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The ownership secured $550 million in financing to develop an additional 300,000 square feet at the iconic 463,114-sqiare-foot luxury shopping center. The expansion will include a 57,414-square-foot space to be occupied by Barneys New York, which will be Barneys' only flagship store in the southeastern United States.

Last week, CBRE Group announced it intends to acquire all the issued and to-be-issued shares of Telford Homes Plc., a leading developer of multifamily residential properties in London, with a development in-process portfolio (total project cost) of $1.66 billion (£1.32 billion).

The firm will occupy 55,988 square feet at 224 South Michigan Ave. SOM has been a tenant in the building for nearly 28 years and will continue to occupy floors 5, 9 and 10 of the 17-story, 378,600-square-foot mixed-use office tower.

Touchstone and Portman are planning a 190,000-square-foot office building on Lot A and a 155,000-square-foot commercial office building on Lot B, along with ground-floor retail and below-grade parking.

The investor buys a two-property apartment portfolio totaling 720 units in Las Vegas after exiting the market in 2017.

Los Angeles developers are taking note of the completion of the Clement Canopy buildings in Singapore, the world's tallest modular buildings.

Developer Astéras is nearing completion on a 25-residence boutique apartment complex in West Hollywood.

While investors are increasing their exposure to senior housing, high operating costs are a top concern.