CBRE reports Midtown saw a great deal of activity in leases of 50,000 square feet and over. In fact, 63% of the year-to-date leasing activity in Midtown Manhattan has taken place in either newly constructed or substantially renovated properties.

TPG RE Finance Trust cites opportunities in “a robust commercial real estate market with a large, continuing need for flexible debt capital.”

Genomics has the promise of significant new job growth, which always translates into demand for commercial real estate space since companies will need the space to accommodate growth, CBRE's Bill Bacon tells GlobeSt.com.

In a transaction that is the sixth-largest by square foot in the Houston industrial market year to date, BASINTEK LLC renewed its lease at Prologis Northpark Business Park, including 200,000 square feet.