David Wilkening

About The Author

David Wilkening began his long journalism career as a police reporter for Chicago-area newspapers. He became a writer-editor for major newspapers in Chicago, Washington, Detroit and Florida. He has been a business editor, political editor and travel editor for newspapers and magazines. He tried for a while to be a political operative but did better as an adjunct college professor teaching English and journalism. He is the author of several books, both ghost-written and under his own name. He is also a widely published freelance writer who currently lives in Orlando.

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    Hard-Hit Owners Offer Brokers $50 to Show Space

    June 1, 2001

    ATLANTA-Some softening class B and class C markets are offering free rent and reduced rents but it's not that prevalent yet in class A space, John Poulos, vice president, Grubb & Ellis Co., tells GlobeSt.com.

  • Atlanta | | Not National

    Nature Conservancy Does Record Land Deal

    June 1, 2001

    ATLANTA-In the largest transaction of its kind in Nature Conservancy annals, the Department of Natural Resources paid the environmental group $20 million or $1,408 per acre (three cents per sf) for a 14,200-acre tract in the Chickasawhatchee Swamp.

  • Atlanta | | Not National

    Broker Sees Office Leasing Turnaround

    May 30, 2001

    ATLANTA-Central Business District's 10% vacancy rate improves to 8%. Office tenants prefer Midtown because it's closer to trendy areas while government agencies and law firms like Downtown because it's close to the courthouse.

  • Atlanta | | Not National

    Broker Sees Office Leasing Turnaround

    May 30, 2001

    ATLANTA-Central Business District's 10% vacancy rate improves to 8%. Office tenants prefer Midtown because it's closer to trendy areas while government agencies and law firms like Downtown because its close to the courthouse.

  • Atlanta | | Not National

    Hardie and Hill Are Back in Business

    May 30, 2001

    ATLANTA-The former Duke-Weeks Realty Corp. executives have formed Solution Property Group and are buying a 25,000-sf industrial building for development at an undisclosed price--from Duke-Weeks--at Southridge park in Clayton County near Hartsfield International Airport.

  • Broker Sees Office Leasing Turnaround

    May 30, 2001

    ATLANTA-Central Business District's 10% vacancy rate improves to 8%. Office tenants prefer Midtown because it's closer to trendy areas while government agencies and law firms like Downtown because it's close to the courthouse.

  • Atlanta | | Not National

    Post Properties Paying 78-Cent Dividend

    May 29, 2001

    ATLANTA-The locally based REIT owns 34,000 apartments and has 4,385 units under development.

  • Atlanta | | Not National

    NY's Carey Closes $13.6 Mil Sale-Leasback Deal

    May 29, 2001

    ATLANTA-The 28-year-old investment banker bought Nexpak Corp.'s 221,374-sf manufacturing and distribution center in suburban, Duluth, GA for $61.43 per sf and will lease it back to Nexpak for 20 years at an undisclosed rent.

  • Atlanta | | Not National

    Coca-Cola Close to Capping 11-Acre Park Deal

    May 25, 2001

    ATLANTA-The soft drink company is buying the parcel at the 45-acre Northyards Business Park for an estimated $4 million or $353,982 per acre ($8.13 per sf), brokerage sources intimate with the transaction tell GlobeSt.com. The deal is expected to close no later than year end.

  • Atlanta | | Not National

    Suburban Lodges Sets Sultry Pace

    May 25, 2001

    ATLANTA-Increases in both weekly rate and the average occupancy rate contributed to the increases in the company's revenue per available room, the locally based firm reports. Average daily occupancy to April was 80.5% versus 80% in the same period last year.

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