• Welsh Cos. Hires Back VP to Lead Managers

    MINNEAPOLIS-Ned Chapman is responsible for 20 property managers, 130 properties and 1,500 tenants. He had a stint as vice president of specialty services at Marsden Building Maintenance Co. in St. Paul.

  • Industrial-Flex Development Underway

    TUALATIN, OR-Tualatin Business West will include four industrial-flex buildings and two commercial pads on 12.56 acres fronting Tualatin-Sherwood Road at 97th Avenue. The first buildings will be completed in October.

  • Vacant Downtown Landmark Could Become Luxury Hotel

    PHOENIX-A local development firm is considering transforming one of the first high-rise office buildings in downtown Phoenix into a luxury hotel.

  • Two New England Hotels Get $13.9-Mil Financing

    PORTSMOUTH, NH-Holiday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. reports that it has arranged financing for the Residence Inn here as well as for the Amerisuites hotel in South Portland, Maine.

  • Money Plentiful, But Lenders Exercise Caution

    CHICAGO-Despite vaults of available capital, lenders are taking cautious approaches to deals, members of the Real Estate Investment Association are told at the annual capital and finance market update.

  • Master Developer Sought for 60 Waterfront Acres

    OAKLAND, CA-The Port of Oakland has issued a Request for qualifications from developers interested in transforming the land between Oak and Ninth streets into a mixed-use project that could cost as much as $500 million to develop.

  • Rubbico and Hawley Join CRESA Partners/Boston

    BOSTON-CRESA Partners/Boston reports that Marilyn Rubbico and Ryan Hawley have joined the firm as vice president and associate respectively. In addition to providing data, Rubbico will act as a broker in the Route 128 North submarket.

  • Financial Services Group Supports Real Estate Rule

    WASHINGTON, DC-Consumers will benefit if banks and financial companies are allowed into the real estate and property management businesses, according to the Financial Services Roundtable, which filed its comments with Federal officials.

  • CopiersNow Nationwide Rollout Starts in Texas

    DALLAS-CopiersNow, a Denver-based business equipment supplier, is searching for more Texas space in a nationwide rollout strategy that's starting here. The driver naturally is the state's high-tech profile and companies' proclivity for online trade.

  • Developers Warn State Faces Dangerous Housing Shortfall

    SAN DIEGO-A lethal combination of over-regulation and NIMBYism is hobbling attempts to solve California's escalating housing crisis, according to builders.