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FORT MYERS, FL-The Florida Forever Acquisition and Restoration Council has recommended the state purchase 10,000 acres of the Babcock Ranch and place another 34,000 acres under an environmental easement that would prevent future development. In return, the Babcock family would be allowed to develop 20,000 acres. Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Cabinet rule on the plan Jan. 29.
COLUMBUS, OH-Two malls in Ohio and Kentucky are used as collateral for mortgages, releasing 10 community centers from a $33.4-million bridge loan. The REIT also replaces the old debt with lower interest rates.
CANTON, MA-Hadco opens its first Boston-area office here at the Canton Corporate Park near Routes 1 and 95. The Suwanee, Georgia-based company is a regional distributor of high-end specialty appliance products for the home.
GILBERT, MN-The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, a regional economic development agency, will help Eagan, MN-based Delta Dental Plan of Minnesota finance and build a permanent 10,000-sf facility.
ORLANDO-Transaction volume of $126 million to date could surpass the record $149 million in 1998, Grubb & Ellis Co. projects. Average per-sf sales of $37.78 are the highest in five years.
DETROIT-Dorian Harvey wants to buy city land for more than $5 million to create 650,000 sf of shops, entertainment, office and living areas to celebrate African history. The development will be the first of its kind.
LAS VEGAS-Significant new office development is pushing vacancy in the Las Vegas market and creating a windfall for office tenants as a result, says the latest Grubb & Ellis Co. report. Look for vacancy to spike to 12% to 14%, a far cry from recent years.
MOUNT PROSPECT, IL-An incentive package from this northwest suburb lures the warehouse retailer to a 212,000-sf former Ward store in the 1.3-million-sf Rouse Co. property. The village expects big returns on its potential $5-million investment.
DENVER-"The psychological impact of having 3.4 million sf of subleased space is huge," says Nick Pavlakovich, a senior director and top office broker at Cushman & Wakefield. That would push the overall office vacancy rate to 18%.
WASHINGTON, DC-Congress passes the Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, giving state and local governments access to $250 million for the cleanup and conservation of abandoned commercial and industrial properties throughout the US.