<rss version="2.0" xmlns:ynewsrss="http://news.yahoo.com/rss.html"><channel><title><![CDATA[Houston 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 (Nov. 15-21)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=8B5BFABC53587C4967E5855C5805C571&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This week's People of Note includes the following markets: Hartford, Los Angeles, New York City and Westchester/South Connecticut.

LOS ANGELES
Lee Opens Long Beach Branch; Names Gill Pres.

Lee & Associates officially opened its office in Long Beach...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Laurie Forbes <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:25:02 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank Watch: U.S. Steps Up Efforts To Seize Iran-Controlled Bank Melli's U.S. Properties]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=FF84540241D3AF92D9F51F1F6CB79F91&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York is looking to take over control of the 36-story, 336,000-square-foot 650 Fifth Ave. high-rise in Midtown Manhattan, as well as other properties across the country, together totaling hundreds...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Mark Heschmeyer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:11:18 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[OCB Properties Pays $1.3M for Houston Industrial Site]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=98CE4EF0EA1FB0CD205B7325757EF14E&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[OCB Properties Ltd., a Houston-based property investment firm, acquired 23.2517 acres in Houston from Robert McDonald and Jean Slay for $1.27 million, or $50,642 per acre.

The buyer plans to develop the site into an industrial and distribution center...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Nathan Collins <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:40:39 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lease Up/Lease Down (Nov. 15-21): Bioscience, Cleantech Sectors Spur Job Growth]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=5D3B134168E5FC048EF0446DE5832173&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[News of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease  cancellations and mergers has been consolidated into Lease Up/Lease   Down. Look to  Lease Up/Lease Down every week for valuable information that can be used as a source...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Andrew Deichler <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:42:30 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excel Renews Lease for 422,496 SF in Houston]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=6CAF531EF0426B4250DFEEF512ADF3B9&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Excel Inc., a supply chain management company, inked a renewal for two separate industrial buildings at 8833 Citypark Loop totaling 254,765 square feet and 8609 Citypark Loop totaling 167,731 square feet.

The two Class B industrial buildings are in...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Andrea Lester <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:22:13 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UTMB Medical Opens New Location in League City]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=49118C2193D46EACEC77DD3F64C5253F&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[The University of Texas Medical Branch, a Texas-based university, signed a 15,000-square-foot lease at 1600 League City Parkway in League City, TX.

UTMB Medical will join UTMB Oral in the new 24,000-square-foot Brittany Bay Center built earlier this...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Tanisha Barrette <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:19:43 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[In The Pipeline: CoStar Development and Construction News for Nov. 15-21]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=129BF1C83D2287ED6035FD993C3C8ACF&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this week's issue, TMG Partners and The Related Cos.  have been tapped as master developers for a $1 billion 77-acre mixed-use project in the S.F. Bay Area; Seavest Inc. and its JV partner  are developing two medical office buildings on the new campus...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Randyl Drummer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:44:27 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CoStar's Retail News Roundup: Nov. 15-21, 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=D6139739C0AE530947ACB95FF0265266&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This week in the Retail Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at Apple and Urban Outfitters;  closings, cutbacks, defaults, or bankruptcy news  at Trans World, InkStop, and Hacketts; acquisition, merger, loan, sale, or IPO activity at...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Sasha M Pardy <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:08:21 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Houston's Bank of America Center Earns LEED Gold]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=3A6113FB5D5520C086F91C09B3F66996&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[M-M Properties' Bank of America Center at 700 Louisiana St. in Houston earned the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® for Existing Building, Operations and Maintenance Gold Certification, which is the second highest level of certification. 

The 56...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Meghan Drennan <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:20:18 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Spectrum Realty Promotes McGrath]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=6C239D9405FEA02234EFB93B3713DAA0&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[American Spectrum Realty Inc. promoted Bill McGrath to director of operations in its Houston office.

McGrath joined American Spectrum in 2000 as a regional asset manager and leasing representative with a focus on marketing, multifamily re-development...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Meghan Drennan <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:04:02 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank Watch: Small Business Banks Floundering]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=1E7884ED54F795AC39B864383846B59A&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a tough time being a small business lender these days. This week, Advanta Corp. joined CIT Group Inc. as a filer for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Although Advanta Corp. has close to $100 million in cash and equivalents...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Mark Heschmeyer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:11:24 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lease Up/Lease Down (Nov. 8-14): Layoffs: A Sprint to the Bottom Line]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=4A5CB1D80C8C1265D219AD77A0449661&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[News of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease  cancellations and mergers has been consolidated into Lease Up/Lease   Down. Look to  Lease Up/Lease Down every week for valuable information that can be used as a source...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Andrew Deichler <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:48:33 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[JPMorgan Sells Chase Center in Houston]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=14F2BDF96BC23EAC38EFB3BEFDFDB258&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Co. sold the Chase Center in Houston to Harare Interests Inc. The price was undisclosed.  

Hines developed the 450,000-square-foot Class B office building in 1982. The 20-story building is at 601 Travis St. and contains 12 levels of...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Andrea Lester <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:53:45 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harrison Street Buys TX Self-Storage Portfolio ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=E1C14B60B542B8FC18442D2DF40820EE&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, a Chicago-based real estate private equity firm, acquired a Texas self-storage portfolio from ING Clarion Partners for an undisclosed amount.

The deal totals 536,000 square feet and includes nine properties, five...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Meghan Drennan <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:35:18 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post Investment Acquires Apts. in Austin and Houston for Nearly $30M
]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=85F91F35CEFC18AF4580764CAC82B38B&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Los Angeles-based opportunistic investor Post Investment Group, LLC announced the acquisition of two distressed multifamily projects in Austin and Houston.
Post acquired the 438-unit Serrano Apartments, 14723 W Oaks Plaza St;, Houston; from Special Servicer...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Randyl Drummer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:28:06 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[In The Pipeline: CoStar Development and Construction News for Nov. 8-14]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=AFE5413E561C0C9207E87DEB20369B7C&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this week's issue, German pharma giant Merck  has topped off its $65 million research facility in Billerica, MA; Irvine, CA-based Sares Regis   breaks ground on a rare industrial project on California's Central Coast; and a group of architects plans...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Randyl Drummer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:58:46 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CoStar's Retail News Roundup: Nov. 8 - 14, 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=554AEE0F1938E49CF61F16722ED0CFE0&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This week in the Retail Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at Sports Fan Attic and Bajio Mexican Grill;  closings, cutbacks, defaults, or bankruptcy news  at Waldenbooks and Nature Coast Commons; acquisition, merger, loan, sale, or...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Sasha M Pardy <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:59:46 GMT]]></pubDate></item></channel></rss>