GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO—The joint venture with a state pension fund will give the self-storage REIT an additional 66 properties across 12 states.

RICHARDSON, TX—For the highest risk-adjusted returns regardless of the term of the investment, look to multifamily assets in affluent suburbs within high-growth metropolitan areas, according to MPF Research.

LOS ANGELES—The integration of Johnson Controls' Global Workplace Solutions unit into CBRE Group's facilities management platform over the past year has been a large-scale success; COO John Murphy tells GlobeSt.com how it has played out.

CHICAGO—Calling it "one of the highest quality logistics real estate portfolios in the US," GLP US president and COO Chuck Sullivan says the deal "demonstrates our ability to leverage our existing platform to pursue enhanced network benefits in the strongest US markets."

GREENSBORO, NC—The apartment investment and management company will serve as a co-investor in Hansa US Residential, which is targeting metro areas with positive fundamentals.

NEW YORK CITY—Known as Strategic Office Partners, the new platform will seek to acquire up to $1 billion in single-tenant office assets over the next three years.

NEW YORK CITY—The new company, whose management team comes from FirstKey Lending, has entered into an advisory and consulting agreement with FirstKey on its existing loan portfolio.

NEW YORK CITY—Data-driven project management and procurement platform Honest Buildings has signed a partner agreement with brokerage firm NAI Global,…