REITs Move Off Bottom, Can Commercial Real Estate Be Far Behind?
Data from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) clearly show that investors...
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Bank Watch (June 28-July 4): Citizens Republic Needing To Raise Capital
Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. is exploring several initiatives to bolster capital and strengthen its...
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Lease Cancellations (June 18-July 4): MagnaChip Dropping Five U.S. Locations
Crescent Resources , a land management and real estate development company based in Charlotte, NC, with...
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Closures & Layoffs (June 28-July 4): Imperial Shutting Down Just-Rite Supply
Imperial Industries Inc. has terminated and discontinued all operations of its Just-Rite Supply Inc....
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Opus Opts to Liquidate Opus East; Put Opus West into Chapter 11
The Opus Group today announced that two more of its independent operating companies will join Opus South...
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Low Point on High Streets: Elite Retail Corridors Feeling Effects of Recession
During the first half of this recession, retail buildings housing luxury retailers that line the world...
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Affiliate of Neverland Owner Colony Capital Files for IPO to Buy Troubled Assets
Colony Financial Inc., a newly formed subsidiary of Century City, CA-based real estate investment company...
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BofA Tower Receives $1.3 Billion Loan - from BofA
Bank of America and The Durst Organization have secured $1.275 billion in financing for The Bank of America...
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NRG Texas, Affiliate Take 234,000 SF in Houston
NRG Texas, a wholesale power generation company, and Reliant Energy, its retail energy affiliate, leased...
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FIRST TAKE: Dylan Taylor's Plans for Turning FirstService Commercial Into a Household Name
When Toronto-based FirstService Corp. acquired a majority interest in GVA Williams last year, it acquired...
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Bank of the West Signs 240,000-Sq-Ft Lease to Consolidate East Bay Offices
San Francisco-based Bank of the West has signed a long-term lease for 240,000 square feet of office space...
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Capstar, Cambay On Track to Deliver Giant Texas Data Center in 1Q 2010
Dallas-based Capstar Commercial Real Estate Services and Walnut Creek, CA-based Cambay Group announced...
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USGBC to Monitor Performance of LEED Buildings
Exactly how energy-efficient are the nation’s most sustainable buildings? That question has puzzled experts...
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Expansions, Relocations & Extensions (June 28 - July 4): GE to Energize Michigan's Economy
In this week's issue:
GE plans a $100 million R&D facility in Michigan
VWR International moves...
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IN THE PIPELINE: CoStar Development News for June 28-July 4
This week’s edition includes an update on construction of what may be the nation’s largest data center...
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CoStar's Retail News Roundup: Jun. 28 to Jul. 4, 2009
This week in the Retail Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at Best Buy Mobile and...
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GE to Energize Michigan's Economy with $100M Facility
The General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) said last week that it is planning a $100 million R&D facility about...
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Sears Tower to Undergo Historic Green Retrofit
Nearly 40 years after its construction, Chicago’s Sears Tower -- the world’s third tallest building...
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HRPT Invests $134.3M in Denver Office Tower
HRPT Properties Trust, an office real estate investment trust, paid $134.25 million for 17th Street Plaza...
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Medical Office Update: Healthcare Coming Down With Symptoms of Ailing Economy
Once considered by some as a recession-resistant office niche, medical office buildings (MOB) are beginning...
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For Those with Money: "You Won't Find a Better Time to Be a Buyer"
Although the future of commercial real estate remains murky, current operating conditions are crystal...
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CONVENIENCE RULES: 7-Eleven, Others in Convenience Category Proving Resilient Through Recession
The convenience store / gas station category have been an unsung hero in the current retail real estate...
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PwC Survey Sees No Turnaround 'til 2011, Steep Value Declines
The majority of the commercial real estate industry is expected to remain in recession through 2011,...
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Foreign Investors See Turnaround a Year from Now, but Activity Will Pick Up This Year
Foreign real estate investors say they expect to see a recovery in the U.S. real estate market by the...
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Bank Watch (June 21-27): Emigrant Bank's Commercial Book Leads to Downgrade
Fitch Ratings downgraded the long-term issuer default ratings of Emigrant Bancorp Inc. to 'B-'. In addition...
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Lease Cancellations (June 21-27): GM Cancelling 41 Corporate Leases
General Motors has presented its request to cancel 41 leases across the country to the U.S. Bankruptcy...
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ASHRAE Unveils Design of New Building Energy Label
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) this week unveiled...
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Cobalt Spends $57M On Pair of Portfolios
Cobalt Capital Partners purchased a 1.7 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Atlanta for $47.8...
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St. John To Take Over for Opus at MD Army Base Development
Baltimore-based St. John Properties Inc. announced Tuesday it will replace financially troubled Opus...
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Former Grubb Exec Joins FirstService CRE
Former Grubb & Ellis executive Dylan E. Taylor will take the reins of the U.S. operations of FirstService...
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IN THE PIPELINE: CoStar Development News for June 21-27
In this week's edition, St. John Properties will take over development of a 413-acre project at Aberdeen...
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CoStar's Retail News Roundup: Jun. 21 to 27, 2009
This week in the Retail Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at Aeropostale, Perry...
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Expansions, Relocations & Extensions (June 21-27): Three Major Deals Near DC, Plus One Slam Dunk in New York
In this week's issue:
The NBA scores a major renewal in New York
Arlington County saves millions...
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GREEN LEDE | Green Building News from CoStar
Welcome to Green Lede , a CoStar feature column by sustainability reporter Andrew Burr examining green...
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