Discovery Channel Host, National Geographic Explorer Among Speakers at 2009 Greenbuild Convention
June 15th, 2009The U.S. Green Building Council has announced the program and a partial list of speakers for its 2009 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, the annual green building convention being held this year in Phoenix.
More than 100 educational sessions…
Stressed but Not Distressed: CRE Pricing Disconnect Spreads to Mortgage Investments
June 10th, 2009Increasingly frustrated in their attempts to acquire income-producing property at pricing levels lower than what sellers have been willing to accept, commercial real estate investors have turned their attention to commercial mortgage-related investments…
NOL Relocates Regional HQ to Scottsdale
June 10th, 2009NOL Group, parent company of shipping giant APL, is relocating its regional headquarters in the Americas from Oakland, CA, to Scottsdale, AZ.
The Singapore-based company has signed a 70,000-square-foot lease at MAX at Kierland, a six story, 257,476…
Retail Indicators Looking Up; But Execs Warn, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
June 10th, 2009More than ever, retail real estate executives and retailers who have closely monitored economic indicators and retail sales levels for any signs of improvement say they now see the light at the end of the tunnel. But, they caution, it will likely be many…
Dean Foods Relocates HQ to Towers at Cityplace
June 10th, 2009Dean Foods Co., a milk and dairy products company, will move its corporate headquarters to the Towers at Cityplace in Dallas. Cityplace is a 42-story, 1.3 million-square-foot office tower at 2711 N. Haskell Ave. It was reported that Dean will now occupy…
REITWeek 2009: Low-Leverage REITs May Lead ’90s-Style Real Estate Revival
June 10th, 2009Guarded optimism returned to the hallways at NAREIT’s conference last week in New York City, replacing the economic gloom and doom that shrouded the last real estate investment trust industry gathering in San Diego last November. But for all the talk…
Fundamental Inks 94,071-SF Office Lease
June 10th, 2009Fundamental Administrative Services LLC signed a full building lease at 920 Ridgebrook Road in Sparks, MD.
The three-story, 94,071-square-foot, Class A office building was built in 1999 and is in the Route 83 Corridor North submarket. The healthcare…
General Mills’ New 1.5M-SF Dist. Facility Breaks Ground
June 9th, 2009Developer Rockefeller Group broke ground Monday on a new $42 million distribution center for General Mills in Social Circle, GA, outside of Atlanta. The 1.51 million-square-foot build-to-suit facility is scheduled to deliver by spring of next year. General…
AIG Agrees to Sell NYC Headquarters
June 9th, 2009American International Group is under contract to sell its Manhattan headquarters to a partnership of Youngwoo & Associates, a New York-based real estate development firm, and a consortium led by Korea-based Kumho Investment Bank, ending months of speculation…
AIG Agrees to Sell New York Headquarters
June 9th, 2009American International Group is under contract to sell its Manhattan headquarters to a partnership of Youngwoo & Associates, a New York-based real estate development firm, and a consortium led by Korea-based Kumho Investment Bank, ending months of speculation…
