SAN DIEGO—The plan to go public nine years after TPG and Leonard Green took the pet products retailer private for the second time comes as household spending in the category continues to increase.

CHICAGO—The new company, which began trading Tuesday under the CCP symbol, is “a pure-play SNF REIT with a great team, strong balance sheet and customer relationships and significant market opportunity,” says Ventas CEO Debra A. Cafaro.

NEW YORK CITY—The borough will see about 22,000 new apartments come on line by 2019, CityRealty says in a new report, which also cites large-scale projects that will add thousands more over the years.

STAMFORD, CT—What do Paulson & Co., Cascade Investment LLC and Rambleside Holdings have in common? Stakes in lodging companies that are weighing their options.

ORLANDO, FL—Bill Lenehan brings a real estate background that includes senior roles at Evoq Properties and Farallon Capital Management to the Olive Garden brand owner's planned separation of Four Corners Property Trust.

CHICAGO—Separately, shareholder Cascade Investment LLC, controlled by Bill Gates, said in a regulatory filing that it had entered a confidentiality and standstill agreement with the lodging REIT.

LONDON—Part of the British government's plan to privatize state-owned assets, the sale of the stake in the 67-acre redevelopment is expected to bring in approximately US$562 million.

HARTFORD, CT—Joy Winterfield joins as the asset manager's managing director of global portfolio, while Albert Yang joins as managing director and head of business development—Europe.