<rss version="2.0" xmlns:ynewsrss="http://news.yahoo.com/rss.html"><channel><title><![CDATA[Atlanta Commercial Real Estate News From CoStar Group]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/]]></link><description><![CDATA[CoStar Group, Inc. is the leading provider of information services to commercial real estate property investors and sales professionals in the United States and United Kingdom. CoStar's suite of services offers access to the most comprehensive database of commercial real estate information and commercial property listings available in its markets.]]></description><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><category domain="Yahoo"><![CDATA[Business/Real_Estate_and_Housing]]></category><ttl>15</ttl><image><title><![CDATA[CoStar Group, Inc.]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/]]></link><url><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/SharedFiles/Common/images/logos/CoStarGroup112.gif]]></url></image><item><title><![CDATA[CoStar's People of Note (May 12 - 18)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/CoStars-People-of-Note-May-12-18/148651?ref=/News/Article/CoStars-People-of-Note-May-12-18/148651&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This week's People of Note includes the following markets: Detroit, Charlotte, Phoenix, New York, Charleston, South Florida, and San Diego.
 
DETROIT
Farbman Group Promotes Gutman, Kalil 
By Tim Heise

Farbman Group, a Southfield, MI-based, full-service real estate solutions company, has promoted CFO Andrew Gutman to president of the company. Gutman joined Farbman Group more than 18 years ago. He has worked in several areas of ]]></description><author><![CDATA[Justin Sumner <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 09:02:42 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DDR Buying 30 Shopping Centers from Blackstone JV]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/DDR-Buying-30-Shopping-Centers-from-Blackstone-JV/148602?ref=/News/Article/DDR-Buying-30-Shopping-Centers-from-Blackstone-JV/148602&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blackstone Group LP will sell its interest in a portfolio of power centers across the country to joint-venture partner DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR) for $1.46 billion.

Beachwood, OH-based DDR and Blackstone acquired the large-format power centers totaling 11.8 million square feet through a joint venture deal that closed nearly a year ago. The latest acquisition, expected to close in the fourth quarter, will generate significant cash flow for DDR in top...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Randyl Drummer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 11:24:05 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harland Clarke Moving to Downtown Atlanta]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Harland-Clarke-Moving-to-Downtown-Atlanta/148470?ref=/News/Article/Harland-Clarke-Moving-to-Downtown-Atlanta/148470&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Harland Clarke, a San Antonio, Texas-based firm that provides payment solutions for various businesses serving multiple industries and individual consumers, leased 33,508 square feet at the Georgia-Pacific Center in downtown Atlanta. The firm tentatively plans to move from its current location at 2939 Miller Rd. in Decatur on September 1st.

The 51-story, 1.33 million-square-foot Georgia-Pacific Center located at 1133 Peachtree St. NE was developed...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Finerve Holder <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 05:18:33 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kaiser Permanente Leases 33,000SF at The Pavilion at Lake Hearn]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Kaiser-Permanente-Leases-33000SF-at-The-Pavilion-at-Lake-Hearn/148538?ref=/News/Article/Kaiser-Permanente-Leases-33000SF-at-The-Pavilion-at-Lake-Hearn/148538&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente will move its primary care services from Glenlake to The Pavilion at Lake Hearn at 1150 Lake Hearn Drive NE.

The firm has leased 33,314 square feet, including the entire fifth floor and part of the second floor.

The Pavilion at Lake Hearn is an approximately 154,000-square-foot, six-story <a href="http://www.showcase.com/Office-building" target="_blank">office building</a> developed in 1980 and renovated in 2009 in the Central Perimeter submarket.

Alex Cobble and Furman...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Finerve Holder <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 04:36:14 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CoStar's People of Note (May 5 - 11)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/CoStars-People-of-Note-May-5-11/148478?ref=/News/Article/CoStars-People-of-Note-May-5-11/148478&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This week's People of Note includes the following markets: Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Washington DC, New Jersey, Chicago, New York, and Indianapolis.
 
LOS ANGELES
Diaz Returns to Cushman & Wakefield 
By Allison Smith

Lalo Diaz has returned to Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. as a market leader for the Downtown Los Angeles market. In his new role Diaz will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day activities, recruitment goals, an]]></description><author><![CDATA[Justin Sumner <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 08:11:27 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crocker Buys Atlantic Center Plaza]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Crocker-Buys-Atlantic-Center-Plaza/148385?ref=/News/Article/Crocker-Buys-Atlantic-Center-Plaza/148385&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Florida-based Crocker Partners, with the backing of the Distressed Real Estate Opportunities Fund managed by New York-based private equity investor Siguler Guff & Co., made its latest acquisition in Atlanta, pocketing the nearly 500,000-square-foot Atlantic Center Plaza office tower.

The sale price for the off-market transaction involving seller DRA Advisors was not disclosed. The property has a total assessed value of approximately $80 million...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Finerve Holder <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 05:09:35 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market Trend: Net Absorption Positive 413,052 SF for Atlanta's Office Market in Q1 2013]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Market-Trend-Net-Absorption-Positive-413052-SF-for-Atlantas-Office-Market-in-Q1-2013/147467?ref=/News/Article/Market-Trend-Net-Absorption-Positive-413052-SF-for-Atlantas-Office-Market-in-Q1-2013/147467&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Net absorption for the overall Atlanta office market was positive 413,052 square feet in the first quarter 2013. That compares to positive 460,311 square feet in the fourth quarter 2012, positive 559,854 square feet in the third quarter 2012, and positive 884,506 square feet in the second quarter 2012.

The Class A office market recorded net absorption of positive 253,714 square feet in the first quarter 2013, compared to positive 686,082 square...]]></description><author><![CDATA[CoStar Research <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:29:59 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market Trend: Atlanta's Office Vacancy Decreases to 15.6% in Q1 2013]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Market-Trend-Atlantas-Office-Vacancy-Decreases-to-156-in-Q1-2013/147468?ref=/News/Article/Market-Trend-Atlantas-Office-Vacancy-Decreases-to-156-in-Q1-2013/147468&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[The office vacancy rate in the Atlanta market area decreased to 15.6% at the end of the first quarter 2013.  The vacancy rate was 15.8% at the end of the fourth quarter 2012, 16.0% at the end of the third quarter 2012, and 16.2% at the end of the second quarter 2012. 

Class A projects reported a vacancy rate of 16.8% at the end of the first quarter 2013, 17.0% at the end of the fourth quarter 2012, 17.2% at the end of the third quarter 2012, and...]]></description><author><![CDATA[CoStar Research <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:30:00 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The CoStar Watch List Newsletter for May 9 - May 19]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/The-CoStar-Watch-List-Newsletter-for-May-9-May-19/148410?ref=/News/Article/The-CoStar-Watch-List-Newsletter-for-May-9-May-19/148410&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This Week’s Top Stories

Multifamily GSE Lending Reform: Potentially Disruptive and Inherently Valueless
"Borrowers would face higher borrowing costs and more variability in the price and availability of credit, with the greatest adverse impact likely to fall on low- and moderate-income families and renters in underserved markets. Some borrowers could lose access to credit altogether."

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Receiver Sets Liquidation Plan...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Mark Heschmeyer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 07:16:13 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HenneCold Storage Leased 109K SF at Atlanta Gateway]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/HenneCold-Storage-Leased-109K-SF-at-Atlanta-Gateway/148353?ref=/News/Article/HenneCold-Storage-Leased-109K-SF-at-Atlanta-Gateway/148353&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[HenneCold Storage, a cold-storage logistics solutions company, opened its first location outside Tampa, FL, leasing approximately 109,000 square feet in the Atlanta Gateway business park at 6150 Xavier Drive SW in Fulton County.

The two-building, 542,432-square-foot refrigeration/cold storage warehouse was developed in 1972 and renovated in 1986. 

Chris Cummings of Colliers International handled the deal for HenneCold Storage. Bob Burdell, now...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Finerve Holder <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 09:05:41 GMT]]></pubDate></item></channel></rss>