http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:33:43 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:33:35 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Multiple-300000-Square-Foot-Deals-Energize-the-Market?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner hhgregg's new distribution facility in MarylandGo big or go home, I guess.Late yesterday afternoon, citybiz real estate posted two stories regarding 330,000-plus square foot transactions.In the first, hhgregg, Inc. (NYSE: HGG) signed a new 393,440 sq... Jones Lang LaSalle JLL CB Richard Ellis CBRE citybiz real estate Trammell Crow GSA MEPT Clarus Properties Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:33:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Multiple-300000-Square-Foot-Deals-Energize-the-Market?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Health-Care-Building-in-Baltimore-Land-in-California-Move-in-Tight-Market?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner In our attempt to stay on top of local acquisitions and dispositions, citybiz real estate this morning reported that a 62,000 square foot medical office building in Baltimore has been acquired by  Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. for $11.2... Healthcare Trust of America Shopoff citybiz real estate Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:22:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Health-Care-Building-in-Baltimore-Land-in-California-Move-in-Tight-Market?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Flurry-of-Commercial-Real-Estate-Activity-in-Atlanta-on-Development-Day?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner Tuesday was Development Day in Atlanta (there was live tweeting from the event, which you can find by clicking here) which may explain the host of deal activity citybiz real estate was able to cover in its commercial real estate report for ... REIT transit oriented development Studley Carter Home Depot AIMCO Post Properties Wells Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:25:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Flurry-of-Commercial-Real-Estate-Activity-in-Atlanta-on-Development-Day?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d10-L3-Communications-Signs-Full-Building-Lease-in-the-Aberdeen-Proving-Ground-in-Maryland?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner 6280 Guardian Gateway L-3 Communications' Command & Control Systems and Software (C2S2) will move approximately 400 employees to a new 75,000 square foot building at The Government and Technology Enterprise (GATE) project, a 413-acre business com... St. John Opus Opus East St. John Properties RKS Realty Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:51:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d10-L3-Communications-Signs-Full-Building-Lease-in-the-Aberdeen-Proving-Ground-in-Maryland?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Avison-Young-Opens-Office-in-DC-Recruits-Keith-Lipton-from-Grubb--Ellis-as-Managing-Director?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner Avison Young, Canada's largest independently-owned commercial real estate services company, has opened a Washington, DC office and recruited local industry veteran Keith Lipton to serve as Managing Director.Lipton, who also becomes an Avison Young Pr... Grubb & Ellis Avison Young Keith Lipton Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:27:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Avison-Young-Opens-Office-in-DC-Recruits-Keith-Lipton-from-Grubb--Ellis-as-Managing-Director?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d8-10Q-Alert-DDR-Discusses-its-500M-Lawsuit-with-JV-Partner-Coventry?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner Coventry Real Estate Advisors distributed a press release last week announcing it had filed suit against its commercial real estate joint venture partner, Developers Diversified Realty Corp. (DDR). The press release and lawsuit seemed to take DD... DDR Developers Diversified Coventry Lawsuit Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:10:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d8-10Q-Alert-DDR-Discusses-its-500M-Lawsuit-with-JV-Partner-Coventry?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d4-600-Acre-2M-SF-Traditional-Walkable-Development-Gets-New-Leasing-Team?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner Maple Lawn's Proposed Building FourThe 2 million square foot "traditional" mixed-use development Maple Lawn, located equidistant between Washington D.C. and Baltimore, MD, has a new leasing team.MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services, LL... MacKenzie Greenebaum and Rose Maple Lawn Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:40:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d4-600-Acre-2M-SF-Traditional-Walkable-Development-Gets-New-Leasing-Team?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Black--Decker-The-Stanley-Works-45B-Merger-Means-Corp-HQ-Leaves-Maryland-for-Connecticut?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner The all-stock merger of The Stanley Works (NYSE:SWK) and Towson, MD-based The Black & Decker Corporation (NYSE:BDK), a global manufacturer and marketer of power tools and accessories, creating Stanley Black & Decker in a deal v... Black & Decker Stanley Towson HQ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:42:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Black--Decker-The-Stanley-Works-45B-Merger-Means-Corp-HQ-Leaves-Maryland-for-Connecticut?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Las-Vegas-City-Council-Set-to-Approve-Agreement-with-Developer-for-NBA-Arena?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner The Las Vegas City Council will review an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with Baltimore-based commercial real estate developer The Cordish Company during its Wednesday, Nov. 4 City Council meeting, which - if approved - would allow Cordish to ... Cordish Las Vegas Sports Arena NBA ENA Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:25:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Las-Vegas-City-Council-Set-to-Approve-Agreement-with-Developer-for-NBA-Arena?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d30-State-of-MD-Selects-CB-Richard-Ellis-as-Commercial-Real-Estate-Services-Provider?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved a three-year contract for CB Richard Ellis to serve as the State of Maryland's real estate services provider for real estate brokerage, transaction management and strategic planning services where the S... CB Richard Ellis State of Maryland Mary Jo Eaton Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:50:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d30-State-of-MD-Selects-CB-Richard-Ellis-as-Commercial-Real-Estate-Services-Provider?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Private-NJbased-Real-Estate-Investment-Firm-Hampshire-Partners-Raises-450M-Fund?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner The Hampshire Companies, a private commercial real estate investment fund manager based in Morristown, NJ, has raised $450 million in equity and pooled investment fund interests for its start-up Hampshire Partners Fund VIII LP, according to a Reg D f... The Hampshire Companies RAIA Self Storage Hanson Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:39:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Private-NJbased-Real-Estate-Investment-Firm-Hampshire-Partners-Raises-450M-Fund?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Cedar-Shopping-Centers-Sells-Seven-Assets-to-JV-with-RioCan-JV-to-Acquire-Additional-Assets?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner In what could be the first domino for REIT commercial real estate investments, Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. (NYSE:CDR), a REIT that focuses on supermarket-anchored shopping centres and drugstore anchored convenience centres located primarily in the N... REIT Brookfield Properties RioCan Cedar Shopping Centers JV Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:17:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Cedar-Shopping-Centers-Sells-Seven-Assets-to-JV-with-RioCan-JV-to-Acquire-Additional-Assets?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d26-REIT-Healthcare-Trust-Acquires-641000-SF-MOB-Portfolio-in-AZ-for-107M?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner Healthcare Trust of America, Inc has executed a Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire a 17-building portfolio located in Northwest Phoenix, Arizona for approximately $107,000,000.The portfolio is located within the Sun City and Sun City We... Healthcare Trust of America Sun City Del Webb Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:12:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d26-REIT-Healthcare-Trust-Acquires-641000-SF-MOB-Portfolio-in-AZ-for-107M?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d26-LCOR-USAA-JV-to-Develop-New-362000-SF-14-Story-LEED-Silver-Office-Building-in-MD-for-GSA?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner An LCOR-USAA joint venture will develop a 14-story, 362,000 square foot commercial real estate office building for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) under the terms of a 15-year lease for The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)&nbsp... Transwestern Studley CBRE Eastdil USAA LCOR Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:26:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d26-LCOR-USAA-JV-to-Develop-New-362000-SF-14-Story-LEED-Silver-Office-Building-in-MD-for-GSA?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d23-CB-Richard-Ellis-Realty-Trust-JV-Acquires-108499-SF-Orlando-Asset-for-18MPlus?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner According to a Thursday evening filing with the SEC, on October 15, 2009, the CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust / Duke joint venture acquired Northpoint III, located at 3300 Exchange Place, Lake Mary, FL, a suburb of Orlando, for $18,240,000. C... Duke CB Richard Ellis CBRE Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:00:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d23-CB-Richard-Ellis-Realty-Trust-JV-Acquires-108499-SF-Orlando-Asset-for-18MPlus?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d22-RREEF-Outsources-Property-Management-of-its-Retail-Portfolio-to-JLL-Four-Others?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner RREEF Real Estate has outsourced the property management of its retail property portfolio, assigning five firms a cluster of properties broken down by geographic location. Commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle received th... Transwestern Jones Lang LaSalle JLL CBRE RREEF Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:52:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d22-RREEF-Outsources-Property-Management-of-its-Retail-Portfolio-to-JLL-Four-Others?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Has-REIT-COPT-Assumed-Control-of-Baltimores-471000-SF-17-Story-First-Mariner-Tower?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner When it was released back in February, citybiz real estate spent some time reading the 10-K Annual Report from Columbia, MD-based commercial real estate REIT Corporate Office Properties Trust. Buried inside was a paragraph on a lo... REIT COPT First Mariner Daily Record Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:47:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Has-REIT-COPT-Assumed-Control-of-Baltimores-471000-SF-17-Story-First-Mariner-Tower?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Erickson-Retirement-Communities-Files-for-Bankruptcy-Company-to-be-Sold?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner Erickson Retirement Communities, the Catonsville, MD-based national manager and developer of continuing care retirement communities, has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Redwood Capital Investments LLC, an investment company contr... Erickson Redwood Capital Investments Jim Davis Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:32:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Erickson-Retirement-Communities-Files-for-Bankruptcy-Company-to-be-Sold?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Sunstone-Hotel-Investors-Negotiating-with-Mass-Mutual-on-2463M-Loan-Secured-by-11-Hotels?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner In a Sunstone Hotel Investors filing with the SEC on Friday, the CA-based company said it is in negotiations with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, or Mass Mutual, to negotiate an amendment to the $246.3 million, 5.95 percent non... Sunstone Hotel Investors Renaissance Mass Mutual Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:23:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Sunstone-Hotel-Investors-Negotiating-with-Mass-Mutual-on-2463M-Loan-Secured-by-11-Hotels?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d16-REITs-Sale-of-Common-Shares-Below-Share-Price-Leads-to-Investigation?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner Stull, Stull & Brody has commenced an investigation on behalf of shareholders of MD-based commercial real estate REIT American Community Properties Trust (ACPT) (NYSE Amex: APO) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of stat... ACPT American Community Properties Trust FCP Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:35:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-855-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2009m10d16-REITs-Sale-of-Common-Shares-Below-Share-Price-Leads-to-Investigation?cid=exrss-Commercial-Real-Estate-Examiner