October 1, 2004

Developments

Developers Check into Boutique Hotels

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, Robyn Taylor Parets

Boutique hotels, which focus on high style, personalized service and trendy restaurants, are growing in number as more developers tap into this lucrative...

Q&A

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, Matt Valley

When BentleyForbes, a juggernaut in commercial real estate investment circles, hired David Cobb as president and CEO in June it sent a message to the...

Truce Reached

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, Walter Woods

After nearly two years of angry rhetoric, John Williams has pledged to bury the hatchet with Post Properties, the apartment real estate investment trust...

In Progress: 2200 Westlake

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM

DEVELOPER: Milliken Urban Limited Partnership and Vulcan Inc. LOCATION: Seattle SIZE: 550,000 sq. ft. COMPLETION: Summer 2006 BUZZ: The mixed-use project...

DEALS & PROJECTS

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM

MBK NORTHWEST has sold the 590,000 sq. ft. power center component of Lakewood Towne Center in Lakewood, Wash., for $81.1 million. Inland Real Estate Acquisitions...

NAMES IN THE NEWS

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM

RONALD WEIDNER has been named head of international operations for The Mills Corp. In his new role, Weidner will lead the company's international growth...

Millennium Park Energizes Chicago's East Loop

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, Paula Widholm

While locals and tourists alike enjoy Millennium Park's numerous amenities, including interactive fountains and elaborate gardens, developers are carving...

Columns

Investors Give Incumbent Bush a Vote of Confidence

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, Matt Valley Editor

No, we're not Gallup or Zogby. But given the widespread interest in this year's U.S. presidential race, the 2005 NREI/Marcus & Millichap Investor Outlook...

Investor Interest in CMBS Reaches New Heights

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By John B. Levy

We're not sure it's sufficient to describe the commercial mortgage market as frothy, but then again irrational exuberance seems a bit overstated. Capital...

Expect Soaring Home Prices in California to Level Off

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By Anthony Downs

Since the beginning of July, I have been living in San Francisco while serving as a Visiting Fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California. I have...

Staying A Step Ahead in Seniors Housing

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By Robert G. Kramer

In the past, senior living investors lacked access to concrete supply and demand information on their local markets. They were forced to base their investment...

Features

A MONTHLY METER OF INDUSTRY TRENDS

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM

HOTEL PROPERTIES ARE AGAIN The number of U.S. hotel sales doubled in the first half of 2004 compared with the same period last year. As of June 2004,...

On the Menu: Secondary Office Markets

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By Parke Chapman

When Wells Real Estate Funds bought One West Fourth Street in July, the $77 million transaction had all the hallmarks of a Wells acquisition. The two-year-old,...

Area Review

Midtown Houston Ignites Real Estate Recovery

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By Ralph Bivins

A decade ago, the area just south of downtown Houston consisted of vacant land, boarded up buildings, some dumpy single-family residences and a handful...

Strategies

Condo Hotel Wave Hits U.S. Again

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By Joe Gose

In May 2003, Falor Cos. added a new twist to its tried-and-true strategy of acquiring, renovating and repositioning underperforming hotel assets. The...