International

DUBAI-Marriott is debuting its Marquis brand outside the US for the first time with this 1,608-room hotel, being built by locally based Emirates Group for a reported $490 million.

Positive trends in the Brazilian real estate market are expected to continue fueling investor interest and appetite, in spite of slowed growth in the country’s economy.

CHICAGO-The venture is targeting investments in excess of $100 million, with an initial focus on major markets in Australia, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.

LONDON-Legal & General Property has signed two lease deals totaling 4,550 square feet in Covent Garden.

COLOGNE, GERMANY-The GORG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwalten has leased an additional office space measuring 18,298 square feet at the maxCologne complex in Cologne-Deutz from HOCHTIEF Projektentwicklung.

YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND-Blackstone bought the properties in the Midlands region here, as Prologis officials said the sites no longer fit in their investment strategy.

LONDON-Helical Bar plc has inked a GBP 100-million Revolving Credit Facility for five years with The Royal Bank of Scotland.

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK-The two buildings, more than 100 years old, will get a $14 million renovation for office users.

LONDON-Peakside Capital has reported that the company has launched 80 Hammersmith Road, a 41,700-square-foot redevelopment in Hammersmith.

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA-The Chicago-based firm has paired with businessman Majid bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim to build three new hotels in the country, with two here and one in Riyadh.

BIRMINGHAM, UK-A proposed new GBP 150-million shopping destination will replace three existing small retail centers in Shrewsbury.

BEIJING-The city is riding the China Syndrome of smart growth, where leaders have held back some development to keep demand high, though Cushman says all markets will slow in 2012.

LONDON- Apollo Global Real Estate Management, Ivanhoé Cambridge and Residential Land team up to invest in London-based properties.

LONDON-Helical Bar plc has acquired Broadway House, a 35,000-square-foot property at 1/15 King Street in Hammersmith, for GBP 14.1 million.

When I was a kid the idea of robots replacing manpower (jobs) was raised as a coming attraction. Lest I date myself, the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair showcased beguiling futuristic lifestyle and business conveniences in pavilions, featuring various mechanized fancies including TV phones. At the same time we had the Jetsons’ robot maid and a decade or so later R2D2 from Star Wars, among many other pop culture representations.

For institutional players, it’s difficult to be aggressive in a market that’s redefining itself. But finding opportunities today means readjusting your strategy.

For institutional players, it’s difficult to be aggressive in a market that’s redefining itself. But finding opportunities today means readjusting your strategy.

For institutional players, it’s difficult to be aggressive in a market that’s redefining itself. But finding opportunities today means readjusting your strategy.

For institutional players, it’s difficult to be aggressive in a market that’s redefining itself. But finding opportunities today means readjusting your strategy.

For institutional players, it’s difficult to be aggressive in a market that’s redefining itself. But finding opportunities today means readjusting your strategy.