Borders Closing 200 Waldenbooks Stores in January
The country's second-largest brick and mortar book retailer, Borders Group, is closing 200 of its mall...
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Equity One Acquires Westbury Plaza for $103.7M from Kimco/DRA
On Oct. 29, Equity One acquired Westbury Plaza for $103.7 million from joint owners, Kimco Realty Corporation...
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Blackstone and Glimcher Launch $320M Joint Venture
The Blackstone Group and mall REIT, Glimcher Realty Trust, entered into a joint venture agreement that...
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$117M Buys Prestigious Fifth Ave. Retail Address at St. Regis New York Hotel
An investment group comprised of Crown Acquisitions, Goldman Properties and The Feil Organization acquired...
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Coventry Files $500M Lawsuit Against Developers Diversified
Late on Nov. 4, New York-based Coventry Real Estate Advisors announced that it filed a $500 million lawsuit...
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Emerging Trends: "The Bottom is Near!" Predict CRE Forecasters
Having reviewed the next round of commercial real estate surveys, forecasts and emerging trends issued...
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Back to the Future: CRE Prices Falling Back to Pre 2004 Levels
While it has been widely assumed that the bulk of the damage from the devaluation of commercial real...
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Bank Watch: FBOP Flops; U.S. Bank Takes Over $18.2 Billion in Assets
U.S. Bank of Minneapolis, MN, is taking over the troubled operations of the banking subsidiaries of FBOP...
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Retail Experts Divided over Holiday Sales & Traffic Expectations
The 2009 holiday retail sales projections are out and experts are divided over whether retailers can...
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Reversal of Fortune? Apartment Investment Activity Picking Up
A flurry of recent apartment transactions and positive reports from the trenches by apartment owners...
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Lease Up/Lease Down (Nov. 1-7): AT&T, Wachovia Renew in Florida
News of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease cancellations and...
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Updated: FDIC Adopts Guidelines For 'Prudent' CRE Loan Workouts
As CoStar reported a couple weeks ago, the government announced plans to unveil workout guidelines...
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LG Electronics Extends 409,000-SF Lease Southeast of Chicago
LG Electronics USA Inc. renewed its 408,966-square-foot lease at 875 Crossroads Parkway, Romeoville,...
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In The Pipeline: CoStar Development and Construction News for Nov. 1-7
In this week's issue, Atlanta-based IDI delivers a 130,000-square-foot build-to-suit to Porsche America...
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CoStar's Retail News Roundup: Nov. 1 - 7, 2009
This week in the Retail Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at Prime Retail and Edible...
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Equity Residential Pays $100M for Arlington Multifamily
Equity Residential closed its purchase of Metropolitan at Pentagon Row, a 326-unit apartment complex...
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ProLogis To Sign United Natural Foods to 590,000-SF Facility
ProLogis will lease its new 590,000-square-foot distribution center at 2100 Danieldale Road in Lancaster...
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Despite Erosion in CRE Assets, Bankers Ask: "What? Me Worry?"
Banks continued to report further erosion in commercial real estate-related credit quality and weak or...
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Bank Watch: Capmark Financial Group Goes Chapter 11
Capmark Financial Group Inc. and some of its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under...
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CB Richard Ellis Expanding I-Bank to the U.S.
CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. is expanding its existing U.K.-based investment banking platform into the...
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Real Money (Oct. 29, 2009): Capital Raisings, Property Financings
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc . closed an offering of $785 million of senior secured notes due 2016. The...
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Pain Persists, But Worst May Be Over for Nation's Industrial Real Estate Market
The vacancy rate for U.S. industrial space eclipsed 10% and negative absorption topped 44 million square...
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Q3 Retail Real Estate Report: Better but Not Out of the Woods Yet
CoStar Group subscribers who attended this week's webinar led by Jay Spivey, CoStar Group's Senior Director...
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Lease Up/Lease Down (Oct. 25-31): Big Renewals in Tri-State Area
News of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease cancellations and...
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Broadridge Renews for 373,000 SF in Jersey, Manhattan
After weighing its options, Broadridge Financial Solutions is staying put in the Tri-State region, renewing...
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RioCan to Invest $220M+ in Cedar Shopping Centers
Port Washington, NY-based shopping center REIT, Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. (NYSE: CDR), and Toronto...
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Premier Moving HQ to Charlotte
Premier Inc. is moving its corporate headquarters to Charlotte, NC, signing a 15-year lease at the Boyle...
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In The Pipeline: CoStar Development and Construction News for Oct. 25-31
In this week's issue, a joint venture will break ground in Washington, D.C. on a 362,000-square-building...
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CoStar's Retail News Roundup: Oct. 25 - 31, 2009
This week in the Retail Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at Wal-Mart and 77kids...
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