAGO-Equity Residential is entitled to receive $150 million in breakup and termination fees if the deal closes, an amount it may have to return if it ends up buying Archstone anyway.

Beachwold Residential Sells Tradition at Palm Aire

SARASOTA, FL-A multifamily property situated in the Palm Aire community in Sarasota has changed hands.

Pinecrest Shopping Center Changes Hands for $8M

MIAMI-A company operated by Michael Adler, a Miami developer, has sold a shopping center in Pinecrest for $8.5 million to Manaca Pinecrest Center, a Fisher Island company.

ON LOCATION WITH CBRE'S KAPLAN
VIDEO: San Bernardino County Retail is Back

LAS VEGAS-Scott Kaplan of CBRE talks about the bounce back in the San Bernardino County market.

House Representatives Warn FASB About Lease Accounting

WASHINGTON, DC-Congress wants FASB to slow down and consider the potential fall out from the lease accounting convergence proposal.

KTR Scoops Up 1.8M SF of I-81 Industrial


CARLISLE, PA-The two bulk warehouses along the I-81 industrial corridor of central Pennsylvania were owned by Hillwood; published reports put the combined selling price at $93 million.

ON LOCATION WITH STAN JOHNSON'S BRIGGS
VIDEO: Retail Optimism on the Upswing

LAS VEGAS-There is more optimism in the retail real estate industry than years before, says Stan Johnson's Briggs.

LI Seniors Portfolio Sells in $318M Buyback

GARDEN CITY, NY-Engel Burman will continue managing the six properties it developed across Nassau County; a seventh community in East Northport will be part of its joint venture with Harrison Street. 

EXCLUSIVE
Embassy Suites Valencia Hotel Changes Hands

LOS ANGELES-Orange County-based Clearview Capital LLC, who paid $20 million for the 156-room property, ‘was attracted to the high quality brand and product,’ says a source.

The Changing Nature of Office Demand

WASHINGTON, DC-Panelists at the upcoming RealShare Washington, DC will discuss what is driving development in the area, the changing nature of office supply and demand, and the outlook of investment sales here.

Miami CRE Pros Shine Light on Opportunities, Challenges

MIAMI—Blanca Commercial Real Estate's Danet Linares tells GlobeSt.com's Jennifer LeClaire mass transit is Miami’s Achilles heel right now.

Plaza 600 Building in Seattle Sells for $55M

SEATTLE-Joshua Green Corp., a family-owned company, has acquired Plaza 600, a 20-story office building in downtown Seattle, from the Vance Corp.

Cobalt Buys 257,376-SF Industrial Portfolio in Atlanta

ATLANTA-Irving-based Cobalt Capital Partners LP has purchased an industrial portfolio in Atlanta for an undisclosed price.

CapLease Acquires Richardson Office Complex for $46M

RICHARDSON, TX-New York-based CapLease Inc. has bought a two-building office complex situated at the northeast corner of Campbell Road and North Central Expressway in Richardson for an amount of $46 million.

Mandel Group Picks Up Rivers Edge Apartments for $29M

WAUKESHA, WI-Mandel Group Inc. has acquired a 340-unit apartment complex in downtown Waukesha from companies created by developer Bryce Styza.

CalSTRS Takes Over LCOR for $820M

WEST SACRAMENTO, CA-Along with an almost 5,000-unit apartment portfolio, former Lehman partner LCOR also brings development abilities to the locally based investment giant.

Reznick, Cohn Merger Positions New Firm as Big Four Alternative

BETHESDA, MD-The merger of the Reznick Group and J.H. Cohn will create an organization with a larger public presence, allowing for a greater focus on REITs, David Kessler tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.

Boxer Property Acquires 121,000-SF Office Building it Sold in 2008

NASSAU BAY, TX-The Houston investor acquires the class B building -- as well as the 238,000-square-foot Monaco Park in Denver -- from LNR through Auction.com.

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LAST WEEK'S POLL

Penner, Mirante, D'Arcy . . . High-Level Resignations Mean . . .

GlobeSt.com Viewers See More C-Suite Turnover
NEW YORK CITY-Nearly two-thirds of respondents to a GlobeSt.com poll said recent high-level resignations either portend more to come or prove that the industry needs to work on succession planning.

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RealShare STUDENT HOUSING


We've gathered 50 of the biggest players in the Student Housing community to discuss the latest trends of the industry: everything from marketing and leasing to what industry leaders have to say to debt and equity to investment sales opportunities.
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Charging the Hill: Commercial Real Estate and the 2012 Congressional Agenda

December 07
November 23, 2011
Critical issues impacting commercial real estate are coming up on the 2012 Congressional calendar, and their outcome collectively will impact all practitioners in this space. Top executives who know their way around Capitol Hill will share their thoughts on the direction this industry could take at the hands of our elected officials.

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Dalian Wanda Takes AMC Theaters for $2.6B

BEIJING-Dalian Wanda’s buy of Kansas City, MO-based AMC creates the world’s largest theater chain, with 432 locations in North America and China.