Northridge Capital LLC recently purchased HP Plaza for an undisclosed purchase price in a transaction that reinforces the strength of the new urban center in North Houston, CityPlace at Springwoods Village.

Co-working operator WeWork alone signed 319,000 square feet in office leases in the first quarter.

New York City is the first city in the world to require all large existing buildings of 25,000 square feet or more, of which there are 50,000 citywide, to make efficiency upgrades that lower their energy usage and emissions or face steep penalties.

Stearns will oversee CBRE's global finance and accounting organization, including tax, treasury, balance sheet management, financial planning and analytics and investor relations.