HOUSTON-The fund manager gets seed money from 17 institutional investors for the Hines US Office Value Added Fund II. With leverage, it has $2.7 billion of buying power.

BERWYN, PA-Trinity Capital Advisors buys the five-building, 131,000-sf Cassford Office Complex and the seller inks a 10-year lease for the entire facility.

A recent study co-sponsored by a group of commercial real estate organizations finds that more than two-thirds of REITs, real estate operating companies, developers and pension funds are investing or are planning to invest in green construction projects.